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NASA proves its space helicopter can fly on Mars
engadget.com

On this day in 1951 a pipe bomb exploded in Grand Central Terminal. It was merely the first of many.
damninteresting.com

A Magician Explains Why We See What’s Not There
nautil.us

Seven ways the world is not designed for women
bbc.com

The Day the Dinosaurs Died
newyorker.com

Plagiarism, ‘book-stuffing’, clickfarms … the rotten side of self-publishing
theguardian.com • (see also)

Casino Screwup Royale: A tale of “ethical hacking” gone awry
arstechnica.com

To seize power in Spain, Queen Isabella had to play it smart
nationalgeographic.com

Canadian film made in language spoken by just 20 people in the world
theguardian.com

The Plague Killing Frogs Everywhere Is Far Worse Than Scientists Thought
nytimes.com

How the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings turned baseball into a national sensation
theconversation.com

How mosquitoes smell human sweat (and new ways to stop them)
phys.org

The surprising (and Long) story of the first use of ether in surgery
theconversation.com

Study: Rivers raged on Mars late into its history
news.uchicago.edu

‘Why Don’t You Want Kids?’ ‘Because Apocalypse!’
wired.com

A study of ethicists finds they’re no more ethical than the rest of us
qz.com

Teenage psychotic experiences more common in areas with high air pollution
kcl.ac.uk

The ‘justifiable paranoia’ of Igor Gouzenko’s life in hiding
cbc.ca

‘Metallic wood’ at Penn is as strong as titanium but lighter than water
philly.com

40 Years After A Partial Nuclear Meltdown, A New Push To Keep Three Mile Island Open
npr.org

How Big Tobacco uses Big Tech to hook new smokers
fastcompany.com

Garfield phones beach mystery finally solved after 35 years
bbc.com

The Cult of Homework
theatlantic.com

‘Like another planet’: Malham salt cave is world’s longest, say researchers
theguardian.com

Can AI Be a Fair Judge in Court? Estonia Thinks So
wired.com

Mistakes, we’ve drawn a few: Learning from our errors in data visualisation
medium.economist.com

His family didn’t think it was valuable. It’s a pearl worth up to $90M.
cbc.ca

Mission to Europa Gets New Instrument to Look for Signs of Habitability
scientificamerican.com

Bangladesh mother discovers twins in second uterus days after giving birth
theguardian.com

‘Swat the Kaiser’ and Sprinting in Combat Boots: The History of Army Physical Fitness
nytimes.com

Can we stop robots outsmarting humanity?
theguardian.com

The Tiny Poisonous Toads Taking Over Florida Yards
theatlantic.com

Scientists find genetic mutation that makes woman feel no pain
theguardian.com

What to Do When the Russian Government Wants to Blackmail You
theatlantic.com

How America’s Biggest Theater Chains Are Exploiting Their Janitors
variety.com

Inmates deemed ‘dead’ using century-old law in Rhode Island
thestar.com

Exoplanet observations reveal unexpected atmosphere
cosmosmagazine.com

Experiment: Some organisms that exist on Earth can survive even under Martian conditions
dlr.de

A Male Birth Control Pill Passed Safety Tests — Here’s How It Works
livescience.com

Researchers estimate it takes approximately 1.5 megabytes of data to store language information in the brain
medicalxpress.com

Emergency declared in NY over measles, unvaccinated barred from public spaces
arstechnica.com

‘Space Butterfly’ Is Home to Hundreds of Baby Stars
jpl.nasa.gov

What Termites Can Teach Us About Cooling Our Buildings
nytimes.com

The Untold History of Lynching in the American West
daily.jstor.org

Why America Wants to Send Astronauts to the Moon’s South Pole
wired.com

Why the USDA Hired Artists to Paint Thousands of Fruits
atlasobscura.com

A Friendship Turned to Rivalry. A Feud That Changed the New York Skyline.
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

This city bans cars every Sunday—and people love it
nationalgeographic.com

The drugs don’t work: what happens after antibiotics?
theguardian.com

Airbnb Has a Hidden-Camera Problem
theatlantic.com

He won the lottery 14 times using math. But his biggest jackpot still came down to luck.
washingtonpost.com • (see also)

EU aims to put speed limit technology on cars
apnews.com

Dog Suicide Bridge’: Why Do So Many Pets Keep Leaping Into a Scottish Gorge?
nytimes.com

The Original Sin of NASA Space Suits
theatlantic.com

Entebbe pilot Michel Bacos who stayed with hostages dies
bbc.com

Belief in aliens could be America’s next religion
theoutline.com

How Annoyed Hollywood Concertgoers Sparked The Idea For Freeway Soundwalls
laist.com

India shoots down satellite, declares itself a space power
washingtonpost.com

This is the World’s First Trans Supermodel that Didn’t Get Her Moment
messynessychic.com

Are we close to solving the puzzle of consciousness?
bbc.com