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Why an Outlaw Was Stabbed to Death and Then Buried Face-Down in Medieval Sicily
livescience.com

The shady economics of ‘buy one, get one free’ deals
thehustle.co

This Was The Last Photo Taken By NASA’s Opportunity Rover On Mars
forbes.com

The Army’s Next Infantry Guns Will Have Computerized Fire Control for Unreal Accuracy
popularmechanics.com

A Whale’s Afterlife
newyorker.com

Neutron star collisions hold key to universe expansion
cosmosmagazine.com

The plot to assassinate George Washington — and how it was foiled
washingtonpost.com

The truth about Hannibal’s route across the Alps
theguardian.com

Saving the Bats, One Cave at a Time
nytimes.com

The hunt for the fish pirates who exploit the sea
bbc.com

Searching Tardigrades for Lifesaving Secrets
nytimes.com

You and your poo: Why fecal medicine could be the next big buzz
cbc.ca

Is This the Footprint of One of the Last Neandertals?
scientificamerican.com

‘Every Day Is A Good Day When You’re Floating’: Anne McClain Talks Life In Space
npr.org

Common gut virus linked to coeliac disease
cosmosmagazine.com

A suspected killer eluded capture for 25 years. Then investigators got his aunt’s DNA.
washingtonpost.com

Did Henry VI have a sex coach in his marriage bed?
theguardian.com

Smartwatches Are Changing the Purpose of the EKG
theatlantic.com

The Enduring Mystery of the Martian ‘Blueberries’ Discovered by Opportunity Rover
gizmodo.com

Cemetery Guns And Coffin Torpedoes
amusingplanet.com

Landmarks in law: when female lawyers were declared ‘people’
theguardian.com

Sky Islands And Starry-Eyed Frogs: Breathtaking Photos Of Remote Ecosystems
npr.org

The Lost Art of Floating Logs Down the River
popularmechanics.com

New ‘astonishing’ tarantula has strange horn on its back
nationalgeographic.com

This 1920s Concept for a Drive-Through Grocery Store Completely Failed
paleofuture.gizmodo.com

Space Harpoon Successfully Snatches Floating Hunk of Space Junk
gizmodo.com

Jokers please: first human Mars mission may need onboard comedians
theguardian.com

Why Rembrandt’s The Night Watch is still a mystery
bbc.com

How to Get Close to a Black Hole
nautil.us

Hundreds of anti-witch marks found in Midlands cave
theguardian.com

What are the biggest threats to humanity?
bbc.com

Honeybees Enter Virtual Reality So Scientists Can Study Their Brains
the-scientist.com

Reality check: Can cat poop cause mental illness?
sciencemag.org

Archaeologists Dismantled a Maya Pyramid in Guatemala and Never Put It Back Together
atlasobscura.com

Microdosing reduces depression and mind wandering but increases neuroticism, according to first-of-its-kind study
psypost.org

Why Do Humans Hear So Well? You Can Thank the Tiny ‘Jell-O’ Violin Inside Your Ear
livescience.com

Chernobyl: The end of a three-decade experiment
bbc.com

Muons reveal the whopping voltages inside a thunderstorm
sciencenews.org

Ancient Earth’s Weakened Magnetic Field May Have Driven Mass Extinction
scientificamerican.com

Moon photos from the 1960s were developed in space—here’s how
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

Why America’s Northernmost City Is Having a Weird, Hot Winter
earther.gizmodo.com

How the US has hidden its empire
theguardian.com

Antarctica’s most extreme rescue mission
bbc.com

‘I Fell Under the Spell of NASA’s Most Notorious Thief’
theatlantic.com

Algorithmically generated images of human faces based on “deep learning” (refresh page for new image)
thispersondoesnotexist.com • Twitter thread

Photos From the Opportunity Rover’s Mission on Mars
nytimes.com

Images From Antarctica
theatlantic.com

Pompeii: Narcissus fresco uncovered by archaeologists
bbc.com

Two Satellites Almost Crashed. Here’s How They Dodged It
wired.com

‘This Land Is Meant Only for Saffron. Without It, It Means Nothing.’
eater.com

Step inside this massive cave labyrinth hidden under Borneo
nationalgeographic.com

Mysterious Quantum Rule Reconstructed From Scratch
quantamagazine.org

When Divorce Was Off the Table, English Couples Dissolved Their Marriages With Beer
atlasobscura.com

Video: Identical twins navigating life in South London with neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic disorder [11:24]
vimeo.com

Meet the Amateur Astronomers Hunting for Spy Satellites
supercluster.com

Marine Electric: The Wreck that Changed the Coast Guard Forever
maritime-executive.com

New Map of Dark Matter Spanning 10 Million Galaxies Hints at a Flaw in Our Physics
sciencealert.com

A prison nurse said her husband died in a fire. Then police discovered her relationship with a murderer.
washingtonpost.com

Inside the world of treehoppers, mini-marvels of the rainforest
nationalgeographic.com

Helle’s toilet: 12th-century three-person loo seat goes on display
theguardian.com