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Rapid DNA analysis helps diagnose mystery diseases
theconversation.com

More and more evidence suggests that nature does something essential for our mental health
outsideonline.com

Star Trek on Mars: NASA spots Starfleet logo in dune footprint
cnet.com

Astrophysicist announces her discovery that could rewrite story of how galaxies die
eurekalert.org

Most Comprehensive Review To Date Finds The Average Person’s Reading Speed Is Slower Than Previously Thought
digest.bps.org.uk

Here’s why people can’t stop calling Jeremy Hunt the C-word
wired.co.uk

When American Suffragists Tried to ‘Wear the Pants’
theatlantic.com

When Pepsi was swapped for Soviet warships
bbc.com

The Curse of the Ship of Gold
narratively.com

Why We Keep Playing the Lottery
nautil.us

The Grand Schemes of the Petty Grifter
gq.com

The Neanderthal Throat—Did Neanderthals Speak?
sapiens.org

Can Kidnapping a Giant Iceberg from Antarctica Solve Cape Town’s Water Crisis?
livescience.com • (see also)

‘We Read 150 Privacy Policies. They Were an Incomprehensible Disaster.’
nytimes.com • (see also)

Study raises concern for sun ‘superflare’
cosmosmagazine.com • (see also)

Extra fingers, often seen as useless, can offer major dexterity advantages
sciencenews.org

Watch a Raging Forest Fire Surround You in 360 Degrees
scientificamerican.com • (see also)

NASA’s Mars 2020 Will Blaze a Trail – for Humans
jpl.nasa.gov • (see also)

Out of Their Eggs, Into the Sky: How Baby Pterosaurs May Have Taken Flight
nytimes.com

Bacterial Complexity Revises Ideas About ‘Which Came First?’
quantamagazine.org

Stephen Hawking Was Right: Black Holes Can Evaporate, Weird New Study Shows
livescience.com

Mystery of why arteries harden may have been solved, say scientists
theguardian.com

Cyclone, hurricane, typhoon: What’s the difference?
news.nationalgeographic.com

Potent, Lethal Pufferfish Poison Has Unexpected Role in Relieving Pain
inverse.com

The Twisted Tale Behind a $450 Million Missing Da Vinci Masterpiece
thedailybeast.com

Artificial islands older than Stonehenge stump scientists
nationalgeographic.com

The Top Secret Cold War Project That Pulled Climate Science From the Ice
wired.com

Scientists found these old photographs contain metallic nanoparticles
arstechnica.com • (see also)

The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also a huge carbon emitter
theconversation.com

High-altitude drone captures rare view of Mount Everest
nationalgeographic.com

The Invisible Victims
marieclaire.com

A ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Destroyed This Incredible Bronze Age Settlement a Year After It Was Built
gizmodo.com

‘This is not a “what if” story’: Tokyo braces for the earthquake of a century
theguardian.com

The True Price of Privatizing Space Travel
theatlantic.com

New study dramatically narrows the search for advanced life in the universe
phys.org • (see also)

The surprising benefits of talking to strangers
bbc.com

Mary Hallock Greenewalt received 11 patents for her “color organ,” an early form of synthesizer
topic.com

Telescope designed to study mysterious dark energy keeps Russia’s space science hopes alive
sciencemag.org

Scots running amok
aeon.co

In Search of Life’s Beginnings
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Female nurse who played crucial role in IVF ignored on plaque
theguardian.com

The Amazing Eyes of the Archerfish
daily.jstor.org

The Ancient Mesopotamian Tablet as Cookbook
laphamsquarterly.org

The French Town on the Edge of a Giant Hole
messynessychic.com

Why do bats have such bizarrely long lifespans?
arstechnica.com

New Space Telescopes Could Look Like Giant Beach Balls
wired.com

America’s ISIS Members Are Coming Home
newyorker.com

Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant
nytimes.com

How to build something that lasts 10,000 years
bbc.com

Money was not enough for Crassus, the richest man in Rome
nationalgeographic.com

It looked like a simple domestic murder. Then police learned about the alien reptile cult.
washingtonpost.com

The Golden State Killer suspect became part of their family – and slowly revealed his violent side
latimes.com

When the World’s Most Famous Mystery Writer Vanished
nytimes.com

People Who Pay People to Kill People
theatlantic.com

Plant extinction ‘bad news for all species’
bbc.com

Africa’s Lost Kingdoms
nybooks.com

Kim Jong Un’s Half Brother Kim Jong Nam, Killed With VX Nerve Agent, Was Reportedly CIA Informant
gizmodo.com

Can You Unwrinkle A Raisin?
fivethirtyeight.com

Snoopy lunar module from 1969 Apollo 10 mission may have been found
news.sky.com

Research group finds way to turn plastic waste products into jet fuel
phys.org