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When body cams had bullets
engadget.com

Water-worlds are common: Exoplanets may contain vast amounts of water
sciencedaily.com

Safety warning as rise in magnet fishing hobby sees anglers fish out guns and grenades in UK rivers
telegraph.co.uk

Bui Tin, the Vietnamese reporter scrubbed from the history books
bbc.co.uk

Most wear-resistant metal alloy in the world engineered at Sandia National Laboratories
share-ng.sandia.gov

Curiosity finds strange object on the surface of Mars
earthsky.org

Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy
qz.com

Researcher at the center of an epic fraud remains an enigma to those who exposed him
sciencemag.org

Are Cities Making Animals Smarter?
theatlantic.com

Why scientists suspect proof of a turning point in Earth’s history is sitting in a lake in Milton, Ontario
cbc.ca

Huge Patch of Universe Is Strangely Opaque Despite Its Lack of Galaxies
gizmodo.com

Archaeologists begin excavation to reveal the remains of a lost medieval castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned
theguardian.com

Six Things About Opportunity’s Recovery Efforts
jpl.nasa.gov

How Scientists Discovered Helium, the First Alien Element, 150 Years Ago
smithsonianmag.com

Liszt’s lost opera: ‘beautiful’ work finally brought to life after 170 years
theguardian.com

Red Bull and Vodka is Scientifically Proven to Start Fights, Study Says
vinepair.com

On island of Guernsey, woman temporarily halts road construction project by invoking 10th-century Norman chant
washingtonpost.com

The 30-Year Manhunt for China’s Most Elusive Serial Killer
newrepublic.com

If You Smell Things That Aren’t Really There, You’re Not Alone
gizmodo.com

Disposable Ballpoint Pen History: Pens for Pennies
tedium.co

The rare blue the Mayans invented
bbc.com

If we made life in a lab, would we understand it differently?
aeon.co

How Jellyfish Rule the Seas Without a Brain
nationalgeographic.com

Women’s Pockets are Inferior.
pudding.cool

Astronomers identify some of the oldest galaxies in the universe
phys.org

Neuroscience is revealing adolescents’ rich and nuanced relationship with risky behavior
scientificamerican.com

Snowbound: On being marooned alone in a succession of snow storms
outsideonline.com

Bugs Will Actually Make Your Next Phone Better
wired.com

Online security cameras let Californians livestream the burning of their homes
theguardian.com

Hundreds of Reindeer Died by Lightning. Their Carcasses Became a Laboratory.
nytimes.com

‘Lost’ contact lens removed from woman’s eyelid after 28 years
bbc.com

This teeny, tiny galaxy is hiding a supermassive black hole
astronomy.com

Fighting the vanilla thieves of Madagascar
bbc.co.uk

Settling Arguments About Hydrogen With 168 Giant Lasers
nytimes.com

A Rare Genetic Aversion to Sweets Could Be Key to Fighting Obesity
bloomberg.com

‘Functional Fingerprint’ May Identify Brains Over a Lifetime
quantamagazine.org

Photos: The Queen of Soul’s Amazing Career
theatlantic.com

Your sense of smell controls what you spend and who you love
qz.com

Beetle Trapped in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber Was an Early Pollinator
gizmodo.com

This Scientist Is Unlocking the Mysteries of Cheese
nationalgeographic.com

The Great Chinese Art Heist
gq.com

Gallery: A Visit to Tuvalu, Surrounded by the Rising Pacific
theatlantic.com

Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of Chinese Agents
foreignpolicy.com

What are rare earths, crucial elements in modern technology? 4 questions answered
theconversation.com

Robot cars start delivering groceries in Arizona
theverge.com

The Book of Kings: The book that defines Iranians
bbc.com

What Brought Down the Bridge in Italy?
theatlantic.com

Research: To Get People to Embrace Change, Emphasize What Will Stay the Same
hbr.org

China says it will launch 2 robots to the far side of the moon in December on an unprecedented lunar exploration mission
businessinsider.com

Ancient Egyptian mummification ‘recipe’ revealed
bbc.co.uk

Image: What some of our neighboring planets look like in full daylight
spaceweathergallery.com

How a Transplanted Face Transformed a Young Woman’s Life
nationalgeographic.com

Scientists discover completely new form of carbon after decades of searching
independent.co.uk

Effects of psychedelic DMT ‘similar to near-death experiences’
bbc.com

Iron and Titanium Found on ‘Ultrahot Jupiter,’ an Exoplanet First
space.com

How Crete changed the course of World War Two
bbc.com

The Deadly Waterfall in the Instagram Age
nytimes.com

California v nutria: state seeks to eradicate scourge of giant rodents
theguardian.com

The Super Bowl of Beekeeping
nytimes.com

From Death Traps to Disneyland: The 600-Year History of the Roller Coaster
popularmechanics.com