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Are SUVs Ruining Retirement Savings?
awealthofcommonsense.com

Rocket men: locals divided over plans for UK’s first spaceport
theguardian.com

When the West Quincy Levee failed during catastrophic floods 25 years ago, police pegged James Robert Scott as the cause
features.weather.com

Genetically modified babies given go ahead by UK ethics body
theguardian.com

What data on 20 million traffic stops can tell us about ‘driving while black’
washingtonpost.com

Pigments from microbes provide clue to evolution in ancient oceans – but weren’t pink a billion years ago
theconversation.com

On this day in 1962 the USA tested its tiniest atomic bomb in the Nevada desert
damninteresting.com

Could Chernobyl Wolves Be Spreading Mutations?
nationalgeographic.com

When a DNA Test Shatters Your Identity
theatlantic.com

A study of 93 penises on a medieval tapestry shows one masculinity myth has lasted 950 years
qz.com

Astronomers have found a new crop of moons around Jupiter, and one of them is a weirdo
theverge.com

In 30 years the Antarctic Treaty becomes modifiable, and the fate of a continent could hang in the balance
theconversation.com

Revolutionary evidence proves bread existed before agriculture
dw.com

Deep in a mountain in southern Russia, scientists are tracking one of the universe’s most elusive particles
nytimes.com

Rising Seas Could Cause Problems For Internet Infrastructure
npr.org

The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn, the Woman Ernest Hemingway Tried to Erase
townandcountrymag.com

Ancient Romans Hunted ‘Sea Monsters.’ Were They Whales?
nytimes.com

April Tinsley: DNA snares man in Indiana girl’s 1988 murder
bbc.com

Traces of Lost Society Found in ‘Pristine’ Cloud Forest
nationalgeographic.com

Maria Mitchell at 200: a pioneering astronomer who fought for women in science
nature.com

Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior
news.mit.edu

Memories Can Be Altered in Mice. Are Humans Next?
nationalgeographic.com

To cash in on Kindle Unlimited, a cabal of authors gamed Amazon’s algorithm
theverge.com

On this day in 1945 humans detonated the first atomic bomb. This is the camera invented to capture it.
damninteresting.com

Alzheimer’s risk 10 times lower with herpes medication
medicalnewstoday.com

The [US] military is building a space plane. Now it looks to have an engine up to the task
latimes.com

Archaeologists and astronomers solve the mystery of Chile’s Stonehenge
theguardian.com

Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments
nytimes.com

Odd jobs: Trauma scene cleaner
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

On this day in 1942 a P-38 Lightning crash landed on the Greenland ice sheet, where it would remain for 50 years
damninteresting.com

The Floor Is (Usually) Not Lava
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Open offices are as bad as they seem—they reduce face-to-face time by 70%
arstechnica.com

The “Big Bang” of Alzheimer’s: Breakthrough study uncovers genesis of the disease
newatlas.com

Is It Possible to Smell Weakness? Lemurs Can.
nationalgeographic.com

South Africa Celebrates Completion of Gigantic, Super-sensitive Telescope
scientificamerican.com

Cuba will recognize private property in its new constitution
qz.com

Can We Measure Our Own Galaxy Speeding Through Space?
gizmodo.com

‘A goldmine’: mummies’ secrets uncovered in Egypt
theguardian.com

The full story of Thailand’s extraordinary cave rescue
bbc.com

Mice Don’t Know When to Let It Go, Either
nytimes.com

Photos: The practitioners reviving Russia’s once secret martial art
qz.com

Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village
bbc.com

Pluto Aligns with the Rest of the Solar System for the First Time in Nearly a Century
popularmechanics.com

Nevis: how the world’s most secretive offshore haven refuses to clean up
theguardian.com

An ingenious way to hide a map
bbc.com

Is There Such a Thing as ‘Traveler’s Constipation’?
nytimes.com

Tiny Cosmic Particle Delivers Major Breakthrough in Astronomy
theatlantic.com

What it takes to stand up to authority
bbc.com

First-ever colour X-ray on a human
phys.org

The Strange and Curious Case of the Deadly Superbug Yeast
wired.com

An “Asteroid” Discovered Last Year Just Turned Out to Be Something Way Cooler
sciencealert.com

Overlooked No More: Bette Nesmith Graham, Who Invented Liquid Paper
nytimes.com

Ötzi’s last supper: mummified hunter’s final meal revealed
theguardian.com

‘Ghost particle’ reveals source of mysterious cosmic rays
cbc.ca

How a Sneaky Furniture Expert Ripped Off the Rich and Tricked Versailles
vanityfair.com

The real reason the sound of your own voice makes you cringe
theguardian.com

This Snail Goes Through Metamorphosis. Then It Never Has to Eat Again.
nytimes.com

Could Ancient Humans Have Lived as Long as We Do?
theatlantic.com

Archaeologists prepare to open huge granite sarcophagus in Egypt
theguardian.com

Don’t Be Afraid of Pain
nytimes.com