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Study reveals children near lead smelters are exposed to dangerous lead in the womb
theconversation.com • (see also)

‘One of the strangest cases’: A dead professor, a hot tub and a suicide baffle police
washingtonpost.com

Can CBD Really Do All That?
nytimes.com

From a forest to a swimming pool: 12 architects’ proposals to rebuild Notre Dame
nytize.com

Mireya’s Third Crossing
theatlantic.com

‘It would destroy it’: new international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage
theguardian.com

[Debunked claim]: Bristol academic cracks Voynich code, solving century-old mystery of medieval text
phys.org • Scratch that

The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world
bbc.com

Primal Fear: Can Monkeys Help Unlock the Secrets of Trauma?
nytimes.com

Life for this Bavarian princess was no fairy tale
nationalgeographic.com

How Upton Sinclair’s 1934 run for governor of California inspired a cult
laphamsquarterly.org

The trickster microbes that are shaking up the tree of life
nature.com

Your Brain Stops Time When You Blink
digest.bps.org.uk

How Feynman Diagrams Revolutionized Physics
quantamagazine.org

‘A little miracle’: Dutch statesman’s diary found 200 years after it was lost
theguardian.com

Making Playgrounds a Little More Dangerous
nytimes.com • (see also)

The Curious Life of Howard Hughes
interestingengineering.com

Tweaking one gene with CRISPR switched the way a snail shell spirals
sciencenews.org

Study suggests imprisonment does not deter future crime
phys.org

Simulating Evolution to Determine the Fastest Wing
scientificamerican.com • (see also)

Image: Animated weather map of an alien world (asteroid Bennu)
asteroidmission.org

Entrepreneurs are thriving along the West Texas “Death Highway”
qz.com

Is the brain parasite Toxoplasma manipulating your behavior, or is your immune system to blame?
theconversation.com • (see also)

The Curious History of Crap—Human, Animal, and Chemical
wired.com

Invasion of the stink bugs: how a tiny insect roils global communities
nationalgeographic.com

The director Stacy Title is paralyzed and cannot speak. But she is determined to make one final movie.
vulture.com

The complicated business of selling the NYPD logo
vox.com

Harassment Led to Murder on the Appalachian Trail
outsideonline.com

WhatsApp flaw let hackers install spyware on cellphones when people made or got calls
cbsnews.com

The Navy’s probe into sky penis
navytimes.com

Interactive: Going Critical
meltingasphalt.com

Neurofeedback can zap your fears — without you even knowing
aeon.co

How Salt Made Our IQs Go Up
saturdayeveningpost.com

Why Apollo 10 Stopped Just 47,000 Feet From the Moon
nytimes.com

The boy in the photo
bbc.co.uk

This ancient sea creature fossilized in tree resin. How’d that happen?
nationalgeographic.com

The Oldest-Surviving Porsche Will Probably Fetch $20 Million at Auction
roadandtrack.com

Atmospheric carbon dioxide hits the highest point in human existence
newatlas.com

A Truly Remarkable Spider
theatlantic.com

The Real Story of the Dutch Tulip Bubble Is Even More Fascinating Than the Myth You’ve Heard
barrons.com

A Cisco Router Bug Has Massive Global Implications
wired.com

‘We are not monkeys’: Inuit speak out about skin grafts done without consent in 1970s
cbc.ca

Beekeepers hit hard by thefts of hives
nationalgeographic.com

Death of a close friend ‘can impact health for years’
bbc.com

How we endured the McCarthy purges in US
bbc.com

Germany: 2 more bodies found in Passau crossbow deaths case
dw.com

The Art of Building Artificial Glaciers
newyorker.com

Here’s Why We Cannot Just ‘Nuke’ Hurricanes
forbes.com

This House Is Built to Stare Down a Hurricane
bloomberg.com

A Casino Card Shark’s First Time Getting Caught
narratively.com

Can We Live Longer but Stay Younger?
newyorker.com

Out of a Magic Math Function, One Solution to Rule Them All
quantamagazine.org

Hiroshima’s sands contain atomic bomb glass
cosmosmagazine.com • (see also)

NASA’s Voyager and Pioneer Probes Launched Decades Ago and Are Still Out There. Here’s Where They’ll End Up.
space.com • (see also)

Archaeologists Discovered a Hidden Chamber in Roman Emperor Nero’s Underground Palace
livescience.com

Protect solar system from mining ‘gold rush’, say scientists
theguardian.com

Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again. And It Will Never End.
nymag.com

The medical professor who beat the roulette table
thehustle.co • (see also)

The Ice Block Expedition of 1959
amusingplanet.com

The Squishy Robots That Could Save the World
popularmechanics.com