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Laser of sound promises to measure extremely tiny phenomena
theconversation.com

Chinese rover finds strange rocks that may come from deep inside the moon
nationalgeographic.com

When Soviets Tried to Eradicate the Plague
theatlantic.com

International cyber-crime gang busted
bbc.com

Scientists create mind-controlled hearing aid
theguardian.com

Disney World’s Literal Nuclear Option, Explained
citylab.com

Science, Sensationalism, and the Lessons of ‘Insectageddon’
undark.org

Was It an Invisible Attack on U.S. Diplomats, or Something Stranger?
nytimes.com

Are we any closer to learning what sparks lightning?
aeon.co

Who killed the prime minister? The unsolved murder that still haunts Sweden
theguardian.com

No, someone hasn’t cracked the code of the mysterious Voynich manuscript
arstechnica.com • More info

A mystery illness killed a boy in 1969. Years later, doctors learned what it was: AIDS.
washingtonpost.com

Beresheet Crash Site Spotted
lroc.sese.asu.edu

Video: ‘Serial Killers Are a Uniquely American Phenomenon’
theatlantic.com

‘Wood wide web’—the underground network of microbes that connects trees—mapped for first time
sciencemag.org

Definition of kilogram, amp, and kelvin set to change forever
cosmosmagazine.com

Peacock spiders’ superblack spots reflect just 0.5 percent of light
sciencenews.org

Why this insect fakes death to avoid sex
nationalgeographic.com

Humans Crawled Through a Cave 14,000 Years Ago. We Can Still See Their Perfectly Preserved Footprints.
livescience.com

The Concept of “Race” Is a Lie
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Something Strange Punched a Hole in the Milky Way. But What Exactly Is It?
livescience.com

From the Lunar Far Side, China’s Rover Reveals Moon’s Hidden Depths
scientificamerican.com • (see also)

Striking Down the Queen Won’t Save You From the Swarm
nytimes.com • (see also)

Cambridge scientists create world’s first living organism with fully redesigned DNA
theguardian.com

A Trove of ‘Lost’ New York City Crime Scene Photos, Unearthed After 82 Years
vulture.com

The Font Detectives
daily.jstor.org

Boredom in the mating market: Guppies demonstrate why it’s good to stand out
theconversation.com • (see also)

Arsenic-Breathing Microbes Found In The Open Ocean
forbes.com

Microsoft’s First Windows XP Patch in Years Is a Very Bad Sign
wired.com

Researchers develop viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam
news.wsu.edu

We’re just beginning to grasp the toll of the Islamic State’s archaeological looting in Syria
theconversation.com

Cars will change more in the next decade than they have in the past century
qz.com

A little-known parasite infects 300,000 people in the U.S.
nationalgeographic.com

Long-lost “tasty genes” could soon be spliced back into store-bought tomatoes
newatlas.com

Underground Photos From New York’s Seediest Years
vice.com

Another Yellowstone Geyser Has Just Rumbled To Life After Years Of Quiet
forbes.com • (see also)

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