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Happy Tau Day, the true circle constant
theverge.com

On this day in 1905, Dr. Beaurieux attempted to converse with a freshly severed head
damninteresting.com

How to get away with financial fraud
theguardian.com

Why athletes need a ‘quiet eye’
bbc.com

This novel, one-and-done flu drug could be available soon in the US
arstechnica.com

The People Who Are Afraid of Food
medium.com

On this day in 1945, stakeholders in AM radio succeeded in ruining the inventor of FM radio.
damninteresting.com

The Board Game at the Heart of Viking Culture
atlasobscura.com

NASA’s next flagship space telescope is delayed again
theverge.com

Saturn moon Enceladus offers ‘tantalizing’ new hint it’s habitable
cnet.com

Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Is a Comet After All
space.com

Prehistoric stone hunt under way in Devon salt marsh
theguardian.com

The Futility of Standing Athwart Language Yelling ‘Stop!’
theatlantic.com

Mathematics Shows How to Ensure Evolution
quantamagazine.org

Is eating natural food the same as eating what’s healthy?
aeon.co

Trials and tribulations: my life as a criminal barrister
theguardian.com

Earth’s first mission to a binary asteroid, for planetary defence
phys.org

[U.S.] Judge rules that sea-level rise doesn’t fall under public nuisance laws
arstechnica.com

Are women’s breasts getting bigger – or is it just our bras?
theguardian.com

What Can Cancer Specialists Learn From Patients Who Beat All The Odds?
npr.org

Scientists develop thermal camouflage that can fool infrared cameras
theguardian.com

The Smithsonian Had To Dig Up Their Dinosaurs Again
theatlantic.com

A huge stretch of the Arctic Ocean is rapidly turning into the Atlantic. That’s not a good sign
washingtonpost.com

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft reaches cosmic ‘diamond’
bbc.com

The Biggest Digital Heist in History Isn’t Over Yet
bloomberg.com

In van Gogh’s early years, the artist developed his style by imitating Japanese art
hyperallergic.com

What’s Going On With Buzz Aldrin?
theatlantic.com

Flight attendants are more likely to get cancer than most, according to a new Harvard study
qz.com

AI recreates chemistry’s periodic table of elements
phys.org

The Coldest Place on Earth Is Even Colder Than Scientists Thought
livescience.com

Narcissists ‘irritating but successful’
bbc.com

Spatial overlap leads to useful quantum entanglement, say physicists
physicsworld.com

Bees get stressed at work too (and it might be causing colony collapse)
theconversation.com

Real-Life Schrödinger’s Cats Probe the Boundary of the Quantum World
quantamagazine.org

Spain leads the world in organ donation. What’s stopping other countries catching up?
mosaicscience.com

Divers in Thailand Scour Cave for Missing Soccer Team and Coach
nytimes.com

Cockatoo discovery reveals flourishing medieval trade routes around Australia’s north
phys.org

Why nobody ever wins the car at the mall
thehustle.co

The Rise and Fall of New York Public Housing: An Oral History
nytimes.com

Second Spanish church falls prey to well-intentioned restorer
theguardian.com

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Creeps Up on the Ryugu Asteroid
nytimes.com

The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger
newyorker.com

In a High-Stakes Environmental Whodunit, Many Clues Point to China
nytimes.com

Why non-smokers are getting lung cancer
bbc.com

Royal Observatory at Greenwich working for first time since London smog shut down telescopes 60 years ago
telegraph.co.uk

There Is No Biological Difference Between Male And Female Brains
theatlantic.com

Why The Thinker should be called The Mourner
bbc.com

New technique brings secrets out of old daguerreotypes
techcrunch.com

Fantastic New View of Ryugu Asteroid Reveals a Distinctly Dice-Like Shape
gizmodo.com

The Neuroscience of Pain
newyorker.com

The nuclear bunker in ‘Europe’s North Korea’
bbc.com

People with “Maladaptive Daydreaming” spend an average of four hours a day lost in their imagination
digest.bps.org.uk

When It’s Good to Be Antisocial
nautil.us

DNA on napkin used to crack 32-year-old cold case, police say
cnn.com

The Positive Death Movement Comes to Life
nytimes.com

NASA gives Jupiter the Van Gogh treatment with magnificent new image
cnet.com

Think Your Body Is Infested With Insects? You’re Not Alone.
news.nationalgeographic.com

Targeted: A Family and the Quest to Stop the Next School Shooter
oregonlive.com

Nearly 400 years later, the fork remains at the center of American dining controversy
qz.com

How one man went from hunting meteorites to being hunted by the law
theverge.com