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What if the universe had no beginning?
livescience.com

In a rocky Israeli crater, scientists simulate life on Mars
reuters.com

The unearthing of Ireland’s mysterious naked sweathouses
bbc.com

Giant ‘mystery creature’ filmed by scientists exploring Red Sea shipwreck
cnet.com

X-59 QueSST: The quiet supersonic aeroplane that could revolutionise air travel
sciencefocus.com

A History of the Data-Tracked User
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

Video: How NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Will Visit More Asteroids Than Any Other Spacecraft. [14:56]
youtube.com

‘Solved’: the mystery of the ‘slut’ scrawled on The Grapes of Wrath manuscript
theguardian.com

Why Some People Think 2+2=5
popularmechanics.com

Buried Secrets of Montauk’s Menacing Military Camp that Inspired “Stranger Things”
messynessychic.com • (see also)

Purifying hydrogel tablet makes river water drinkable within an hour
newatlas.com

Remains of Nazi V2, the first supersonic rocket, unearthed in South East England
livescience.com • (see also)

This Asteroid May Be the Shard of a Dead Protoplanet—and Have More Metal Than All the Reserves on Earth
singularityhub.com

Video: Star Trek’s William Shatner on his plan to boldly go into space [01:51]
bbc.com

Inside Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control
nytimes.com

Space Debris Crashes Through Roof, Onto Woman’s Pillow
newser.com

‘Waiting for a ghost’: the search for dark matter 1km under an Australian town
theguardian.com

A Visual Introduction to the Dwarf Planets in our Solar System
visualcapitalist.com

What The Heck Was This Blue ‘Luminous Event’ Photographed From The Space Station?
sciencealert.com

Hubble snaps image of two galaxies that are merging to become one
digitaltrends.com

BepiColombo’s first close-up pictures of Mercury’s surface hint at answers to the planet’s secrets
theconversation.com

Epigenetics, the misunderstood science that could shed new light on ageing
theguardian.com

Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.
propublica.org

The Math of the Amazing Sandpile
nautil.us

Can migraines be untangled by new medical thinking?
theguardian.com

Scientists Finally Know Why Wisdom Teeth Only Emerge When We’re Basically Adults
sciencealert.com

On this day in 1446 the king of Korea unveiled a new alphabet
damninteresting.com

Bali without tourists: once-bustling hotspots now eerie and overgrown
theguardian.com

In 1992, thousands of drunken cops raged against the mayor of New York
nymag.com

Citizen of Nowhere: The Complicated Limbo of Deepan Budlakoti
thewalrus.ca

How Historians of Modern Tattooing Explore a Long-Hidden Past
atlasobscura.com

America Is Running Out of Everything
theatlantic.com

Order Flocking Out of Chaos
nautil.us

WHO approved a malaria vaccine for children – a global health expert explains why that is a big deal
theconversation.com

The Navy’s Next Laser Weapon Is Basically a Real-Life Ray Gun
popularmechanics.com

What happens if quantum physicists can prove reality isn’t real?
thenextweb.com

‘Double’ galaxy mystifies Hubble astronomers
phys.org

Mathematicians Prove Melting Ice Stays Smooth
quantamagazine.org

Google Just Used Artificial Intelligence To Restore Old Paintings Burned During WW2
techtimes.com

This week: 💉 Tumor injections, 🔮 Disney’s utopia, 🌵 cactus poaching, and more!
damninteresting.com

Flatworms Can Reproduce by Ripping Themselves in Half
theatlantic.com

Invisible fridges and cooling cubbies: how kitchens have been designed for the rich
theguardian.com

Inside the Year-Long Effort to Restore the Waldorf Astoria’s Famed Clock
atlasobscura.com

Video: The Iranian city once home to 15 distinct civilizations [3:12]
bbc.com

This Unusual Plant From The Amazon Rainforest Has Baffled Scientists For 50 Years
sciencealert.com

‘It was a nice break from everything’: two men rescued after 29 days lost at sea
theguardian.com

This trilobite was equipped with a ‘hyper-eye’ never seen before in the animal kingdom
livescience.com

World’s first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa
newscientist.com

The Untold Story of van Gogh’s Once-Maligned Masterpiece, ‘The Potato Eaters’
smithsonianmag.com • (see also)

Video: Witness the majesty of moths taking flight at 6,000 frames per second [5:24]
aeon.co

Mars’ Jezero Crater Was Home to a River Delta Like Those Found On Earth, New Study Confirms
thedebrief.org

With a Nearly Foot-Long Proboscis, This New Moth Species Holds Record for Longest Insect Tongue
smithsonianmag.com

Why California is shutting down its last nuclear plant
cnbc.com

The Safety Belt of Our Solar System
nautil.us

The water you’re drinking may be thousands of years old – growing demand for deeper wells is tapping ancient reserves
theconversation.com

The Long History of the Quest to Find a Peak Taller Than Everest
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

Alzheimer’s: The heretical and hopeful role of infection
bbc.com

Hidden Forest Has Been ‘Trapped in Time’ For 100,000 Years, Scientists Say
sciencealert.com

Caltech’s LEONARDO bipedal robot can skateboard and more
slashgear.com

Is it true that you cannot eat polar bear liver?
mcgill.ca • (see also)