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Sandy Fawkes: The Reporter and The Serial Killer
crimereads.com

A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy
nytimes.com

Close calls: when American presidents diced with death
theguardian.com

DNA appears to show this Revolutionary War general was a woman or intersex
msn.com

Mummified mice found in ‘beautiful, colourful’ Egyptian tomb
theguardian.com

The Army Thought He Was Faking His Health Issues. Turns Out He Had Chronic Lead Poisoning.
nytimes.com • (see also)

The origin of “Even a Stopped Clock Is Right Twice a Day”
quoteinvestigator.com

Here’s why NASA’s audacious return to the Moon just might work
arstechnica.com

Inside Scientology’s Secret Propaganda Museum Blaming 9/11 and the Holocaust on Psychiatry
thedailybeast.com

Don’t believe your ears: ‘enhancing’ forensic audio can mislead juries in criminal trials
theconversation.com

Declassified U-2 spy plane photos are a boon for aerial archaeology
sciencemag.org

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes 2nd Daring Flyby of the Sun
space.com

The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.
propublica.org

She Survived a Slave Ship, the Civil War and the Depression. Her Name Was Redoshi.
nytimes.com

Here’s the real reason why Terracotta Army weapons are so well-preserved
arstechnica.com

Chernobyl’s disastrous cover-up is a warning for the next nuclear age
theguardian.com

Curiosity Captured Two Solar Eclipses on Mars
jpl.nasa.gov

Japanese spacecraft ‘bombs’ asteroid in scientific mission
theguardian.com

The Weird Machine That Measured Radio Audiences in the ’30s and ’40s
paleofuture.gizmodo.com • (see also)

What To Do If You Encounter A Visitor From Another Universe
forbes.com

Die, robocalls, die: A how-to guide to stop spammers and exact revenge
washingtonpost.com

Scientists Think They’ve Found a Dead Planetary Core Orbiting a Dead Star
popularmechanics.com

Teen says he is missing boy who escaped from kidnappers
theguardian.com • Update: Nevermind

Like Dogs, Gulf Toadfish Talk with Their Pee
hakaimagazine.com • (see also)

Gallery: The Strange Beauty of Salt Mines
theatlantic.com • (see also)

The Shifting Sands of Phobos
cosmos.isas.jaxa.jp

Inside the Case of a Murderous LAPD Detective That Could Bring Down the Whole Department
melmagazine.com

Sister Mary Kenneth Keller (PhD, 1965): The first PhD in computer science in the US
cs.wisc.edu

The Science Behind Detecting Art Fakes
interestingengineering.com

Nature’s skyscrapers: X-ray imaging reveals the secrets of termite mounds
arstechnica.com

What Happens When a Jury Grapples With Perplexing Science
wired.com

Boys trapped in Thai cave were drugged for risky rescue dives
latimes.com

Ancient four-legged whale from Peru walked on land, swam in sea
reuters.com

How China Turned a City Into a Prison [click Start on the right to begin]
nytimes.com

Even Viruses Can Get Infected With Other Viruses
theatlantic.com

A Russian defense ministry report claims its elite soldiers can crash computers with their minds and read documents inside a safe after mastering telepathy from dolphins
businessinsider.com

Charges dropped in 2015 Texas biker brawl that left nine dead
bbc.com

Researchers claim domestic cats can pick out their name in string of words
theguardian.com

Heaven or High Water – How real estate agents in Miami talk about climate change
popula.com

The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain.
nytimes.com

The Cold War-era drink that rivals cola
bbc.com

Stunning 10-Foot Statue of Roman Emperor Found Under Ancient Fountain in Turkey
gizmodo.com

Is consciousness a battle between your beliefs and perceptions?
aeon.co

Bacteria can be coaxed into making the toughest kind of spider silk
sciencenews.org

Astronomers Observe Doughnut-Shaped Torus Surrounding Black Hole
scitechdaily.com

Scientists discover first organism with chlorophyll genes that doesn’t photosynthesize
phys.org

“Toffee Planets” Hint at Earth’s Cosmic Rarity
scientificamerican.com

Scientists Thought They Had Measles Cornered. They Were Wrong.
nytimes.com

Voder: The World’s First Talking Machine
amusingplanet.com

The Body Pullers of Syria
wired.com

Last time CO2 levels were this high, there were trees at the South Pole
theguardian.com

Giant water bugs eat turtles, ducklings, and even snakes
nationalgeographic.com

‘Molecular surgery’ reshapes living tissue with electricity but no incisions
phys.org

“People outside this community know about us because of one moment in time.”
columbine.5280.com

Bald Eagles, Symbol of America, Are Dumping Trash on the Seattle Suburbs
nytimes.com

For months, she fell ill at work. Then, police say, she watched video of a co-worker spiking her drink.
washingtonpost.com

Dammed to Fail
texasobserver.org

Study: People With Greater Intellectual Humility Have Superior General Knowledge
digest.bps.org.uk • (see also)

A judge in Brazil has ordered identical twin brothers to both pay child support after paternity could not be established
bbc.com • More info

Cryptography That Can’t Be Hacked
quantamagazine.org