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World’s top cosmologists convene to question conventional view of the universe
theguardian.com

Studies find a link between having older brothers and being gay. Does it matter?
npr.org

This marine alga is the first known eukaryote to pull nitrogen from air
sciencenews.org

The hero tax: Why ‘selfless’ workers are professionally exploited
bbc.com

The Exceptional Golden Sahara II Concept Car Had Luminous Tires and a Cocktail Bar
mossandfog.com • (see also)

Northrop Grumman Shows Off Terrifying Military Drone Submarine
futurism.com

Paleontologists discover three new species of massive fossil kangaroos. One is double the size of today’s red kangaroo
zmescience.com

Mercury: The Solar System’s smallest planet may once have been as large as Earth
bbc.com

This Freaky Worm Has ‘Outstanding Vision’, And Scientists Don’t Know Why
sciencealert.com

World’s oldest living conjoined twins die in Pennsylvania, aged 62
theguardian.com

The Tiny Ultrabright Laser that Can Melt Steel
spectrum.ieee.org

Why do some people always get lost?
arstechnica.com

NASA’s About to Make a Big Announcement About Mars. Here’s What We Know.
sciencealert.com

The Town That Kept Its Nuclear Bunker a Secret for Three Decades
smithsonianmag.com

Unlocking Flow: The Neuroscience of Creative Bliss
neurosciencenews.com

She Fought Nobly: Cathay Williams, the First Black Woman Soldier
saturdayeveningpost.com

Geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies
knowablemagazine.org

Mysterious symbols found near footprints shed light on ancient humans’ awareness of dinosaurs, scientists say
cnn.com

When the brain has trouble filtering incoming information and predicting what’s likely to happen, psychosis can result, Stanford Medicine-led research shows
med.stanford.edu

San Francisco woman describes tow truck trying to nab her moving car
abc7.com

Fish Swim in Schools for Stealth–as 100 Fish Make Less Noise Than an Individual Swimming Alone
goodnewsnetwork.org

Revealed: the artwork sneaked into a German gallery by an employee – and the story behind it
theguardian.com

Scientists find blue light makes buildings more deadly to migrating birds
phys.org

This week: Mini-livers, sci-fi murder, surname conjecture, and more!
damninteresting.com

Why the Crew Is Still Stuck Aboard the Ship That Totaled the Baltimore Bridge
futurism.com

Viruses Finally Reveal Their Complex Social Life
quantamagazine.org

Colorful Lights to Cure What Ails You
daily.jstor.org

Welcome to the Golden Age of User Hostility
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

Neanderthals were more ‘human’ than we think
cosmosmagazine.com

More Than a Trillion Cicadas Are Coming. Are You Ready?
time.com

Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass
theconversation.com

Joseph Priestley Created Revolutionary “Maps” of Time
neh.gov

240 years ago today a child was born into slavery who would become the center of a centuries-long mystery
damninteresting.com

The Space Force is planning what could be the first military exercise in orbit
arstechnica.com

Brightest-ever cosmic explosion solved but new mysteries sparked
bbc.com

NASA unveils probe bound for Jupiter’s possibly life-sustaining moon
phys.org

Ten years on from Chibok, what happened to the 276 Nigerian girls snatched from their school?
theguardian.com

Gail Wise bought the first Ford Mustang sold in the U.S.; 60 years later, she still owns it
chicago.suntimes.com

Mysterious Link Between Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Finds
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Video: Is political corruption inevitable? [5:21]
youtube.com

Space Hummus Anyone? Researchers Grow Chickpeas from Simulated Moondust
discovermagazine.com

Five Georgia students rescue a woman and her two children from drowning car
theguardian.com

Harvard’s bizarre “metafluid” packs programmable properties
newatlas.com

Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city
bbc.com

Underwater mountain range off Easter Island hosts creatures unknown to science, expedition reveals
livescience.com

Japanese Man Who Lost His Wife in 2011 Tsunami Learned to Dive to Look for Her in the Ocean
mymodernmet.com

Physicists Finally Capture Mysterious Wigner Crystal After 90 Years
sciencealert.com

Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $27bn fraud case
theguardian.com • (see also)

Leopold and Loeb, 100 Years After
crimereads.com

The U.S. Developed a Nearly Unstoppable Microwave Weapon
popularmechanics.com

He Emptied an Entire Crypto Exchange Onto a Thumb Drive. Then He Disappeared
wired.com

How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning
newscientist.com

Do We Really Want a Food Cartel?
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

Pacific castaways’ ‘HELP’ sign sparks US rescue mission – and an unexpected family reunion
cnn.com

Oscar Newman Designs For An Atomic City Beneath Manhattan, 1969
flashbak.com

Lithium, the Elemental Rebel
nautil.us • (see also)

The German valley that was swept away: ‘The cemeteries gave up their dead’
theguardian.com

90-GWh thermal energy storage facility could heat a city for a year
newatlas.com

Video: Why New York is Building on TOP of its Skyscrapers [10:59]
youtube.com • (see also)

Mystery object found on Cape Cod beach linked to once top-secret program, park says
miamiherald.com