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From Hospital Gowns to Paper Couture: The Unlikely Origins of ’60s Disposable Dresses
collectorsweekly.com

The Human Toll of Protecting the Internet from the Worst of Humanity
newyorker.com

Video: MasterChef winner Christine Ha shows how the Blind cook
youtube.com

After a century of failing to crack an ancient script, linguists turn to machines
theverge.com

America’s Long-Overdue Opioid Revolution Is Finally Here
smithsonianmag.com

Study based on identical twins: Chronic sleep deprivation suppresses immune system
hsnewsbeat.uw.edu

First-ever discovered trilobite eggs paired with fossil of the segmented creature
sciencedaily.com

Study: Five-month-old babies know what’s funny
aeon.co

Amsterdam to host Europe’s first ‘forensic cemetery’
sciencemag.org

100-million-year-old insect found in amber has features so unusual that it belongs to a new scientific order
oregonstate.edu

Video: The US president’s speech following the Challenger disaster, 31 years ago today
youtube.com

A Four Planet System in Orbit, Directly Imaged and Remarkable
astrobiology.nasa.gov

Photo: Note handed to President Johnson about fatal Apollo 1 fire, 50 years ago today (via /r/space on reddit)
damninteresting.com

Libor scandal: the bankers who fixed the world’s most important number
theguardian.com

The Secret History of the First Cat in Space
gizmodo.com

How A Deadly Heat Wave Led To Disastrous Floods 2,000 Miles Away
fivethirtyeight.com

A new brain mapping technique reveals circuitry of Parkinson’s disease tremors
sciencebulletin.org

China’s $168 million plan to bring rain to its usually arid northwestern region
fortune.com

How Life (and Death) Spring From Disorder – thermodynamics in biology
quantamagazine.org

For this metal, electricity flows, but not the heat
sciencebulletin.org

How Author Timothy Tyson Found the Woman at the Center of the Emmett Till Case
vanityfair.com

We now have the genetic recipe for making tomatoes taste like tomatoes again
theverge.com

Juno’s Close Look at a Little Red Spot (for certain definitions of “little”)
nasa.gov

The story of the Apollo 1 fire, which occurred 50 years ago today (by Ars Technica)
arstechnica.com

Bibliomania: the strange history of compulsive book buying
theguardian.com

Dead Air: The Talk Show Guest Who Died on Dick Cavett’s Stage
mentalfloss.com

Video: First look at Boeing’s new spacesuit that will take astronauts to ISS
wired.com

When a “Golden Opportunity” to Bribe Arises, It’s Hard to Pass Up
psychologicalscience.org

Identity of man found dead on Saddleworth Moor confirmed
theguardian.com

Violations of energy conservation in the early universe may explain dark energy
phys.org

If you like sick jokes, maybe it’s because you’re just so smart
digest.bps.org.uk

Doctors save Canadian woman’s life by removing her lungs for six days
theguardian.com

Pictures: The Eldfell Eruption of 1973
theatlantic.com

The Untold Story of the Bastille Day Attacker
gq.com

There used to be 4 billion American chestnut trees, but they all disappeared
timeline.com

Video: Riding Light: A real-time journey of a photon from the sun to Jupiter
vimeo.com

Cassini spies Daphnis making waves in the rings of Saturn
skyandtelescope.com

Photo: Gustave Eiffel’s “secret” apartment in his famous Paris tower
damninteresting.com

What’s the Speed of Dark?
gizmodo.com

My unhappy 48 hours as an astronaut
bbc.com

The Parasite That Compels Other Parasites to Shove Their Heads Into Holes
theatlantic.com

Five finalists will try to land a spacecraft on the Moon this year to win the Google Lunar X Prize
theverge.com

One Man’s Daring Escape from Mao’s Darkest Prison
narrative.ly

The Rise, Fall, and Lonely Death of Benny Hill
flashbak.com

How insects like bumblebees do so much with tiny brains
bbc.com

Organisms created with synthetic DNA pave way for entirely new life forms
theguardian.com

Astronomers hope to soon spot ‘Peggy’, an object in Saturn’s rings they know exists but can’t quite see
bbc.com

The Story of America’s Most Extreme Race Car
roadandtrack.com

This explorer discovered human time warp by living in a cave
nypost.com

Murderous Manila: On the government-sanctioned killing of suspected drug dealers
nybooks.com

A Comprehensive Map of American Lynchings: a new visualization of racial violence in the Jim Crow era
citylab.com

First baby born using 3-parent technique to treat infertility
newscientist.com

Blood-repellent materials: A new approach to medical implants
source.colostate.edu

WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home
warhistoryonline.com

Dividing Droplets Could Explain Life’s Origin
quantamagazine.org

Scientists develop molecule that reverses antibiotic resistance
independent.co.uk

Lots of corpse flowers bloomed in 2016 and nobody knows why
bbc.com

The 1986 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year was also one of the nation’s most prolific drug runners
si.com

Timeline: Organisms that have had their genomes sequenced
yourgenome.org

A Japanese spacecraft has spotted a massive gravity wave in Venus’ atmosphere
theverge.com