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‘Popular’ Kids Aren’t That Special
theatlantic.com

Study: many of the “oldest” people in the world may not be as old as we think
vox.com

Mystery solved? Why cats eat grass
sciencemag.org

Chernobyl’s ‘Sarcophagus’ Is Being Taken down Due to Fear of Collapse
interestingengineering.com

Two planets orbiting Teegarden’s star described as most earthlike found yet
phys.org

Did dark matter arise before the Big Bang?
newatlas.com

In the Ethiopian Mountains, Ancient Humans Were Living the High Life
nytimes.com

A protein in your brain behaves like a virus, infecting your cells with memories
massivesci.com

We’ve finally gotten a look at the microbe that might have been our ancestor
arstechnica.com

The life of a white-hat hacker
vox.com

Has this scientist finally found the fountain of youth?
technologyreview.com

The Non-Weirdness of Negative Interest Rates
bloomberg.com

Can we trust our own eyes? Motivated perception, explained.
vox.com

$13,000 NES cartridge found at the bottom of a Safeway sack
arstechnica.com

Claws out on Japan’s ‘cat island’ as foul play feared in spate of deaths
theguardian.com

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Stumbles Upon a Strangely Complicated Martian Rock
gizmodo.com

The U.S. Army Plans To Field the Most Powerful Laser Weapon Yet
popularmechanics.com

Jakarta’s Rooftop Villages
amusingplanet.com

In 1845 explorers sought the Northwest Passage—then vanished
nationalgeographic.com

Honoring Stalin: The Comeback of a Soviet Dictator
spiegel.de

How many more did Manson family kill? LAPD investigating 12 unsolved murders
latimes.com

For those who were there, Woodstock was a weekend like no other
nationalgeographic.com

The Schoolteacher and the Genocide
nytimes.com

Economic bubbles are irrational, but we can understand them
aeon.co

A Meteor Just Exploded On Jupiter, And A Photographer Actually Caught It On Video
sciencealert.com

The Oil Giants Might Finally Pay for Pulling the Biggest Hoax of All
esquire.com

This Top-Secret Investigator Infiltrates Hate Groups Online
cosmopolitan.com

Staring down seagulls can stop them stealing your chips
newscientist.com

These caterpillars can camouflage themselves, even when blindfolded
sciencemag.org

Volcanoes blow smoke rings. Now we know how they do it.
nationalgeographic.com

The Almost Unsolvable Harry Winston Diamond Heists
vanityfair.com

Galaxy hunters spot hidden giants in the early universe
sciencemag.org

Solving crime with blood and maths
cosmosmagazine.com

Why people with celiac disease suffer so soon after eating gluten
sciencenews.org

“Qutrit” Experiments Are a First in Quantum Teleportation
scientificamerican.com

Witnessing the Birth of a Crater Lake Where Lava Just Flowed
nytimes.com

Moonquakes tumble boulders, build lunar scarps
blogs.agu.org

Video: Why “No Problem” Can Seem Rude: Phatic Expressions
youtube.com

Dead planets can ‘broadcast’ for up to a billion years
phys.org • (see also)

Scientist Says Bread He Baked From 4,500 Year-Old Yeast Is Delicious
vice.com

The Science Behind Your Inexplicable Food Cravings
blogs.discovermagazine.com

How Mosquitoes Changed Everything
newyorker.com

The Weird, Dark History of 8chan
wired.com

LightSail 2, Pushed by Sunlight, Raises Its Orbit by 10,500 Feet in Just Two Weeks
gizmodo.com

The Army’s Message to Returning World War I Troops? Behave Yourselves
nytimes.com • (see also)

He was shot while driving home from vacation. The trail went cold, until a couple realized they were the target.
washingtonpost.com

This toddler-size parrot was a prehistoric oddity
nationalgeographic.com

A man who went to the hospital for a routine bladder procedure was “mistakenly circumcised”
bbc.com

The ‘warspeak’ permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches
theconversation.com

“Clock-like” Neurons Discovered At Last?
blogs.discovermagazine.com

A Submarine Goes Under a Failing Glacier to Gauge Rising Seas
wired.com

Oil built Saudi Arabia – will a lack of water destroy it?
theguardian.com

Gallery: The aphrodisiac apothecary
wellcomecollection.org

You have more in common with a psychopath than you realise
aeon.co

This ‘pretender princess’ tried to steal Catherine the Great’s throne
nationalgeographic.com

Docs Show Navy Got ‘UFO’ Patent Granted By Warning Of Similar Chinese Tech Advances
thedrive.com

‘They are together, they are equal’: the agonising choice facing father of conjoined twins
theguardian.com

Space travel might fry your brain, causing permanent learning and memory problems
theconversation.com

Why we like what we like: A scientist’s surprising findings
nationalgeographic.com

Study: Children notice everything
news.osu.edu