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Hubble Watches Interstellar Comet Borisov Speed Past the Sun
spacetelescope.org

The return to Venus and what it means for Earth
phys.org

The Dark Psychology of Social Networks
theatlantic.com

Report: The FAA was well aware of the fatal hazards with the Boeing 737 MAX before the Ethiopian Airlines crash
gizmodo.com • Related

Patients die as lawyers ransack Pakistan hospital
bbc.com

Life on Mars? Europe commits to groundbreaking mission to bring back rocks to Earth
theconversation.com

Why some economists are calling 401(k) plans a ‘disaster’
cnbc.com

Detectors, jammers and cyber-attackers: the rise of anti-drone tech
theguardian.com

Icebound: The climate-change secrets of 19th century ship’s logs
reuters.com

The Startling Secret of an Invincible Virus
theatlantic.com

Mystery illness that causes fever every few weeks finally identified
newscientist.com

Soupy Study: Minestrone Could Be A Secret Weapon Against Malaria
npr.org

Crows could be the smartest animal other than primates
bbc.com

If We Believe in Dark Matter, Why Not Extraterrestrial Life?
nautil.us

New article/episode by Erika Nesvold: Private Wojtek’s Right to Bear Arms
dam.mn

Thought extinct for 30 years, the starry night toad is rediscovered
nationalgeographic.com

On this day in 1937 the greyhounds at Romford Stadium had their first race against cheetahs
damninteresting.com

Would you eat less if foods told you how much exercise it takes to burn them off?
bgr.com

The prime minister and the murdered journalist: inside Malta, a nation on the brink
1843magazine.com

Mathematician Proves Huge Result on ‘Dangerous’ Problem
quantamagazine.org

The jokes always saved us: humour in the time of Stalin
aeon.co

The world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood now has its first houses
fastcompany.com

44,000-Year-Old Cave Painting Could Be the Earliest Known Depiction of Hunting
gizmodo.com

Impossibly Big Black Hole Was Probably Impossible After All
livescience.com

Miniature brains the size of a pea are sending out brainwaves for the first time
massivesci.com

Silicon Valley Is Listening to Your Most Intimate Moments
bloomberg.com

The Long Fight to Clean Up America’s Cold War Nuclear Waste
popularmechanics.com

Found: Bottles of Hair Dye From a Civil War Photography Studio
atlasobscura.com

‘We calculated emissions due to electricity loss on the power grid – globally, it’s a lot’
theconversation.com

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined in the 18th Century
lithub.com

The Great Moscow Bank Shakedown
bloomberg.com

The two-hundred-year search for botanical memory
laphamsquarterly.org

When Giant Airplanes Ruled the Sky
airspacemag.com

300 seconds on London Bridge
bbc.co.uk

NASA’s Treasure Map for Water Ice on Mars
jpl.nasa.gov

Is Earth Getting Bigger Over Time?
nytimes.com

This Is How Astronomers Know The Age Of The Universe (And You Can, Too)
forbes.com

The War That Continues to Shape Russia, 25 Years Later
nytimes.com

Man builds fake EU border and charges desperate people thousands to cross
independent.co.uk

The world’s supply of fresh water is in trouble as mountain ice vanishes
nationalgeographic.com

Burps in ‘Rick and Morty’ Are Paralingual Expressions of Emotion, Linguist Says
vice.com

Adventures in Narco-Tourism
crimereads.com

Amber Fossils Reveal Lice-Like Bugs Crawling in Dinosaur Feathers
gizmodo.com

Scientists Find a Weak Spot in Some Superbugs’ Defenses
wired.com

On this day in 1996 a professor published a groundbreaking paper on ‘evolvable’ computer hardware
damninteresting.com

A nanotube material conducts heat in just one direction
technologyreview.com

NASA unveils ‘the most powerful rocket ever built’
engadget.com

Scar of Bikini A-bomb test still visible
bbc.com

The Lie That Helped Build Nintendo
ign.com

Dummies in police uniforms ‘control’ city traffic
bbc.com

New Zealand helicopter pilot describes horror of volcano rescue
theguardian.com • More info

On the science of annoyance
nationalgeographic.com • (see also)

What’s creating thousands of craters off the California coast?
sciencemag.org

Why the Laws of Physics Are Inevitable
quantamagazine.org

How playing the drums changes the brain
neurosciencenews.com

Mark Starr’s family thought he was thriving in a new city. The truth was far darker
theguardian.com

Legends of the northern lights: From superpowers to chopping off heads
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

When Tobacco Companies Used Doctors to Sell Cigarettes
flashbak.com

Stunning Warrior Grave — Complete with Chariot, Horses — Uncovered in England
livescience.com

Robotic junk collector will be first mission to remove item of debris from orbit
theguardian.com