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Scientists Back Efforts to Pull CO2 from the Atmosphere
scientificamerican.com

The (Imaginary) Numbers at the Edge of Reality
quantamagazine.org

Russian Researcher Charged With Attempted Murder In Antarctica
smithsonianmag.com

Why Don’t We Put A Space Telescope On The Moon?
forbes.com

The murder that changed America
bbc.com

“Stress Hormone” Cortisol Linked to Early Toll on Thinking Ability
scientificamerican.com

‘It’s Going to Be Historic’: New Horizons Team Prepares for Epic Flyby of Ultima Thule
space.com

Cosmonaut brains show space travel causes lasting changes
nationalgeographic.com

Video: Nitinol: The Shape Memory Effect and Superelasticity
youtube.com

How to build a Moon base
nature.com

Scenes from the new Cold War unfolding at the top of the world
nationalgeographic.com

Recording of mother’s voice more effective than smoke alarm, study finds
theguardian.com

The Recurring Puzzle of an Illness That Paralyzes Children
theatlantic.com

‘The food supplement that ruined my liver’
bbc.com

The Underestimated Cerebellum Gains New Respect From Brain Scientists
npr.org

How an Astonishing Holocaust Diary Resurfaced in America
smithsonianmag.com

The Unsolved Murder of an Unusual Billionaire
bloomberg.com

The Parasite That Forces Bees to Dig Their Own Graves
atlasobscura.com

What It Was Like in the CNN Newsroom When News Broke of a Bomb in the Building
newyorker.com • (see also)

Juno sees mega-waves on Jupiter
cosmosmagazine.com

Team finds oldest weapons ever discovered in North America
phys.org

You can win a billion and still go bankrupt
bbc.com

In Turkey, a power play will leave ancient towns underwater
nationalgeographic.com

Overhype and ‘research laundering’ are a self-inflicted wound for social science
theconversation.com

Portrait ‘Painted’ by AI Up for Auction at Christie’s in NYC
livescience.com

Do Nootropics Actually Work? I Took a Bunch of Magic Brain Pills to Find Out
gq.com

In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate. It’s an Obsession.
nytimes.com

The identical twins whose lives were split apart by a terrible accident.
bbc.com

It Started as an Online Gaming Prank. Then It Turned Deadly
wired.com

A first ‘snapshot’ of the complete spectrum of neutrinos emitted by the sun
phys.org

Atoms may come apart as the Universe’s biggest stars explode
arstechnica.com

The Wildebeest Is One Highly Toned Machine
nytimes.com

How Thomas Edison Used a Fake Electric Chair Execution Film to Fight the Electricity War
paleofuture.gizmodo.com

The Haunting Mystery of ‘Edwin Drood’ That Charles Dickens Left Behind
thedailybeast.com

Micro-drones with winches can open doors and lift 40 times their own weight
theverge.com

Astronomers spot signs of supermassive black hole mergers
ras.ac.uk

‘Spectacular’ diabetes treatment could end daily insulin injections
theguardian.com

Video: People, like Marilu Henner, who remember nearly every moment of their life
boingboing.net

How the Chile Pepper Took Over the World
medium.com

Little Rock’s dangerous and illegal drug war
washingtonpost.com

The places that escaped the Spanish flu
bbc.com

Elephant trunks derive power and finesse by simulating bone joints
cosmosmagazine.com

Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries
atlasobscura.com

Hawaiian island erased by powerful hurricane: ‘The loss is a huge blow’
theguardian.com

Here’s Why a 50-Degree Day Feels Colder in Fall Than in Spring
nytimes.com

Weird water phase “ice-VII” can grow as fast as 1,000 miles per hour
arstechnica.com

Tall people at greater risk of cancer ‘because they have more cells’
theguardian.com

Stephen Hawking’s Final Paper: How to Escape From a Black Hole
nytimes.com

NASA’s Return to the Moon Could Include a Reusable Lunar Lander
popularmechanics.com

What’s happened to the vanished Uighurs of Xinjiang?
bbc.com

This Thermometer Tells Your Temperature, Then Tells Firms Where to Advertise
nytimes.com

Asteroid or Comet? Weird Blue Space Rock ‘Phaethon’ Gets a Close-Up
space.com

How to mass produce cell-sized robots
news.mit.edu

‘Twisted’ fibre optic light breakthrough could make internet 100 times faster
theguardian.com

He won Powerball’s $314 million jackpot. It ruined his life.
washingtonpost.com

Humans emit the chemical isoprene into the air when under stress, which may be useful for rating movies
mpg.de

A prehistoric mammal relative looked like a weasel and had 38 babies at once
qz.com

Brainwashed, Enslaved, and Trafficked in Mountain View
modernluxury.com

Why chocolate labs don’t live as long as other retrievers
nationalgeographic.com

His Body Was Behind the Wheel for a Week Before It Was Discovered. This Was His Life.
nytimes.com