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A ‘Hot Zone’ In The Brain May Reveal When, And Even What, We Dream
npr.org

The Hunt for the Very First Stars Is Taking Us Back to the Moon
popularmechanics.com

Mars has metal in its atmosphere, reveals NASA probe
ervse.com

New Study Fleshes Out the Nutritional Value of Human Meat
smithsonianmag.com

Eric Gill: can we separate the artist from the abuser?
theguardian.com

Image: Galaxy Cluster Gas Creates Hole in Microwave Background
apod.nasa.gov

Can you judge a book by its odour?
theguardian.com

Bats Wiggle Their Way to Better Echolocation
physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com

“Love drugs” will soon be a reality. But should we take them?
qz.com

First high-res look at microbial ballistics: Harpoons, spears, Gatling guns
arstechnica.com

Bison had survived for 2 million years until humans arrived
bbc.com

Concern growing for brain-invading worms, spread by slugs and rats
arstechnica.com

Indian police seek to identify girl found in forest with monkeys
theguardian.com

14,000-year-old village unearthed on B.C. island by UVic student
vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

Rules of memory ‘beautifully’ rewritten
bbc.com

Newly discovered giant viruses have genomes mostly made up of ‘random scraps’
arstechnica.com

The Most Expensive Record Never Sold
npr.org

An Unprecedented Heist Hijacked a Brazilian Bank’s Entire Online Operation
wired.com

Octopuses Do Something Really Strange to Their Genes
theatlantic.com

The Scientist Who Stumbled Upon a Tick Full of 20-Million-Year-Old Blood
theatlantic.com

Atmosphere around low-mass Super-Earth detected
mpia.de

NASA Unveils the Keys to Getting Astronauts to Mars and Beyond
inverse.com

Inflammation’s Link to Alzheimer’s, Heart Disease and Cancer
nextavenue.org

Seeing black holes and beyond
news.mit.edu

Scientists capture video of dolphins risking death to eat octopus
arstechnica.com

Kidnapped, tortured and thrown in jail: my 70 days in Sudan
theguardian.com

Miami’s fight against rising seas
bbc.com

The Secret Lobotomy of Rosemary Kennedy
marieclaire.com

Artist who can “see” in UV thanks to an antenna-like implant
news.nationalgeographic.com

Why You Shouldn’t Walk on Escalators
nytimes.com

Why more highly educated people are less into conspiracy theories
digest.bps.org.uk

After almost 20 years in space, NASA’s Cassini begins its Grand Finale
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

How a Phony Online Boyfriend Scammed a 75-Year-Old Widow Out of $1 Million
time.com

The U.S. joined the ‘Great War’ 100 years ago. America and warfare were never the same.
washingtonpost.com

Building In the Shadow of Our Own Destruction
longreads.com

Medieval villagers mutilated the dead to stop them rising, study finds
theguardian.com

The Desperate Journey of a Trafficked Girl
newyorker.com

The kingdom of women: the Tibetan tribe where a man is never the boss
theguardian.com

Why Did Greenland’s Vikings Vanish?
smithsonianmag.com

Brain cancer patients live longer wearing electric cap designed to zap tumors
arstechnica.com

Dirty Birds: What it’s like to live with a national symbol
story.californiasunday.com

For 18 years, I thought she was stealing my identity. Until I found her
theguardian.com

Why is it so hard to study anti-matter?
askamathematician.com

1,000-Year-Old Toy Viking Boat Unearthed in Norway
livescience.com

The tricks that help some animals live for centuries
bbc.com

Tunnels in South America believed to have been dug by extinct giant sloths
blogs.discovermagazine.com

NASA’s $1 billion Jupiter probe just sent back breathtaking new images of the gas giant
businessinsider.com

Most of Mars’ air was ‘lost to space’
bbc.com

Little Tropical Fish With a Big, Venomous Bite
nytimes.com

FBI Arrests Hacker Who Hacked No One
thedailybeast.com

Everyone hates April Fools’ Day — so why does it endure?
theverge.com

Filming mosquitoes reveals a completely new approach to flight
arstechnica.com

A mysterious X-ray source became 1,000 times brighter over a few hours before fading dramatically in about a day
chandra.si.edu

Forcing People At Vending Machines To Wait Nudges Them To Buy Healthier Snacks
npr.org

Video: A full rotation of the moon, something we don’t get to see from here on Earth
youtube.com • see also

The Trauma of Facing Deportation
newyorker.com

After Dino-Killing Asteroid Impact, Life Re-Emerged Quickly
space.com

Why You Feel the Urge to Jump: The science and philosophy of looking down from a high place
nautil.us

The Genius of Pinheads: When Little Brains Rule​
scientificamerican.com

Video: North Korean Defectors Struggle to Master Money
wsj.com