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Can Dirt Save the Earth?
nytimes.com

Study: Elevation in buildings can affect the decisions we make
eurekalert.org

‘Mono’ Virus Linked to Seven Serious Diseases
cincinnatichildrens.org

How to Sway a Baboon Despot
theatlantic.com

Scientists discover dozens of new genes for hair colour
theguardian.com

Pregnant, Uninsured, and Adrift
splinternews.com

Europe Was Once Obsessed With Fake Dilapidated Buildings
theatlantic.com

The Bloody Toll of Congo’s Elephant Wars
gq.com

Have Algorithms Destroyed Personal Taste?
racked.com

Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand
reuters.com

Space Communications Are Stuck In The Dial-Up Age. Which Means It’s Time For More Lasers.
fivethirtyeight.com

Having Big Genitals Can Spell Evolutionary Disaster, say Paleobiologists
inverse.com

In Search of the Vanished Destination
outsideonline.com

Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy when they’re ordained. But when they break that vow, their children are left to live a lie
thestar.com

How city birds evolved to be smarter than rural birds
aeon.co

Researchers Propose Mission to Intercept the Next Interstellar Asteroid
space.com

How You React When Startled Is a Window Into Your Soul
theatlantic.com

These diamonds from space formed inside a long-lost planet, scientists say
washingtonpost.com

On this day in 1999 a glider was struck by lightning from a clear blue sky
damninteresting.com

San Francisco’s Big Seismic Gamble
nytimes.com

Booze-busting nanopills to help the liver
nature.com

Where the Amish Go on Vacation
newyorker.com

How to get rich quick in Silicon Valley
theguardian.com

The Hunt for Wonder Drugs at the North Pole
theatlantic.com

Why a ‘Lifesaving’ Depression Treatment Didn’t Pass Clinical Trials
theatlantic.com

Scientists Spot the Shadow of a Strange Wind Blowing Past a Black Hole
livescience.com

Researchers to visit wreckage site where Pearl Harbor mastermind Yamamoto died
japantoday.com

NASA’s Got a Plan for a ‘Galactic Positioning System’
space.com

Study: Children with malaria emit specific odour that attracts more malaria mosquitoes
wur.nl

How a Common Beetle May Offer Deep Insights Into Evolution
nytimes.com

The myth of the online echo chamber
bbc.com

North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official end to war
cnbc.com

Claws out! Why pop culture clings to the crazy cat lady
theguardian.com

Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
theguardian.com

The Maraschino Mogul’s Secret Life
newyorker.com

The Shellfish Gene: One strange piece of mobile DNA has spread itself throughout the oceans
theatlantic.com

Why New York City Stopped Building Subways
citylab.com

The Starbucks Arrests and the Toll of Routine Bias
nymag.com

Watch NASA Launch TESS, Its Latest Planet Hunter (autoplay video)
nytimes.com

Blogging is most certainly not dead
kottke.org

Blowing in the wind: Plutonium at former nuclear weapons site
latimes.com

Why symmetry gets really interesting when it is broken
aeon.co

Boy unearths treasure of the Danish king Bluetooth in Germany
theguardian.com

Nationwide hunt for grandmother accused of killing her husband — and then her look-alike
nbcnews.com

The Sad, Sad Story of Laika, the Space Dog, and Her One-Way Trip into Orbit
smithsonianmag.com

It’s time to rebuild the web
oreilly.com

On the Ground During Cape Town’s Water Crisis
outsideonline.com

The Planet That Took Us Beyond the Solar System
theatlantic.com

NASA Rejected Astronaut Mike Massimino Thrice Before Finally Offering Him His Dream Job
inquisitr.com

Why Are Bananas, Nuts, and Crackers the Only Foods That Say ‘Crazy’?
atlasobscura.com

Study: Ketamine has ‘fast-acting benefits’ for depression
bbc.com

Belgium comes to terms with ‘human zoos’ of its colonial past
theguardian.com

The Plunging Morale of America’s Service Members
theatlantic.com

Can We Please Stop Talking About Generations as if They Are a Thing?
slate.com

‘It’s going to happen’: is the world ready for war in space?
theguardian.com

Why We Engage in Tribalism, Nationalism, and Scapegoating
psmag.com

Hackers stole a casino’s high-roller database through a thermometer in the lobby fish tank
businessinsider.de

On this day in 1975 Patty Hearst robbed a bank
damninteresting.com

The Overlooked Wonders of Soviet-Era Industrial Design
atlasobscura.com

‘There is no such thing as past or future’: physicist Carlo Rovelli on changing how we think about time
theguardian.com