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If There’s a Wormhole Hiding in Our Galaxy, Could We Really Find It?
livescience.com

A dishonest scrivener covertly changed the US Constitution’s impeachment clause
qz.com • (see also)

CERN precisely measures the mass of the Higgs boson
newatlas.com • (see also)

Are We Ready For a ‘Quantum Surprise’ From China?
newsweek.com

These Weirdo Stellar Corpses Have Creamy Centers Filled with Exotic Quantum Liquids
livescience.com

The devastating environmental impact of technological progress
wired.co.uk

U.S. Air Force experimental test spaceship lands after a record 780 days in orbit
techcrunch.com

The fight to keep the internet free and open for everyone
bbc.com

A Cybersecurity Firm’s Sharp Rise and Stunning Collapse
newyorker.com

TWA85: ‘The world’s longest and most spectacular hijacking’
bbc.com • (see also)

Student in Peru makes history by writing thesis in the Incas’ language
theguardian.com

New drug forces flu virus into ‘error catastrophe,’ overwhelming it with mutations
sciencemag.org

NASA confirms plans to send prospecting rover to the moon
spacenews.com

Minor Offenders Can Substitute Jail Time for an Art Class at the Brooklyn Museum
hyperallergic.com

German Investigators Say Argentine Nazi Finds Are Fakes
spiegel.de

Walking in Jack the Ripper’s Blood-Soaked Footprints
thedailybeast.com

Scientists Take Baby Steps Toward Extraterrestrial Babies
wired.com

China’s ‘Most Dangerous Profession’
theatlantic.com

Scientists may have found the root of anxiety, opening a door to treatment
inverse.com

The Importance of Cigarette Receipts in a Thirty-Two-Year-Old Murder Case
newyorker.com

Before Deadly Crashes, Boeing Pushed for Law That Undercut Oversight
nytimes.com

Fuhgeddaboutit! Sorry, But There Is No Brooklyn Accent
gothamist.com

The Real Nature of Thomas Edison’s Genius
newyorker.com

‘An indictment of South Africa’: whites-only town Orania is booming
theguardian.com

Who’s stealing Christopher Columbus letters from libraries around the world?
cbsnews.com

The legacy of Prohibition, 100 years later
cbsnews.com

Defying the Cosa Nostra: the man who accidentally bought a mafia stronghold
theguardian.com

Panic in Pakistani City After 900 Children Test Positive for H.I.V.
nytimes.com

Florida’s rare ghost orchids are getting cut off from water
nationalgeographic.com

Hesitant hitmen jailed over botched assassination in China
bbc.com

Why the Search for Dark Matter Depends on Ancient Shipwrecks
theatlantic.com

Facebook Axed Pro-Vaccine Ads, Let Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracies Slip Through
thedailybeast.com

“I have no desire to open up this man’s skull. I do it because I have to”
information.dk

The Universe Is Made of Tiny Bubbles Containing Mini-Universes, Scientists Say
vice.com

‘A one-woman crime spree’: Con woman charmed boxers, executives and manicurists
sfgate.com

Scientists confirm a new ‘magic number’ for neutrons
phys.org • (see also)

Video: Why all coal ever was made at the same time [6:38]
youtube.com

Strike a contrapposto pose to look more attractive, science says
theguardian.com

Predict science to improve science
sci-hub.tw

After This Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombies, Their Bodies Explode
nytimes.com • (see also)

How Much Inheritance Is Too Much?
theatlantic.com

The Planet Hunting Machine
altaonline.com

Russian nuclear scientist gets 3 years in prison for mining cryptocurrency at work
thenextweb.com

A new combination of DNA, metal, and light could revolutionize drug discovery
massivesci.com

Could Someone Actually Steal a U.S. Nuke?
popularmechanics.com

The Secret Battle Over Mona Lisa’s Prettier ‘Twin’
thedailybeast.com

On Discovering a Multimillion-Dollar Trove of Hitler’s Looted Art in a Berlin Apartment
lithub.com

First identification of a heavy element born from neutron star collision
eso.org

How to Sell Drugs and Influence Everyone on Instagram
bostonmagazine.com

Why do we think cats are unfriendly?
bbc.com

Decades of detailed weather reports pulled from old sailor’s logs
nationalgeographic.com

Earth’s rocks can absorb a shocking amount of carbon: here’s how
nationalgeographic.com

Here’s What China’s Yutu 2 Rover Found on the Far Side of the Moon
space.com

How Artificial Snow Was Invented
smithsonianmag.com

Drivers are killing pedestrians at the highest rate in almost 30 years
theverge.com

How the World’s First Floating Hotel ended up as a Doomed Wreck in North Korea
messynessychic.com • (see also)

Fresh Look at New Horizons Data Shows Pluto’s ‘Far Side’ in Unprecedented Detail
gizmodo.com

How steak became manly and salads became feminine
theconversation.com

NASA Wants to Send a Probe to the Hellish Surface of Venus
wired.com

Early Visions of Transhumanism Were… Wild
lithub.com