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In CSU lab, laser-heated nanowires produce micro-scale nuclear fusion with record efficiency
engr.source.colostate.edu

Why Earth’s History Appears So Miraculous
theatlantic.com

Steve, a Famous Northern Light, Stays Mysterious (and Keeps His Name)
nytimes.com

A Collection of Anecdotes from the Evolutionary Computation and Artificial Life Research Communities (PDF)
arxiv.org • related

Scott Kelly’s medical monitoring has spawned some horrific press coverage
arstechnica.com

LiDAR scans are finding hidden Roman roads and cutting crime
wired.co.uk

Scientists Are Amazed By Stone Age Tools They Dug Up In Kenya
npr.org

Scientists design conceptual asteroid deflector and evaluate it against massive potential threat
phys.org

The Daring Diplomat Who Proved One Person Can Thwart an Empire
narrative.ly

Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth
quantamagazine.org

Ancient DNA Is Rewriting Human (and Neanderthal) History
theatlantic.com

Big harpoon is ‘solution to space junk’
bbc.com

NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Has Only a Few Months to Live
gizmodo.com

The fast-melting Arctic is already messing with the ocean’s circulation, scientists say
washingtonpost.com

Platypus milk: unlikely weapon in fight against superbugs
theguardian.com

NASA Shapes Science Plan for Deep-Space Outpost Near the Moon
space.com

All disk galaxies rotate once every billion years
astronomy.com

Compassion helped Neanderthals to survive, new study reveals
phys.org

This Is Why You Don’t See People-Size Salmon Anymore
npr.org

How uncomfortable space suits took a toll on the first Americans who went to space
theverge.com

Most Australian Indigenous languages came from just one place, research claims
theguardian.com

Chinese researchers discovered an agricultural miracle that could feed the planet without destroying it
qz.com

Even After 22 Trillion Digits, We’re Still No Closer To The End Of Pi
fivethirtyeight.com

We Now Have a Name for New Horizons’ Next Target: Ultima Thule
popularmechanics.com

Stephen Hawking, modern cosmology’s brightest star, dies aged 76
theguardian.com

How Cheese, Wheat and Alcohol Shaped Human Evolution
smithsonianmag.com

Does Recovery Kill Great Writing?
nytimes.com

There’s No Scientific Basis for Race—It’s a Made-Up Label
nationalgeographic.com

Doctors shocked by 3.5-inch air bubble where part of man’s brain should be
arstechnica.com

Hubble Just Found a “Relic Galaxy” and It’s Absolutely Stunning
inverse.com

This feathery dinosaur probably flew, but not like any bird you know
washingtonpost.com

The search for interstellar water
spacedaily.com

Ignoring Science at Our Peril
nytimes.com

On this day in 1720 Charles Bonnet was born, the namesake for a surprisingly common phenomenon
damninteresting.com

Superconducting materials found in meteorites
sciencemag.org

‘I Cheated,’ Says Woodworker Who Fooled the Antiques Experts
nytimes.com

The cliff that changed our understanding of time
bbc.com

Asteroid Bennu: Target of Sample Return Mission
space.com

DARPA looks to slow biological time to save lives on the battlefield
newatlas.com

How Psychopaths See the World
theatlantic.com

It’s All Right to Be Wrong in Science
nist.gov

Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a Unique Deep-Space Telescope
scientificamerican.com

These Early Humans Prospered During What Should Have Been a Devastating Volcanic Winter
gizmodo.com

Ancient Cave Paintings in Chile Have Been Irreversibly Damaged by Graffiti
sciencealert.com

Fat Leonard’s Crimes on the High Seas
rollingstone.com

The voices of ancient women
blogs.bl.uk

An inside look at how Sweden is building the world’s second-longest tunnel
arstechnica.com

Genes have a role in empathy, study says
bbc.com

The Weird World Inside a Pitcher Plant
nytimes.com

15 new planets confirmed around cool dwarf stars
phys.org

A ghost island in the middle of the Indian Ocean
bbc.com

The Hubble Space Telescope Captured This Beautiful Image of Two Galaxies Merging
gizmodo.com

Inside the Colorado Vault That Keeps Your Favorite Foods From Going Extinct
smithsonianmag.com

You Can Have Emotions You Don’t Feel
nautil.us

Why Do We Even Wear Pants? 
blogs.discovermagazine.com

The Secret to a Longer Life? Don’t Ask These Dead Longevity Researchers
nytimes.com

The movie star who doubled as a groundbreaking inventor
huckmagazine.com

Watch the High-Flying Physics of a Plant’s Exploding Fruits
nytimes.com

Is vitamin D really a cure-all – and how should we get our fix?
theguardian.com

FCC Accuses Stealthy Startup of Launching Rogue Satellites
spectrum.ieee.org