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How a taste for sweetness, developed for survival, became a stand-in for everything good — and evil — about our culture
eater.com

Brains keep temporary molecular records before making a lasting memory
theconversation.com

Angry people are more likely to overestimate their intelligence, study finds
psypost.org

On this day in 1945 the USA dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
damninteresting.com

6 arrests in failed plot to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
cbsnews.com

On this day in 1931 the antique submarine Nautilus set out for the North Pole
damninteresting.com

The art of stealing: The tragic fate of the masterpieces stolen from Rotterdam
nrc.nl

Planet-hunting Kepler Telescope Wakes up, Phones Home
scientificamerican.com

That Newfound Mineral Isn’t Harder Than Diamond — But It Is from Space
livescience.com

What ‘M*A*S*H’ Taught Us
newyorker.com

Scientists have successfully transplanted a bioengineered lung into a pig
bbc.co.uk

The Draconian Dictionary is Back
theatlantic.com

‘You just lived for the moment’: Meet one of the last surviving female pilots who served in Second World War
cbc.ca

The reporter who has seen over 400 executions: ‘The job is to tell the story’
theguardian.com

Canadian radio telescope records mysterious low-frequency bursts from outside our galaxy
globalnews.ca

Image: Merging spiral galaxies NGC 5426 and NGC 5427 (by Juan Carlos Muñoz on VIMOS)
damninteresting.com

If other members of the animal kingdom can shut down their bodies over winter, then why can’t we?
lateralmag.com

Scientists get a rare glimpse of the brain reorganizing itself after a lobectomy
cbc.ca

Recycled Rocket Parts Are a Toxic Lifeline in Russia
nationalgeographic.com

Scientists put a nuclear waste container through a demanding trip to see if the fuel would break
theverge.com

The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain
theatlantic.com

A small-town couple left behind a stolen painting worth over $100 million — and a big mystery
washingtonpost.com

What Makes a Hit: 60 Years of #1 Songs
www8.gsb.columbia.edu

An orca has been carrying her dead calf for 10 days. What does this mean?
salon.com

Chameleons’ Craziest Color Changes Aren’t for Camouflage
nationalgeographic.com

Kolmogorov Complexity and Our Search for Meaning
nautil.us

VLA Detects Planetary Mass Object Beyond Our Solar System
scitechdaily.com

Parents who saved their only child by giving her away
bbc.co.uk

For Some Reason, These Quantum Mechanics Toys Didn’t Catch On
spectrum.ieee.org

My son, Osama: the al-Qaida leader’s mother speaks for the first time
theguardian.com

A Radar Blip, a Flash of Light: How U.F.O.s ‘Exploded’ Into Public View
nytimes.com

Air pollution linked to changes in heart structure
theguardian.com

Bodies Keep Shrinking on This Island, and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why
nytimes.com

A Japanese medical university lowered women’s test scores because it was a “necessary evil”
qz.com

Asgardia: The problems in building a space society
bbc.com

The Race to Launch From U.S. Soil Heats Up
theatlantic.com

Ultracold Atoms Provide Insight into Early Universe’s Dramatic Expansion
space.com

Denialism: what drives people to reject the truth
theguardian.com

Newly Discovered Cell Type May Fuel Cystic Fibrosis
scientificamerican.com

CRISPR creates new species with single giant chromosome
technologyreview.com

71 years ago today the Star Dust disappeared amid mysterious circumstances
damninteresting.com

Cracking the Secrets of Old Faithful’s Geyser Eggs
nationalgeographic.com

Can What You Eat Affect Your Mood?
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Doctors cut out a large chunk of a boy’s brain—now he’s doing just fine
arstechnica.com

John Egerton was more than a Tennessee journalist who crusaded for civil rights
bittersoutherner.com

The tipping point: Service sector employees are more susceptible to mental health issues
eurekalert.org

‘Mini-storytellers’: Japanese children pass on horror of Nagasaki bombings
theguardian.com

When the Mind’s Eye Is Blind
scientificamerican.com

Tyrian Purple: The regal colour taken from mollusc mucus
bbc.com

Scientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth
cam.ac.uk

What does it take to understand spiders? False eyelashes, capes and face paint
medium.com

Thieves escape by motorboat after royal jewels heist in Sweden
theguardian.com

Blue diamonds come from ocean floor pushed to the edge of Earth’s core
arstechnica.com

Scientists Are ‘Spying On Whales’ To Learn How They Eat, Talk And … Walked?
npr.org

Bacteria becoming resistant to hospital disinfectants, warn scientists
theguardian.com

That’s Not Algae Swirling on the Beach. Those Are Green Worms.
nytimes.com

How likely are you to survive a plane crash?
bbc.com

Asteroid Sample-Return Spacecraft Are Approaching Their Targets
scientificamerican.com

How Indirect Violence Gets Under a Child’s Skin — and Into the Brain
undark.org

How to tell the difference between persuasion and manipulation
aeon.co