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The Surprising Reason Zebras Have Stripes
theatlantic.com • (see also)

Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property
nytimes.com

The Language of Your Love Life
daily.jstor.org

‘Our little brown rat’: first climate change-caused mammal extinction
smh.com.au

The Big Money: How Cherokee Teenagers Prepare for a Financial Windfall
topic.com

Scientists have discovered that grasses are able to short cut evolution by taking genes from their neighbours
sheffield.ac.uk

Should We Kill Off Disease-Causing Pests?
scientificamerican.com

The term “Miscegenation” was coined in an 1864 pamphlet by an anonymous author
daily.jstor.org

Hot, Small, or Couch, Why Potatoes Make Great Idioms
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

Earth’s atmosphere stretches out to the moon – and beyond
phys.org

Four-day week: trial finds lower stress and increased productivity
theguardian.com

Citizen scientist finds ancient white dwarf star with enigmatic dust rings
eurekalert.org

This New Optical Device Could One Day Detect Plant Life on Distant Alien Worlds
sciencealert.com

With the best air pressure sensor ever on Mars, scientists find a mystery
arstechnica.com

When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online
theatlantic.com

Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab
npr.org

Did Scientology Drive Kenneth Wayne Thompson to Commit Bloody Murder?
thedailybeast.com

Why microwaving grapes creates a dazzling plasma light show
cbc.ca

She was a maid at 9, wrote a hit song at 11 — and won a Grammy at 93
timeline.com

Why humans have evolved to drink milk
bbc.com

Grand Canyon visitors may have been exposed to radioactive material for two decades
qz.com

Some Yellowstone geysers are getting more active—but why?
nationalgeographic.com

Infusions of young blood not proven ‘safe or effective’, US government warns
theguardian.com

The Lab Discovering DNA in Old Books
theatlantic.com

Virgin of the Rocks: A subversive message hidden by Da Vinci
bbc.com

Flight reaches 801 mph as a furious jet stream packs record-breaking speeds
washingtonpost.com

Hudson Yards Is a Gilded City Straight Out of a Billionaire’s Fantasy
nymag.com

This supermassive black hole sends jets ricocheting through its galaxy
astronomy.com

New Squid Genome Shines Light on Symbiotic Evolution
quantamagazine.org

Can a robot pick a strawberry better, faster, and cheaper than a seasonal farmworker?
washingtonpost.com

First privately-funded spacecraft to journey to moon set for launch
telegraph.co.uk

Simulated space journeys to help keep the peace on manned trips to Mars
newatlas.com

Disturbingly Black Snow Has Blanketed Several Towns in Siberia
sciencealert.com

What Is the Great Blue Hole in Belize?
popularmechanics.com

A Different Kind of Theory of Everything
newyorker.com

Should Mental Disorders Have Names?
blogs.scientificamerican.com

New research suggests that the 80 two-ton blocks of Stonehenge were transported 230km over land
theguardian.com

Inside the Spittlebug’s Bubble Home
nytimes.com

Are we on the road to civilisation collapse?
bbc.com

The Herbal Supplement That Might Be a Deadly Drug
outsideonline.com

The True Story Behind an Iconic Vietnam War Photo Was Nearly Erased — Until Now
nytimes.com

How the world got hooked on palm oil
theguardian.com

This Simple Optical Illusion Could Actually Cause a Delay in Your Brain
sciencealert.com

Exotic spiraling electrons discovered by physicists
phys.org

The Devastating Allure of Medical Miracles
wired.com

An 81 megapixel composite photo of the moon (link to full version in the reddit comments)
reddit.com

Study blames YouTube for rise in number of Flat Earthers
theguardian.com

A Mother Learns the Identity of Her Child’s Grandmother. A Sperm Bank Threatens to Sue.
nytimes.com

Found: A 50-Year-Old Scientific Message, Stuffed in a Bottle
atlasobscura.com

Killer whales eat dolphins. So why are these dolphins tempting fate?
cbc.ca

Telling porkies: no, Peppa Pig is not giving American kids British accents
theguardian.com

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