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Female dragonflies fake sudden death to avoid male advances
newscientist.com

The Nazi Who Infiltrated National Geographic
news.nationalgeographic.com

NASA is running out of spacesuits and it could jeopardize future missions
businessinsider.com

Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets
smithsonianmag.com

Study: Girls whose maternal grandmothers smoked during pregnancy 67% more likely to display autistic traits
neurosciencenews.com

Elite social media: where the internet’s 1 percent hangs out
theverge.com

Hippos Can’t Swim—So How Do They Move Through Water?
theatlantic.com

Scientists found a no-frills way to build on Mars (autoplay video)
usatoday.com

3 New Bridges Rise in New York, With Looks That Could Stop Traffic
nytimes.com

Study: Early organic carbon got deep burial in mantle
news.rice.edu

The island with £100 million hidden
bbc.com

‘Giant Hurricane’ on Saturn: 1st Images Back from Cassini’s Epic Ring Dive (autoplay video)
space.com

When the Hell Will We Find Planet Nine?
gizmodo.com

A Pickpocket’s Tale: The spectacular thefts of Apollo Robbins (2013)
newyorker.com • Related video

Forced Confessions: A Victoria homicide case puts the spotlight on police interrogations
thewalrus.ca

130,000-year-old mastodon skeleton in America appears to have been butchered by protohumans
nbcnews.com

31 Years Later, the Lights Come Back on in Chernobyl [actually Pripyat]
globalvoices.org

Chinese and European space agencies discuss collaborating on a moonbase
independent.co.uk

Fitbit fitness tracker cracks Connecticut murder case
nydailynews.com

Cassini Spacecraft Starts Weaving Between Saturn And Its Rings
npr.org

How the Discovery of Two Lost Ships Solved an Arctic Mystery
news.nationalgeographic.com

Norwegian scientists speculate regarding the inspiration behind ‘The Scream’
bbc.com

‘World’s oldest fungus’ raises evolution questions
bbc.com

Astrophysicists study ‘rejuvenating’ pulsar in a neighboring galaxy
techiwire.com

Why do your musical tastes get frozen over in your twenties?
aeon.co

Is Every Speed Limit Too Low?
priceonomics.com

The Giant Sea Mammal That Went Extinct in Less Than Three Decades
theatlantic.com

Exercise ‘keeps the mind sharp’ in over-50s, study finds
bbc.com

I Got Hacked So You Don’t Have To
gq.com

A lab has successfully gestated premature lambs in artificial wombs. Are humans next?
theatlantic.com

NASA and ESA join forces to build life-seeking Europa lander
newscientist.com

The Mystery of ‘Venus’s Hair’ After a Volcanic Eruption
theatlantic.com

Elephant sharks, commonly served as fish & chips in New Zealand, may hold clues to human DNA
odt.co.nz

Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollution
phys.org

When a “rockstar researcher” is caught p-hacking, a scientific field is in crisis
arstechnica.com

Astronomers Say We’ll Probably Find Life Orbiting a Dwarf Star
inverse.com

Inside the Hunt for the Source of a Mysterious Cosmic Burst
wired.com

UK has first coal-free power day since the Industrial Revolution
arstechnica.com

How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself
nytimes.com

Why Poverty Is Like a Disease
nautil.us

Nazi-looted painting to be auctioned as owners’ heirs fail to halt sale
theguardian.com

The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi starting in 2018
bbc.com

Exploding Sea Cucumber Butt Threads Are a New Material
blogs.discovermagazine.com

The Troubling Link Between Springtime Allergies and Suicide
theatlantic.com

Archaeologists believe ancient symbols carved into stone depict a comet impact in 11,000 BC
home.bt.com

The Quest to Kill the Superbug That Can Survive in Outer Space
theatlantic.com

The Incredible Rise and Fall of High-Flying Art Scammers Helene and Wolfgang Beltracchi
vanityfair.com

Found: A Unique, Handwritten Copy of the Declaration of Independence
atlasobscura.com

Stop Worrying That You Worry Too Much
nymag.com

Long video playlist: Master shipwright Louis Sauzedde builds a work skiff starting from raw lumber
youtube.com

Gorgeous high res photo of Saturn’s moon Enceladus (5000 x 6309)
nasa.gov

Video: A 3D reconstruction of ancient inner Rome for its 2,700th birthday
youtube.com

Scientists get a rare view of a type Ia supernova magnified 50 times
latimes.com

Watch Lilium’s successful test flight of the world’s first electric VTOL jet
techcrunch.com

How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain
wired.com

Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future
waitbutwhy.com

In case you missed it on Wednesday: The Damn Interesting 2017 Super-Fun-Time* Reader/Listener Survey is finally here! You know you wanna.
goo.gl

A big patch of plastic garbage has been discovered in the Arctic
theverge.com

NASA Image Shows Earth Between the Rings of Saturn (a modern version of Sagan’s “pale blue dot”)
jpl.nasa.gov

Researchers unlock an immunity ’black box’
stjude.org