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As deadly flames approached, a mother called her daughters to say goodbye
latimes.com

‘Alexa, who did it?’ What happens when a judge in a murder trial wants data from a smart home speaker
cbc.ca

Genome-edited baby claim provokes international outcry
nature.com

Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
apod.nasa.gov

Video: End of Space – Creating a Prison for Humanity
youtube.com

Woman who inherited fatal illness to sue doctors in groundbreaking case
theguardian.com

The Lies George Washington Told
theatlantic.com

The Bacteria Lurking in American Showerheads
theatlantic.com

Gallery: How an eerie abandoned US base near North Korea turned into an art haven
bbc.com

Every 7.8μs your computer’s memory has a hiccup
blog.cloudflare.com

On this day in 1703 “The Great Storm” threatened an important piece of experimental architecture
damninteresting.com

Researchers Created Fake ‘Master’ Fingerprints to Unlock Smartphones
motherboard.vice.com

Here’s How to Watch the Insight Landing on Mars on Monday
livescience.com

Mummified woman dating back 3,000 years unveiled in Egypt
theguardian.com

Meet Denny, the ancient mixed-heritage mystery girl
theguardian.com

An Ingenious Data Hack Is More Dangerous Than Anyone Feared
wired.com

Why Hotel Rooms Can Trigger Your Existential Dread
thedailybeast.com

What an unprecedented study found about 3D printing’s dangers
fastcompany.com

Scientists Build Underwater Jumping Robot
popularmechanics.com

The Doctor Who theme and beyond: female pioneers of electronic music
nature.com

‘I thought – who will remember me?’: the man who fathered 200 children
theguardian.com

A Man’s Last Letter Before Being Killed on a Forbidden Island
nytimes.com

How the World Learned About the Pentagon’s Sky-High Nuclear Testing
theatlantic.com • (see also)

Sweden’s Push to Get Rid of Cash Has Some Saying, ‘Not So Fast’
nytimes.com

Russia space agency chief: We’ll verify US moon landings
abcnews.go.com

Reconstructed 1,300-year-old gold-and-silver Anglo-Saxon helmets now on display
staffordshirehoard.org.uk

Climate change is “an immediate threat, not a far-off possibility,” according to official US federal report
npr.org

Scientists Have Found Rare Giant Viruses Lurking in The Soil of a US Forest
sciencealert.com

Video: Time lapse of a distant rocket launch as observed from the ISS
youtube.com

New Zealand’s North and South islands ‘creeping’ even closer together after quake
theguardian.com

Blood types in the animal kingdom
genetics.thetech.org

Inside the Hunt for the World’s Most Dangerous Terrorist
politico.com

The nine ghost villages of northern France
bbc.com

Microbes in space: concerns raised about bacteria in the ISS
cosmosmagazine.com

An attempt to assassinate JFK during the Cuban missile crisis could have sparked World War III
washingtonpost.com

Sandra Parks, US teen who wrote an award-winning essay against gun violence, killed by stray bullet
bbc.com

Solar geoengineering could be ‘remarkably inexpensive’ – report
theguardian.com

Meet Dawn Shaughnessy, the Real-Life Alchemist Who Expanded the Periodic Table
gizmodo.com

Video: The Science Of Small Distances
youtube.com

Why ‘flammable ice’ could be the future of energy
bbc.com

Neuroscientists Have Discovered a Previously Hidden Region in The Human Brain
sciencealert.com

Inside the plans for Chinese mega-collider that will dwarf the LHC
nature.com

A Thanksgiving bonfire at dawn: celebrating Native American resistance on Alcatraz
theguardian.com

An Atomwaffen Member Sketched a Map to Take the Neo-Nazis Down. What Path Officials Took Is a Mystery.
propublica.org

Metal detectorist in Wales discovers a complete Celtic chariot underground
bbc.com

Field of dreams: heartbreak and heroics at the World Ploughing Championships
theguardian.com

The I-85 fire could have destroyed Basil Eleby’s life. Instead, it may have saved it.
atlantamagazine.com

Gaze Upon the Reconstructed Face of an Infamous 19th Century British Assassin
gizmodo.com

Ancient hippo-like reptile was a giant to rival the dinosaurs
newscientist.com

The act of drawing something has a “massive” benefit for memory compared with writing it down
digest.bps.org.uk

Trans-galactic Streamers Feeding Most Luminous Galaxy in the Universe
public.nrao.edu

Why America’s Airports Suck Compared to Asia’s
thedailybeast.com

What Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Costs New York City
citylab.com

An Rx for Doctors
nautil.us

What if a deadly influenza pandemic broke out today?
bbc.com

Video: Paragliders furnish unconventional footage of the Pyramids of Giza
dailymotion.com

Why The White Album is The Beatles’ greatest
bbc.com

Thanksgiving and the Myth of Native American “Savages”
blogs.scientificamerican.com

That Escalated Quickly: Putting the Fun in Funiculars
theatlantic.com

Leaning Tower of Pisa ‘now leaning less’
bbc.com