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Hamburg’s 30 year, $592-million USD plan to hold back the rising sea
hakaimagazine.com

The psychological effects of growing up with an extremely common name
qz.com

The Mongols built an empire with one technological breakthrough
arstechnica.com

The world’s biggest plane may have a new mission
bbc.com

Celebrated ‘Baby Louie’ Fossil Identified as New Dinosaur Species
gizmodo.com

Muscle Enzyme Explains Weight Gain in Middle Age
directorsblog.nih.gov

A New Addition to the Human Family Tree Is Surprisingly Young
theatlantic.com

Crocker Land: The Legendary Arctic Island That Didn’t Actually Exist
mentalfloss.com

Faecal transplants could cause recipients to take on donors’ traits
abc.net.au

On this day in 1963, Earthling scientists created an artificial ring around their planet
damninteresting.com

On the dearth of data regarding the long-term effects of using antidepressants
theguardian.com

The Billionaire and the Flood: How a Tragedy Transformed a Resort and the Town that Depended on It
washingtonian.com

Radiation-Resistant Mutants at Chernobyl Pave the Way for Life on Mars
motherboard.vice.com

Stanford scientists have grown mini-human brains in a dish
thestar.com

Forty years after his time with the U.S. Forest Service, a writer reflects on his years fighting fires
longreads.com

The Soviet Union’s Scientific Marvels Came From Prisons
theatlantic.com

The Falklands penguins that would not explode
bbc.com

Never Before Seen: Deer Spotted Eating Human Bones
news.nationalgeographic.com

There are diseases hidden in ice, and they are waking up
bbc.com

The technologies that can make humans a multi-planet species within a century
techtimes.com

Aspirin May Prevent Cancer from Spreading, New Research Shows
scientificamerican.com

A space engine that could make flying into orbit commonplace
ft.com

On this day in 1931, Colonel Sanders shot a man over an advertising dispute
damninteresting.com

Researchers cure diabetes in mice without side effects
upi.com

The officers who protect Britain’s nuclear plants
bbc.com

Iceland drills 4.7 km down into volcano to tap clean energy
phys.org

KFC: Still battering the image of Harland Sanders. Yikes.
thegrapevine.theroot.com • more info

80 years ago today the Hindenburg burned
damninteresting.com

Video: GOES-16’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) imagery from severe storms April 28-29, 2017
youtube.com

Bacterial Hair on Undersea Volcano Unlike Any Seen Before
blogs.scientificamerican.com

“My son died in 1994 but his heart only stopped beating this year”
bbc.com

A new study suggests that throwing a little more slowly can help improve accuracy
nytimes.com

The Thieves Who Steal Sunken Warships, Right Down to the Bolts
outsideonline.com

Parasite living inside fish eyeball controls its behaviour
newscientist.com

First results from Jupiter probe show huge magnetism and storms
newscientist.com

‘Exercise-in-a-pill’ boosts athletic endurance by 70 percent
sciencedaily.com

The BMW Addiction That Completely Destroyed This Man’s Life
jalopnik.com

Printing bricks from moondust using the sun’s heat
phys.org

Video: How an optical illusion can make some phenomena appear to exceed the speed of light
youtube.com

Antibody Makes Alzheimer’s Protein Detectable in Blood
directorsblog.nih.gov

A Rare Journey Into the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, a Super-Bunker That Can Survive Anything
wired.com

How the Tension Between Mercy and Blame Shaped Our Legal Codes
nautil.us

There Is a Fake ID God, and He Lives in China
melmagazine.com

Scientists Find Giant Wave Rolling Through the Perseus Galaxy Cluster
nasa.gov

The Shipping and Handling of a Gigantic Space Telescope
theatlantic.com

Where oil rigs go to die
theguardian.com

Why You’re Biased About Being Biased
nautil.us

Scientists Just Found a Completely New Kind of Symbiotic Relationship
gizmodo.com

Two Fungal Species Cooperate To Synthesize An Antibiotic
acsh.org

CERN points giant magnet at the Sun to look for dark matter particles
arstechnica.com

SOFIA Confirms Nearby Planetary System is Similar to Our Own
nasa.gov

CRISPR eliminates HIV-1 infection in live animals
sciencedirect.com

Cassini Finds ‘The Big Empty’ Close to Saturn
jpl.nasa.gov

Astronomers discover a rare star full of calcium, but no clear origin
sciencealert.com

Dwarf planetary systems will transform the hunt for alien life
aeon.co

How Two Mississippi College Students Fell in Love and Decided to Join a Terrorist Group
theatlantic.com

Self-proclaimed (but never confirmed) ‘oldest human’ dies in Indonesia, claimed age 146
theguardian.com

Clues as to why cockroaches are so prolific
sciencedaily.com

Incorrigible Sin: The story of a seventeenth-century fornication trial in Massachusetts Bay
theawl.com

The Accidental Get Away Driver: How one man drove right into the center of a daring and dangerous crime
gq.com