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The Gruesome, Bloody World of Victorian Surgery
theatlantic.com

Chinatown’s Ghost Scam
newyorker.com

Conjoined Twins Have Survived One of The World’s Rarest Surgeries
sciencealert.com

Astrolabe: Shipwreck find ‘earliest navigation tool’
bbc.com

Early results from NASA’s Twins Study: Space encourages gene expression
upi.com

America Has a Monopoly Problem—and It’s Huge
thenation.com

In the U.S. market for human bodies, anyone can sell the donated dead
reuters.com

A tale of ‘trons’: the suffix that tells the story of modern science
aeon.co

The Grain That Tastes Like Wheat, but Grows Like a Prairie Grass
thenation.com

Driverless Cars Made Me Nervous. Then I Tried One.
nytimes.com

‘Reality shrivels. This is your life now’: 88 days trapped in bed to save a pregnancy
theguardian.com

Why we still don’t understand sleep, and why it matters
mosaicscience.com

Small-minded? Shrews shrink their skulls to survive winter, study shows
theguardian.com

Mars Rover Curiosity Tests Rock Drill After 10-Month Wait
space.com

Spider genes put a new spin on arachnids’ potent venoms, stunning silks, and surprising history
sciencemag.org

The Battle That Created Germany
global.handelsblatt.com

Experience: I set myself on fire
theguardian.com

What Mongolian Nomads Teach Us About the Digital Future
wired.com

Photons pair up like superconducting electrons
nature.com

Missouri v. Celia, a Slave: She killed the white master raping her, then claimed self-defense
washingtonpost.com

Step inside the mind of the young Stephen Hawking as his PhD thesis goes online for first time
cam.ac.uk

Fossil discovered after 70 million years shows Jurassic group sleeping peacefully together
theguardian.com

Getting on cancer’s nerves: A surprising way to thwart tumours
newscientist.com

A spacecraft graveyard exists in the middle of the ocean — here’s what’s down there
businessinsider.com

Fear of spiders and snakes is deeply embedded in us
cbs.mpg.de

A mission to touch the Sun, with the fastest spacecraft in history
medium.com

The Boomtown That Shouldn’t Exist
politico.com

The Secret Betting Strategy That Beats Online Bookmakers
technologyreview.com

When you get a stitch in your side, what’s really going on?
popsci.com

Volcanoes Helped Violent Revolts Erupt in Ancient Egypt
nytimes.com

Sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions for disease
aeon.co

‘Norman said the president wants a pyramid’: how starchitects built Astana
theguardian.com

Vikings Razed the Forests. Can Iceland Regrow Them?
nytimes.com

On this day in 1998 the Zhiqiang Shoe Factory halted production of “lotus shoes”
damninteresting.com

Of Mantras, Mysteries and Messy Manuscripts
artscieffect.utoronto.ca

The Hunt for the Brain-Eating Amoebas of Yellowstone
wired.com

Wine Country fires: A deadly inferno’s first hours
sfchronicle.com

A Catfishing With a Happy Ending
theatlantic.com

Researchers Can Spot Earthquakes Using Fiber Optic Cables
popularmechanics.com

Should humans colonize Mars or the moon? A scientific investigation
qz.com

World’s First Aerial 360 Video Over North Korea 2017
youtube.com

One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting
theguardian.com

The True Crime Story Behind a 1970 Cult Feminist Film Classic
topic.com

Why Are Prosecutors Putting Innocent Witnesses in Jail?
newyorker.com

When the Revolution Came for Amy Cuddy
nytimes.com

Discovery of 50km cave raises hopes for human colonisation of moon
theguardian.com

Experimental City: The Sci-Fi Utopia That Never Was
citylab.com

‘This is very alarming!’: Flying insects vanish from nature preserves
washingtonpost.com

Gravitational Waves Show How Fast The Universe is Expanding
astronomy.com

Dyslexia: scientists claim cause of condition may lie in the eyes
theguardian.com

The JFK Document Dump Could Be a Fiasco
politico.com

The Earth’s interior is teeming with dead plates
arstechnica.com

Tragedy of the Common: The extinction crisis extends far beyond rare and endangered species
psmag.com

Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded
nytimes.com

On this day in 1959 humanity got its first, noisy look at the far side of the moon
damninteresting.com

The Soviet Union’s flawed rival to Concorde
bbc.com

Mysterious particles spotted in Saturn’s atmosphere
nature.com

Snack attack: alligators like to eat sharks, study reveals
theguardian.com

The great thaw of America’s north is coming
bbc.com

Earth’s New Traveling Buddy Is an Asteroid, Not Space Junk
uanews.arizona.edu