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The Odds That Aliens Exist Just Got Worse
nautil.us • (see also)

Who killed the world?
pudding.cool

Experimental Radar Technique Reveals the Composition of Titan’s Seas
universetoday.com

Glasgow nurse’s lost journal reveals World War One art therapy
bbc.com

On this day in 1917 the residents of Clipperton Island took matters into their own hands
damninteresting.com

How to reboot the Large Hadron Collider
astronomy.com

Could Citizens of This Indiana Town Have Seen a 500-Pound Turtle?
smithsonianmag.com

The Sing Sing Follies (A Maximum Security Comedy)
esquire.com

Britain Approves Lab-Grown Meat for Pet Food
nytimes.com

Defending the Planet: How NASA Supercomputers Capture Hypothetical Asteroid Impacts
nas.nasa.gov

Anti-aging drug extends life up to 25%, staves off frailty and disease
newatlas.com

When a Mammogram Misses Breast Cancer
thecut.com

Thousands of endangered bird eggs worth $500,000 seized in Australia
bbc.com

Going Postal at the Qiaopiju
daily.jstor.org

Ant Surgeons? Transatlantic Butterflies? Worms That Make Antibiotics?
slate.com • (see also)

When is the global population expected to peak? And how will we adapt?
vox.com

Strange ‘garden sprinkler’ jets are erupting from a dead vampire star
space.com

Are Artificial Sweeteners Safer Than Sugar?
nytimes.com

Ancient viral DNA in our genome not ‘junk’ but cancer ally, says study
interestingengineering.com

Where Are the World’s Most Dangerous Seas?
atlasobscura.com • (see also)

Scientists are surprised by the real reason people blush
zmescience.com

One Scientist’s 96-Year-Old Wheat Goldmine Is About to Transform Agriculture
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

A Statue of a 12-Year-Old Hiroshima Victim Has Been Stolen
smithsonianmag.com

Most birds avoid hurricanes. This species chases them, scientists say.
washingtonpost.com • Without paywall

Our brains take naps while we’re awake – and wake when we’re asleep
newatlas.com

Video: Skylab: The First Humans To Live In Space [50:08]
youtube.com • (see also)

Sepia Model Murder, 1969: The Slaying of Bani Yelverton
crimereads.com

China tycoon Guo convicted in US over $1bn scam
bbc.com

Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life, scientists say
theguardian.com

What Do Real Spies Think of James Bond?
crimereads.com

Here’s What It Would Take To Make Mars A Liveable Landscape
discovermagazine.com

Twice-yearly HIV drug 100% effective at preventing spread
newatlas.com

Only Hubble Could Make this Measurement of a Supernova
universetoday.com

Why food tastes more bland in space
popsci.com • (see also)

Expedition finds a 10-inch long millipede lost to science for 126 years
popsci.com • (see also)

NASA transmits hip-hop song to deep space for first time
phys.org

A Trillion Rogue Planets and Not One Sun to Shine on Them
spectrum.ieee.org

How Do You Like Your Steak? Rare, Medium, or Bright Blue?
daily.jstor.org

Video: Why A 4.8 Earthquake Isn’t Always A 4.8 Earthquake [7:36]
youtube.com

Saturn’s moon Titan has bad surfing
cosmosmagazine.com

‘I Heard the Wild Donkey Bray’
nautil.us

Check Out Ten Never-Before-Seen Paintings by Winston Churchill
smithsonianmag.com

Uncontacted tribe seen in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active
theguardian.com

Tight-Knit Microbes Live Together to Make a Vital Nutrient
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

The Numbers vs. the Lottery
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Video: Assassination Attempt on Adolf Hitler [1:51]
youtube.com • (see also)

Astronomers discover what may be 21 neutron stars orbiting sun-like stars
phys.org

On this day in 1962 the pint-size Davy Crockett atomic weapon system was tested in the Nevada desert
damninteresting.com

Dragonflies reveal how toxic mercury moves in nature
popsci.com

The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
theconversation.com

The New Science of Animal Minds
nautil.us

Cyanide found in teacups shared by six found dead in Bangkok hotel
theguardian.com

How astronomers are using pulsars to observe evidence of dark matter
ras.ac.uk • (see also)

Indian man stuck in lift for 42 hours thought he would die
bbc.com

‘Amazing’ new technology set to transform the search for alien life
theguardian.com • (see also)

A New Specialized Train Is Ready to Haul Nuclear Waste
spectrum.ieee.org

Astronauts Struggle To Eat Their Space Food and Scientists Want to Know Why
universetoday.com

‘Bacterial glitter’ shimmers without pigments
popsci.com

The Erie Canal: The manmade waterway that transformed the US
bbc.com

How plant hunting has evolved over the centuries
popsci.com • (see also)