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Why did we wait so long for the bicycle?
rootsofprogress.org

HIV’s genetic code, extracted from a nub of tissue, adds to evidence of virus’ emergence in humans a century ago
statnews.com

The Legend of Bingen’s Mouse Tower
amusingplanet.com

The U.S. Army Is Building a Smarter Land Mine
popularmechanics.com

Was Bitcoin Created by This International Drug Dealer? Maybe!
wired.com

Radiation Levels at the Marshall Islands Remain Disturbingly High
gizmodo.com • (see also)

The Murderer, the Writer, the Reckoning
nybooks.com

Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?
theconversation.com

Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That Never Happened.
nytimes.com

Photo: Neil Armstrong’s family watching Saturn V launch him to the Moon 50 years ago today
damninteresting.com

Do our pets ever really love us – or do they just stick around for the food?
theguardian.com

The Con Man Who Became a True-Crime Writer
theatlantic.com

Apollo 11 launch: Watch the most memorable moments from CBS News’ coverage [including the vintage ads]
cbsnews.com

A Visit with the Glacier Squad
hakaimagazine.com

Small horned dinosaur from China, a Triceratops relative, walked on two feet
penntoday.upenn.edu

The battle to separate Safa and Marwa
bbc.com

How to fight a war in space (and get away with it)
technologyreview.com

These scientists found 2,500 years of economic history frozen in ice
grist.org • (see also)

Eclipses make animals do strange things
earthsky.org

The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies
newyorker.com

The Secret World of Air Traffic Controllers
topic.com • (see also)

The habitability of Titan and its ocean
phys.org

Striped Maples Can Change Sex Repeatedly
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Is It Time to Play With Spaceships Again?
nytimes.com

Anorexia not just a psychiatric problem, scientists find
theguardian.com

We Have The First-Ever Images of Molecules Changing Their Charge State
sciencealert.com

How (Relatively) Simple Symmetries Underlie Our Expanding Universe
quantamagazine.org

Is It Okay to Laugh at Florida Man?
washingtonpost.com

What the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Taught Us
planetary.org

Rare Human-Sized Giant Jellyfish Caught On Camera
vice.com

Headed to Mars? Pack Some Aerogel—You Know, for Terraforming
wired.com

This is now the world’s largest volcano, geologists say
nationalgeographic.com

Explaining a Novel to Pakistani Intelligence
cjr.org

What Leonardo da Vinci Couldn’t Finish
nytimes.com

The real midlife crisis confronting many Americans
theconversation.com

New face of the Bank of England’s £50 note is revealed as Alan Turing
bbc.com

The women who win hundreds of sweepstakes per year
thehustle.co

An Epidemic of Disbelief
theatlantic.com

Three People Lived in This Village Until Two Were Murdered.
nytimes.com

Five stars or fake? How to beat fraudulent online reviews
theguardian.com

Interstellar Probe, a mission concept for NASA, aims to travel 93 billion miles past the sun
washingtonpost.com

Margaret Hamilton was in charge of the software for the 1969 Apollo moon landing
theguardian.com

Mysterious illness that paralyzes healthy kids prompts plea from CDC
arstechnica.com

How U.S. Tech Giants Are Helping to Build China’s Surveillance State
theintercept.com

Trash Talk: On Translating Garbage
theparisreview.org

Scientists unveil the first-ever image of quantum entanglement
phys.org

Scientists Are Genetically Engineering Plants to Fight Climate Change
vice.com

Urinary Tract Infections Affect Millions. The Cures Are Faltering.
nytimes.com

Neanderthals Were About as Right-Handed as Modern Humans
theatlantic.com

It’s Hard To Win At Poker Against An Opponent With No Tell
fivethirtyeight.com

AI made from a sheet of glass can recognise numbers just by looking
newscientist.com

First Moon landing was nearly a US–Soviet mission
nature.com

Gallery: UNESCO Adds 29 New World Heritage Sites to Its List of Landmarks
afar.com

Why Dogs Now Play a Big Role in Human Cancer Research
wired.com

Egypt Opens Ancient Pyramids for First Time Since 1960s
bloomberg.com

Brain implant restores partial vision to blind people
theguardian.com

Powerful X-ray telescope launches to map cosmos
bbc.com

Why New Zealanders Love DIY Coffins
theatlantic.com

Bats regurgitate nectar for their babies—a new discovery
nationalgeographic.com

Half a million people signed up to storm Area 51. What happens if they actually show up?
thestar.com