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When Three F-15 Jet Fighters Raced a Lunar Eclipse
popularmechanics.com

Black hole and stellar winds form giant butterfly and shut down star formation in galaxy
colorado.edu

The Great Chinese Dinosaur Boom
smithsonianmag.com

Did neolithic man practise surgery on cows?
theguardian.com

Since 2016, Half of All Coral in the Great Barrier Reef Has Died
theatlantic.com

Fiery siege at Branch Davidian compound reverberates 25 years later
houstonchronicle.com

‘Mercury 13’ chronicles women in 1960s who trained for space flight
reuters.com

Sitting with the cyber-sleuths who track cryptocurrency criminals
technologyreview.com

The holiday village run by spies
bbc.com

‘Mad camel’ disease? New prion infection causes alarm
cidrap.umn.edu

‘She has nerves of steel’: The story of the pilot who calmly landed the Southwest Airlines flight
washingtonpost.com

Made in Taiwan? How a Frenchman Fooled 18th-Century London
publicdomainreview.org

The Quarterback of the Kitchen? It’s Not Always the Chef
nytimes.com

A ‘thrilling’ mission to get the Swedish to change overnight
bbc.com

Watch it live: TESS, NASA’s new planet-hunting space telescope, is ready for liftoff
latimes.com

A Stunning Cure for One of the World’s Most Devastating Blood Diseases
newyorker.com

Inside the Strange World of Dried Hummingbird Love Charm Trafficking
news.nationalgeographic.com

The world’s first recipient of a second face transplant? A 43-year-old who says he feels 22 again.
washingtonpost.com

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