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Pompeii Hero Pliny the Elder May Have Been Found 2,000 Years Later
haaretz.com

Scientists feed carbon nanotubes to spiders, producing webs that are strong enough to hold a human
smh.com.au

Abandoned States: Places In Idyllic 1960s Postcards Have Transformed Into Scenes Of Abandonment
dcist.com

Moon’s tidal stress likely responsible for causing deep moonquakes, new study confirms
phys.org

Explore the Early Years of Technicolor Film in 40,000 Documents
hyperallergic.com

Nanomachines drill holes into cancer cells
sciencemag.org

We’ve just seen 15 new mysterious cosmic radio bursts from space
newscientist.com

On this day in 1939 Nazi SS agents took over a Polish radio station and broadcasted anti-German sentiments
damninteresting.com

Famous 600-Year-Old Nova Pinpointed in Modern Day
space.com

Molecules Chilled Close to Absolute Zero Just Smashed a New Physics Record
sciencealert.com

Cassini hints at young age for Saturn’s rings
bbc.com

‘The police knew another girl had died in his bed’: one family’s pursuit of their daughter’s killer
theguardian.com

Yes, That’s a Huge Floating Mass of Live Fire Ants in Texas
theatlantic.com

How Horses Got Their Hooves
nytimes.com

What We Get Wrong About Technology
timharford.com

Cassini’s Last Moments, in Gory Detail
airspacemag.com

Inside an Epic Hotel Room Hacking Spree
wired.com

As Oceans Alkalized, Life Developed Bones and Shells
astrobio.net

James Webb Space Telescope Surrounded by Rising Floodwaters
scientificamerican.com

Cassini Snaps Saturn’s Strange Polar Vortex During Daring Dive
space.com

How Concrete Cemented Its Place in History
citylab.com

A Game You Can Control With Your Mind
nytimes.com

How cheese changed the shape of the human skull
newatlas.com

The Air Force Uses Ex-Nuclear Missiles to Loft Satellites Into Space
popularmechanics.com

Video: Aluminum and Mercury
youtube.com

Why have Americans stopped eating turtle?
food.avclub.com

A Nobel Doesn’t Make You an Expert: Lessons in Science and Spin
undark.org

The ocean is a strange place after dark
bbc.com

Minerals found on Mars suggest crater once contained right elements for habitability
cbc.ca

Hurricane Harvey in Photographs
nytimes.com

Cassini’s ‘Inside-Out’ Rings Movie
saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

Why Voyager probes are the most important spacecraft ever launched
businessinsider.com

High Achievers in Competitive Courses More Likely to Cheat on College Exams
the-aps.org

Collection of letters by codebreaker Alan Turing found in filing cabinet
theguardian.com

What’s Making These Dogs In Mumbai Turn Blue?
npr.org

Wine War in Southern France Has Streets Running Red
nytimes.com

The school beneath the wave: the unimaginable tragedy of Japan’s tsunami
theguardian.com

For the First Time Tiny Robots Treat Infection in a Living Organism
bigthink.com

How Police Cracked Canada’s Largest Child Pornography Ring
thewalrus.ca

On this day in 1980 a mysterious device and a threatening letter appeared in Harvey’s casino in Lake Tahoe
damninteresting.com

New Purple Pig-Nose Frog Found in Remote Mountains
news.nationalgeographic.com

Ancient Parasite Found in Mummy Autopsy Tells a Timeless Horror Story
gizmodo.com

Is Texas Ready for Hurricane Harvey?
theatlantic.com

Yearning for the end of the world
theguardian.com

A Federal Judge Put Hundreds of Immigrants Behind Bars While Her Husband Invested in Private Prisons
motherjones.com

Cassini’s Finale: The Last 5 Orbits And How It Will End [Infographic] (warning: autoplay video)
forbes.com

How Mushrooms Became Magic
theatlantic.com

Life cycle of the mysterious and long-dead dodo revealed by bone study
theguardian.com

Without Chick Parsons, General MacArthur May Never Have Made His Famed Return to the Philippines
smithsonianmag.com

This ancient Babylonian tablet may contain the first evidence of trigonometry
sciencemag.org

On this day in 1786, Antoine Parmentier changed Europe by giving flowers to the king and queen of France
damninteresting.com

Confederate sub’s weapon killed its own crew, researchers

Shock Tactics: Inside the Taser, the weapon that transformed policing
reuters.com

Mind-Bogglingly Detailed Image of a Nearby Star Introduces an Unexpected Mystery
gizmodo.com

We may have detected a new kind of gravitational wave
newscientist.com

The Cop Who Became a Robber
lamag.com

The Great Pot Monopoly Mystery
gq.com

Alaska€’s Permafrost Is Thawing
nytimes.com

Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Could Have Caused 2 Years of Darkness
astrobiology.com

Are These Dutch Floating Homes a Solution for Rising Seas?
citylab.com