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The mosquitoes that are fighting dengue and Zika
bbc.com

Awake Under Anesthesia
newyorker.com

Experience: I was given new hands for Christmas
theguardian.com

Trashed: Inside the Deadly World of Private Garbage Collection
propublica.org

How a researcher hacked his own computer and found ‘worst’ chip flaw
reuters.com

The Bomb That Went Off Twice
features.propublica.org

How I discovered the origins of the cigar-shaped alien ‘asteroid’ ‘Oumuamua
theconversation.com

Crohn’s disease patient in fact had Heinz sauce sachet perforating intestine
theguardian.com

The Case for the Subway
nytimes.com

195 years ago today, a man named Beale signed a cryptic letter that marked the beginning of a still-unsolved mystery
damninteresting.com

The scammers gaming India’s overcrowded job market
theguardian.com

Surprise as DNA reveals new group of Native Americans: the ancient Beringians
theguardian.com

Meltdown and Spectre
spectreattack.com

You’re Descended from Royalty and So Is Everybody Else
nautil.us

How an A.I. ‘Cat-and-Mouse Game’ Generates Believable Fake Photos
nytimes.com

My Year on “Mars”
scientificamerican.com

The Giant, Under Attack
nytimes.com

What sugar does to your brain (and what can you do about it)
theage.com.au

When There Are No More Fish
eater.com

Meet “raw” water—ludicrously priced unfiltered water with random bacteria
arstechnica.com

Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care
nytimes.com

New Results Quash ‘Alien Megastructure’ Theory of Mysterious Dimming Star
gizmodo.com

Anarchy united them, but nudity tore them apart
timeline.com

If Birds Left Tracks in the Sky, They’d Look Like This
nationalgeographic.com

A fantastical ship has set out to seek Malaysian Airlines flight 370
economist.com

Video: Brainwashed : The Secret CIA Experiments in Canada
cbc.ca

On its 100th birthday in 1959, Edward Teller warned the oil industry about global warming
theguardian.com

Historic Yukon expedition to climb remote peaks was a bold venture, now largely forgotten
cbc.ca

Documents Reveal the Complex Legacy of James Angleton, CIA Counterintelligence Chief and Godfather of Mass Surveillance
theintercept.com

Prison Food Is Making U.S. Inmates Disproportionately Sick
theatlantic.com

Meet the CIA’s Insectothopter
spectrum.ieee.org

New Year’s Eve in Times Square generates 50 tons of trash
amny.com

H.G. Wells vs. George Orwell: Their Debate Whether Science Is Humanity’s Best Hope Continues Today
scientificamerican.com

Gallery: National Geographic’s Nature Photographer of the Year contest winners, 2017
photography.nationalgeographic.com

Scan technique reveals secret writing in mummy cases
bbc.com

China Promises the Moon
spectrum.ieee.org

Even in Poland, Workers’ Wages Flow to North Korea
nytimes.com

Who Killed Benazir Bhutto?
dawn.com

America’s Worst Graveyard Shift Is Grinding Up Workers
bloomberg.com

Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest under new rules
bbc.com

Video: Concorde: A Supersonic Story
youtube.com

Combatting PTSD by letting patients hear their own brainwaves
newatlas.com

American reams: why a ‘paperless world’ still hasn’t happened
theguardian.com

The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track on Earth
nytimes.com

How Classical Cryptography Will Survive Quantum Computers
nautil.us

Physics Found Gravitational Waves. Now Come the Existential Questions
wired.com

How Pirates Of The Caribbean Hijacked America’s Metric System
npr.org

Forging Hitler’s Diaries Made Him Famous
theawl.com

Structural Challenges for Space Architecture
structuremag.org

‘What Are We Going to Do About Tyler?’
features.propublica.org

Musician Who Lost His Arm Plays Piano Again with AI Prosthesis
blogs.nvidia.com

U.S. and China Both Want to Launch a Mars Sample Return Mission Before 2030
popularmechanics.com

A Gift from Saturn: Icy Moon Enceladus Amid Glowing Rings (Photo)
space.com

Is a ‘Cure’ for Blindness Worth $1 Million?
theatlantic.com

Neutrinos Suggest Solution to Mystery of Universe’s Existence
quantamagazine.org

Marketing wizards and urine-testing millionaires: Inside the lucrative business of America’s opioid crisis
nytimes.com

Americans are dying younger than people in other rich nations
washingtonpost.com

NASA hopes to send a probe to Alpha Centauri in 2069
engadget.com

Video: Mechanical Marvels – Clockwork Dreams
youtube.com

Why Birds Matter, and Are Worth Protecting
nationalgeographic.com