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How computing’s first ‘killer app’ changed everything
bbc.com • (see also)

India’s Monkeys Keep Killing People, so Scientists Are Trying Radical New Sterilization Strategies
gizmodo.com

Stronger than aluminum, a heavily altered wood cools passively
arstechnica.com

Troubled treasure
science.sciencemag.org

No, Night Owls Aren’t Doomed to Die Early
nytimes.com

What an Extinct Bird Re-Evolving Says About “Species”
nautil.us

A woman vanished 17 days ago hiking in a Maui forest. Then a search helicopter made a pass.
washingtonpost.com

Scientists spy on superbugs to see how they outsmart our antibiotics
latimes.com

The Day the National Guard Raided a Dorm in North Carolina
theatlantic.com

Anne Frank: the real story of the girl behind the diary
theguardian.com • Related

Engineer Unwittingly Trips Balls On LSD From The ’60s While Repairing Iconic Synth
theconcourse.deadspin.com

Prospecting for gold by looking for it in leaves has finally proved itself commercially in Australia
economist.com

Hal Laning: The Man You Didn’t Know Saved Apollo 11
blogs.discovermagazine.com

In 2020, NASA Will Send Living Things to Deep Space for First Time Since Apollo
space.com

‘Phenomenal’ 2,300-year-old bark shield found in Leicestershire
theguardian.com

Unsung Heros of WWII: The All-Female WASP Squad
messynessychic.com

Have nuclear weapons helped to maintain global peace?
historyextra.com

The Shoe Fitting Machines That Blasted You With Radiation
amusingplanet.com • (see also)

Why It’s So Hard to Predict Where a Tornado Will Strike
wired.com

Dollar stores moving to pull dangerous plastics from shelves
nationalgeographic.com

Watery ancient Venus could have been rendered uninhabitable by its own oceans
newatlas.com

Near-Sighted Kids of Martian Colonists Could Find Sex With Earth-Humans Deadly
inverse.com

Why scientists are putting a telescope on the bottom of the ocean
astronomy.com

Water stays in the pipes longer in shrinking cities – a challenge for public health
theconversation.com

The human brain can’t contend with the vastness of online shopping
theatlantic.com

Yes, This Photo from Everest Is Real
outsideonline.com

Astronomers Spy Three Comets Circling a Nearby Star
gizmodo.com

Superconductivity near room temperature
nature.com

Plankton Haven’t Been the Same Since the Industrial Revolution
smithsonianmag.com

The personal trauma that lies behind Edvard Munch’s unnerving art
1843magazine.com

When a Fatal Grizzly Mauling Goes Viral
outsideonline.com

On the arsonist’s trail: inside Australia’s worst bushfire catastrophe
theguardian.com

Image: Boulders on Bennu
apod.nasa.gov

Equifax Is Finally Getting Kicked in the Money Bags Due to Its Disastrous 2017 Hack
gizmodo.com

Life amid an Ebola outbreak: Combating mistrust—and saving lives
nationalgeographic.com

Photos: Deadly Post-election Riots in Indonesia
theatlantic.com

The Tiny Fish That Break a Fundamental Rule of Vertebrate Life
theatlantic.com

Fifty children saved as international paedophile ring busted
bbc.com

The Bitter Life Of A Shattered Jockey: A Mostly True Story
deadspin.com • (see also)

The Wealth Detective Who Finds the Hidden Money of the Super Rich
bloomberg.com

Video filmed at four trillion frames per second captures light in a flash
nature.com

Multiple former ice caps buried under Mars’s north polar ice
news.agu.org

How Your Brain Perceives Magicians Cutting Their Assistants in Half
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Inside The Lost Jehovah’s Witnesses Tunnels Under Brooklyn Heights
gothamist.com • (see also)

How Does a Chimpanzee Eat a Tortoise? By Smashing It Like a Coconut
gizmodo.com

“Once-In-A-Hundred Year” Sightings of Bamboo Blossoms Reported In Japan
grapee.jp

How Archivists Saved Damaged WWII Film for ‘The Cold Blue’
popularmechanics.com

A trail of toxicity: the US military bases making people sick
theguardian.com

There’s Evidence on How to Raise Children, but Are Parents Listening?
nytimes.com

It’s Getting Way Too Easy to Create Fake Videos of People’s Faces
vice.com

What Keeps Hollywood’s Oldest Restaurant Running
theatlantic.com

The science of sex: what happens to our bodies when we’re aroused?
theguardian.com

The curse of genius
1843magazine.com • (see also)

Carefully, Japan Reconsiders the Trash Can
citylab.com

Can We Revive Empathy in Our Selfish World?
nautil.us

Curving the Universe
aeon.co

How Geometry, Data and Neighbors Predict Your Favorite Movies
quantamagazine.org

The story of a migrant spy
bbc.co.uk

Canadian scientists figure out how to preserve vaccines without refrigeration — a potential public-health game changer
nationalpost.com

Rogue ozone-destroying emissions traced to northeastern China
sciencemag.org