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Moon lacked a magnetic field for nearly all its history – new research resolves mystery sparked by rocks brought back on Apollo
theconversation.com

Blood pressure “barometer” cells discovered in the kidney
newatlas.com

Rock varnish, the thin, dark coating on rocks’ surfaces, is an indicator of life
massivesci.com

Alien Dreams: The Surprisingly Long History of Speculation About Extraterrestrials
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu • (see also)

One Hundred Years Ago, Northern Ireland’s ‘Unholy War’ Resulted in a Deadly Summer
smithsonianmag.com

New Documents Shed Light on NASA’s Secretive ‘Project Moon Dust’
vice.com

Giant vampire bat remains found deep inside Argentinian cave
theweathernetwork.com

Video: How a 28 Year Old Man Destroyed England’s Oldest Bank [22:52]
youtube.com

Facebook bans academics who researched ad transparency and misinformation on Facebook
theverge.com • (see also)

The collapse of Enron and the dark side of business
bbc.com

Fermented Foods: Japan’s Secret to Good Health?
discovermagazine.com

Giant bird-eating centipedes exist — and they’re surprisingly important for their ecosystem
theconversation.com • (see also)

This 3,700-Year-Old Tablet Shows The Oldest Known Example of Applied Geometry
sciencealert.com

The ISS Backflipped Out of Control After Russian Module Misfired, New Details Reveal
gizmodo.com

BA flight 149: Was it on a secret ‘military intelligence mission’?
bbc.com

You’ve Never Seen Legs Like These
theatlantic.com

NASA Begins Launch Preparations for Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
nasa.gov

What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose
nytimes.com

What to Know About the Newly Discovered Tetraquark at the Large Hadron Collider
gizmodo.com

Our brains perceive our environment differently when we’re lying down
sciencex.com • (see also)

Why don’t heart muscles get tired?
sciencefocus.com

A Brainless Blob That Can Think Is Being Sent to Space to See What Happens
vice.com

Touring Trinity, the Birthplace of Nuclear Dread
nytimes.com

Video: What causes seizures, and how can we treat them? [5:18]
youtube.com

100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to be tried
theguardian.com • (see also)

How years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the Western megafires of today
theconversation.com

Levitating glass bead closes in on quantum mechanics’ fundamental limit
chemistryworld.com

Video: The Largest Black Hole in the Universe [13:43]
youtube.com

How Did People Find the Fundamental Charge With Drops of Oil?
wired.com

Dubbed the “food of kings”, the unassuming green gloop called molokhia was once outlawed in Egypt because of its alleged aphrodisiac effect
bbc.com • (see also)

The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport
theguardian.com

Are we made of math? Is math real?
backreaction.blogspot.com

A Fire in Minnesota. An Arrest in Mexico. Cameras Everywhere.
nytimes.com

Photos: Deadly Wildfires Along Turkey’s Coast
theatlantic.com

Spanish cave art was made by Neanderthals, study confirms
theguardian.com

What does the edge of the solar system look like?
livescience.com

As the new millennium dawned, a mysterious invention from a charismatic millionaire became a viral sensation—then went down in flames
slate.com

What Life Was Really Like for a Private Detective in the 1970s
crimereads.com

The Persisting Mysteries of Tears
vice.com

Earth’s Inner Core Is Growing Lopsided
discovermagazine.com

Video: Getting Clean to Be a Good Dad [43:01]
youtube.com

The Photographers Who Captured the Great Depression
daily.jstor.org

A So-Called Game-Changing Weight Loss Drug Is Here—So What Happens Next?
gizmodo.com

Video: The Plane That Will Change Travel Forever [27:40]
youtube.com

Why did the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima leave shadows of people etched on sidewalks?
livescience.com • (see also)

‘Totally new’ idea suggests longer days on early Earth set stage for complex life
sciencemag.org • (see also)

Mexico’s three-billion-year-old underwater lifeforms
bbc.com

Hospitals Still Use Pneumatic Tubes—and They Can Be Hacked
wired.com • (see also)

Fruit baskets from fourth century BC found in ruins of Thonis-Heracleion
theguardian.com

The tangled physics of knots, one of our simplest and oldest technologies
massivesci.com

The enigma of Europe’s largest active volcano
bbc.com • (see also)

The Solar Wind Across Our Solar System [Infographic]
scitechdaily.com

The oldest tree in eastern US survived millennia – but rising seas could kill it
theguardian.com

Archaeologists find ancient Egyptian warship sunk near Alexandria
arstechnica.com

Bad genes, not rock’n’roll excess, killed Elvis Presley, claims biographer
theguardian.com

The International Space Station Had a Rough Day
theatlantic.com

This Miniature Particle Accelerator Powers a Tiny Laser With Huge Promise
sciencealert.com

Say Hello To The Tokyo Olympic Robots
npr.org

Unraveling a Mystery: Bird Brains Left Other Dinosaurs Behind
scitechdaily.com

On this day in 1973 Uri Geller appeared on the Tonight Show, and failed to impress Johnny
damninteresting.com