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NASA Administrator Says Pluto Is Still a Planet, And Things Are Getting Heated
sciencealert.com • (Previously)

Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not Help
nytimes.com

The spy in your wallet: Credit cards have a privacy problem
washingtonpost.com

On luck, love, and lust in Las Vegas
theparisreview.org

NotPetya Ushered In a New Era of Malware
vice.com

The Robot Ship Set to Cross the Atlantic and Change the World
thedailybeast.com

Locals Warned That ‘Malfunction’ During Test at SpaceX Facility Could Shatter Windows
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Why People Keep Falling for Viral Hoaxes
wired.com

Boeing’s Crashes Expose Systemic Failings
spiegel.de

The Message of Measles
newyorker.com

The Complex Economics of Medieval Convents
daily.jstor.org

A Blinding History of the Laser Pointer
melmagazine.com

Why nuking hurricanes is a bad idea
bbc.com

Klinefelter syndrome: many men have an extra X chromosome – but it is rarely diagnosed
theguardian.com

The Vandals sacked Rome, but do they deserve their reputation?
nationalgeographic.com

Disappearing act: Device vanishes on command after military missions
phys.org

On this day in 1980 a mysterious device and a threatening letter appeared in Harvey’s casino in Lake Tahoe
damninteresting.com

Emojis are increasingly coming up in court cases. Judges are struggling with how to interpret them
edition.cnn.com

A colossal new planet was discovered by astronomers. It’s roughly 10 times Jupiter’s mass and orbits a very young star
businessinsider.com

Chinese Firm Wants to Give Cloned Pets the Original’s “Memories”
futurism.com

440 Years Old And Filled With Footprints, These Aren’t Your Everyday Maps
npr.org

For months, he lingered in a purgatory between wakefulness and nothingness
latimes.com

Author Josh Levin is the latest to detail plagiarism of his work by The Dollop podcast
twitter.com • Context

What Was It Like to Be an Executioner in the Middle Ages?
livescience.com • (see also)

Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Live in This Perfect Place?
nytimes.com

The Space Between Galaxies Isn’t Empty
theatlantic.com

Douglas Adams was right – knowledge without understanding is meaningless
theguardian.com

On this day in 1786 Parmentier changed Europe by giving flowers to the king and queen of France
damninteresting.com

The Russian spy who posed as a Canadian for more than 20 years
theguardian.com

Could a hurricane lash Los Angeles? 80 years ago, this deadly storm came close
latimes.com

Aaron Burr — villain of ‘Hamilton’ — had a secret family of color, new research shows
washingtonpost.com

The chemistry behind how you make a record-breaking giant soap bubble
technologyreview.com

The Blood of the Crab
popularmechanics.com

A Mathematical Model Unlocks the Secrets of Vision
quantamagazine.org

How slavery flourished in the United States
nationalgeographic.com

When the Public Feared That Library Books Could Spread Deadly Diseases
smithsonianmag.com

How to become a great impostor
theconversation.com

Physicists discover hidden text in what was thought to be blank Egyptian papyri
arstechnica.com

Microbial Life Discovered 2.4 Km Deep in Canadian Mine
the-scientist.com

Researchers produce first-ever videos of chemical synthesis at atomic resolution
phys.org

Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Moved
forbes.com

Dying for a new body: why so many deaths from plastic surgery tourism?
theguardian.com

How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space
nytimes.com

Caviar was a free bar snack
delanceyplace.com • (see also)

Scientists Saw an ‘Energetic Eruption’ Under Jupiter’s Clouds for the First Time
vice.com

Why we need to get back to Venus
theconversation.com

Quantum radar has been demonstrated for the first time
technologyreview.com

Hubble Captures Dynamic Dying Star
nasa.gov

Fishing With Sulphuric Fire
amusingplanet.com

Seattle Has Figured Out How to End the War on Drugs
nytimes.com

Amelia Earhart search crew shares personal theories on her disappearance
nationalgeographic.com

The New Treasures of Pompeii
smithsonianmag.com

The physics professor who says online extremists act like curdled milk
theguardian.com

Record-breaking lightning as long as Kansas spotted
nationalgeographic.com

Goldilocks Meteors Carved into Cones
eos.org

A millipede walking with a long shadow (short video, no audio)
damninteresting.com

Tiny robot finds an asteroid that’s freakishly free of dust
arstechnica.com

30 Years Ago: Voyager 2’s Historic Neptune Flyby
jpl.nasa.gov • (see also)

Three New Exoplanets Have Been Discovered Around a Nearby Star
blogs.discovermagazine.com

Traces of new dark matter candidate could be found in crystals deep inside the Earth
newatlas.com