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The Militant Miners Who Exposed the Horrors of Black Lung
daily.jstor.org

In the battle of cats vs. rats, the rats are winning
phys.org

Why do so many corpses found in Europe’s peat bogs show signs of violent death?
nautil.us

African Penguins Get a Little Help from Pretend Friends
hakaimagazine.com

My career as an international blood smuggler
theguardian.com

These Moths Drink the Tears of Sleeping Birds
nationalgeographic.com

A cache of letters sheds light on the final days of a Nazi holed up in Italy after World War II
theatlantic.com

Commercial companies are proposing lunar missions at a pace the world hasn’t seen since the Apollo program.
theatlantic.com

There Were 1 Billion Monarch Butterflies. Now There Are 93 Million.
esquire.com

People can die from giving up the fight
medicalxpress.com

Hayabusa 2 rovers send new images from Ryugu surface
bbc.com

This Super-Strong Magnet Literally Blew the Doors Off a Tokyo Laboratory
space.com

Why Female Octopuses Self-Destruct After Laying Eggs
gizmodo.com

After century of removing appendixes, docs find antibiotics can be enough
arstechnica.com

How A Cartel-Linked Murder Rocked A Wealthy Dallas Suburb
texasmonthly.com

The forensic pathologist who got PTSD: ‘Cutting up 23,000 dead bodies is not normal’
theguardian.com

Why Your Vacuum Clogs But a Manta Ray Doesn’t
theatlantic.com

Video: Amazingly high quality footage of New York City from 1993 to demo a short-lived HD VHS format
youtube.com

How to Get Someone Out of a Cult
nytimes.com

New, Ultra-Colorful Neon Fish Species Discovered
nationalgeographic.com

The Crisis of Election Security
nytimes.com

Does CBD Really Do Anything?
fivethirtyeight.com

A Calculating Look at Criminal Justice
undark.org

‘Quantum Atmospheres’ May Reveal Secrets of Matter
quantamagazine.org

Indian Flower That Blooms Every 12 Years Under Attack
nationalgeographic.com

Insects and the Meaning of Sleep
nautil.us

Saving Scotland’s Heritage From the Rising Seas
nytimes.com

Deep in the Tatacoa Desert, There’s an Observatory Unlike Any Other
atlasobscura.com

Could we be facing a ‘chocapocalypse’?
bbc.com

Shockwaves From WWII Bombing Raids Reached the Edge of Space, Scientists Report
gizmodo.com

‘Oumuamua Isn’t from Our Solar System. Now We May Know Which Star It Came From
space.com

Opportunity Emerges in a Dusty Picture
jpl.nasa.gov

Murders most foul: Gainsborough family revenge killings trigger reassessment of artist’s early years
theartnewspaper.com

These Photos of Typhoon Trami Are Jaw-Dropping
earther.gizmodo.com

Letter from Africa: Why I was sentenced to 5,000 years in jail
bbc.com

How to write the perfect sentence
theguardian.com

WWII Bombe operator Ruth Bourne: I’d never heard of Enigma until long after the war
theregister.co.uk

The Most Influential Parasite in History
mentalfloss.com

How Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Could Replace Traffic Lights and Shorten Commutes
spectrum.ieee.org • (see also)

Asexual, all-female termite colonies found to do just fine without males
newatlas.com

Traces of an Ancient Virus in Our Genes May Play a Role in Addiction
livescience.com

Science Reveals How Fruit Keeps A Lid On Ripening Until The Time Is Right
npr.org

Playing Viking Chess with Whale Bones
hakaimagazine.com

About time: why western philosophy can only teach us so much
theguardian.com

Rare Tree Kangaroo Reappears After Vanishing for 90 Years
nationalgeographic.com

Growing Brains in Lab
scientificamerican.com

Mummy of paraplegic child shows how Peru’s Nasca culture treated disability
arstechnica.com

Revolutionary spinal cord implant helps paralysed patients walk again
theguardian.com

In the Garden of Eels
nytimes.com

The Best-Ever Photos of an Asteroid’s Rugged Terrain
theatlantic.com

Taiwan’s eerie sonic weapon
bbc.com

What to do about Hitler’s Berghof? Museum challenges far right interest
theguardian.com

Would Perfect Memory Be a Burden or a Superpower?
gizmodo.com

Ancient Mars Had Energy Source for Potential Life Underground
space.com

“Discovery of a decade”: Archaeologists have found well-reserved 400-year-old shipwreck off Portugal
bbc.com

4-Billion-Year-Old Crystals Offer Clues to the Origins of Life
nationalgeographic.com

Planet Earth Wobbles As It Spins, and Now Scientists Know Why
livescience.com

Anthony Bourdain’s Message of Tolerance Continues On After His Death
thedailybeast.com

This hissing, bubbling Alaska lake is frightening scientists
adn.com

How France created the metric system
bbc.com