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Platypus milk might save us from bacterial infections, and that’s not even the best thing about them
popsci.com

Federal Agency Courted Alcohol Industry to Fund Study on Benefits of Moderate Drinking
nytimes.com

Waging Peace: Vietnam’s anti-war exhibition brings GIs and Viet Cong together
theguardian.com

The first black woman aviator had to leave the U.S. in order to achieve her dreams
timeline.com

Did my parents leave me on a hillside to die?
bbc.com

Are Lithuanians obsessed with bees?
bbc.com

Meltdown, Spectre, and the Costs of Unchecked Innovation
wired.com

Some people repeatedly win the Wisconsin Lottery. Do they play fair?
wisconsinwatch.org

Talent, luck and success: simulating meritocracy and inequality with stochasticity
medium.com

Lead is even deadlier than we feared as the full extent of its toxic effects are revealed
theguardian.com

It wasn’t just Greece: Archaeologists find early democratic societies in the Americas
sciencemag.org

Why Don’t We Eat (More) Brains?
lithub.com

For Compulsive Hair Pullers And Skin Pickers, There Is Need For More Help
npr.org

Mice Change Their Appearance as a Result of Frequent Exposure to Humans
media.uzh.ch

Why do lemons taste sour? The puzzle of innate qualia.
wiringthebrain.com

‘Looks good enough to eat’: inside the home of Japan’s fake food industry
theguardian.com

Inside Germany’s high-stakes operation to sort people fleeing death from opportunists and pretenders
theatlantic.com

Archaeologists May Have Discovered The First Port Of Naples, Dating Back 25 Centuries Ago
inquisitr.com

Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
medium.com

The 30-Year Quest To Tame The ‘Wily’ Cancer Gene
npr.org

50 years ago today, scores of sheep in Skull Valley, Utah died mysteriously overnight
damninteresting.com

A Cyberattack in Saudi Arabia Had a Deadly Goal. Experts Fear Another Try.
nytimes.com

‘We’re at our wit’s end’: Churchill endures winter of discontent as dispute over broken rail line drags on
cbc.ca

A simple artificial heart could permanently replace a failing human one
technologyreview.com

Romanian court tells man he is not alive
theguardian.com

Out of control: 17 years. 179 victims. The deadly toll of street racing in Los Angeles
latimes.com

Plane loses its $368 million cargo of gold, platinum and diamonds on takeoff
siberiantimes.com

What’s Behind Many Mystery Ailments? Genetic Mutations, Study Finds
nytimes.com

Why Can’t Everyone Do the ‘Asian Squat’?
theatlantic.com

Miss Byron’s ideal mate
the-tls.co.uk

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