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Why don’t evergreens change color and drop their leaves every fall?
theconversation.com

The lost river: Mexicans fight for mighty waterway taken by the US
theguardian.com

Would An Alien Civilization Classify Earth As An ‘Interesting’ Planet?
forbes.com

When do the clocks change around the world? And why?
theguardian.com

This bizarre primate has a newly discovered digit
nationalgeographic.com

The Two Mughal Princes Who Stood in the Way of the British East India Company
lithub.com

A Nun’s 450-Year-Old ‘Last Supper’ Makes Its Museum Debut in Florence
atlasobscura.com

For The First Time Ever, Scientists Discover Fractal Patterns in a Quantum Material
sciencealert.com

Why It’s So Hard to Make a Better Baby Formula
blogs.discovermagazine.com

A British actor left Hollywood to fight ISIS. Now he’s marooned in Belize. It’s quite a story.
washingtonpost.com

Antibiotics Are Getting into Everything
daily.jstor.org

Bayan Obo: The Chinese Mine That Makes All Gadgets Possible
amusingplanet.com

Road built by biblical villain uncovered in Jerusalem
nationalgeographic.com

The miraculous journey of a captive-bred hermit crab
theoutline.com

Doubting death: how our brains shield us from mortal truth
theguardian.com

The Not-Com Bubble Is Popping
theatlantic.com

A brief history of theater fires in New York City—and the regulations that helped people escape them
laphamsquarterly.org • (see also)

Does Io Have a Magma Ocean?
eos.org

The $68,000 Fish: The future of salmon in the Pacific Northwest
harpers.org

Dark Matter’s Biggest Problem Might Simply Be A Numerical Error
forbes.com

Murder in Paradise: The Tale of the Baroness and the Bohemians
lithub.com

Why Neanderthals Could Outsprint Humans
realclearscience.com

‘Miracle of the dancing sun’ may be a meteorological event
theguardian.com

Why Harriet Tubman risked it all for enslaved Americans
nationalgeographic.com

Canadian breakthrough that became the world’s most expensive drug, then vanished, gets second chance
cbc.ca

The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History
wired.com

‘As the ancient Egyptians left them’: Archaeologists uncover more than 20 sealed coffins
cnn.com

All plastic waste could be recycled into new plastic
chalmers.se

Hubble reveals that galaxies without dark matter really exist
astronomy.com

The True Story of the Genetically Modified Superfood That Almost Saved Millions
foreignpolicy.com

New stable form of plutonium discovered
phys.org

The World’s Largest Geode Formed When the Mediterranean Sea Disappeared, New Study Reveals
livescience.com

Molecules in Blood Spike Hours before Seizures
scientificamerican.com

FAA says Boeing withheld worrying messages on 737 MAX jet
dw.com

Building China’s Comac C919 airplane involved a lot of hacking, report says
zdnet.com • (see also)

How Arson Became A Capital Crime
crimereads.com • (see also)

The internet threatened to speed up the death of endangered languages. Could it save them instead?
cnn.com

San Francisco’s Busiest Street Is Going Car-Free
citylab.com

Technology exposed Syrian war crimes over and over. Was it for nothing?
technologyreview.com

From 440 to 25,000: One Humpback Whale Population’s Amazing Recovery
blogs.discovermagazine.com

A major California fault has begun moving for the first time on record
stripes.com

Why Does the U.S. Still Have So Many Lead Water Pipes?
realclearscience.com

Roman emperor Domitian’s feast of death
daily.jstor.org

First all-woman space walk puts spotlight on spacesuit design
nationalgeographic.com

60 years ago today Earthlings saw the first-ever photos of the far side of the moon
damninteresting.com

A Strange New Culprit Behind Eating Disorders
theatlantic.com • (see also)

The US nuclear forces’ Dr. Strangelove-era messaging system finally got rid of its floppy disks
c4isrnet.com • (see also)

Do we possess our possessions or do they possess us?
aeon.co

Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Ex-CIA Officer Reveals How Eateries Are Key To Spycraft
npr.org

Visitors from deep space are buzzing our solar system. The race is on to explore them.
nbcnews.com

New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics
sciencemag.org

How a Band of Surfer Dudes Pulled Off the Biggest Jewel Heist in N.Y. History
nytimes.com

Former Nazi concentration camp guard on trial in Hamburg
dw.com • (see also)

Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air-condition the outdoors
washingtonpost.com

Skeleton unearthed beneath California peak
sfgate.com

A Very Reflective Look at Doppelgängers
melmagazine.com

Bitcoin surveillance helped feds take down a massive child abuse site
technologyreview.com

How the Little Ice Age ushered in the modern world
laphamsquarterly.org • (see also)

Plant ‘takes’ botanical world’s first selfie in London Zoo experiment
bbc.com

Ancient Assyrian Tablets Seem to Contain References to a Massive Solar Storm
gizmodo.com