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The Extremes a Walrus Will Go to for Love
theatlantic.com

50 years ago today a Soyuz spacecraft decompressed, tragically exposing 3 cosmonauts to near-vacuum
damninteresting.com

Scientists say there’s no life on Venus — but Jupiter has potential
cbsnews.com

Computers Predict People’s Tastes in Art
neurosciencenews.com

How did the superstition that broken mirrors cause bad luck start and why does it still exist?
theconversation.com

Earth-like planets may be lurking in the glare of binary star systems
newatlas.com

Same or Different? The Question Flummoxes Neural Networks.
quantamagazine.org

The US drug industry used to oppose patents – what changed?
theconversation.com

Asymmetrical tower wears core on the outside to make more room inside
newatlas.com • (see also)

Astronomers Think They’ve Spotted a Rare Kind of Supernova Only Predicted to Exist
gizmodo.com

Video: These photos sparked an international magazine feud [10:45]
youtube.com • (see also)

Video: The Real Reason Schools Give Kids Summers Off [8:53]
youtube.com

Researchers have identified the genetic roots of OCD, pointing the way towards new treatments
zmescience.com

Turkey’s mysterious ‘portal to the underworld’
bbc.com

Why is Russia launching a new module to the space station if it’s pulling out?
arstechnica.com

Is reality a game of quantum mirrors? A new theory suggests it might be
phys.org

Largest objects ever get cooled down to their ‘quantum limit’
livescience.com • (see also)

How Underground Fiber Optics Spy on Humans Moving Above
wired.com

Concrete: The material that’s ‘too vast to imagine’
bbc.com

Astronomers Find Two Black Holes Gulping City-Sized Neutron Stars
npr.org

Photos: Rescue Efforts Continue at Collapsed Florida Building
theatlantic.com

Astronomers uncover evidence that there could be many more Earth-sized planets than previously thought
phys.org

Invading Rats Were Finally Eradicated on 2 Galapagos Islands Thanks to Drone Partnership
goodnewsnetwork.org

What color is a mirror? It’s not a trick question
zmescience.com

The Lost History of Britain’s Secret, Wildly Innovative Machine Built to Break Hitler’s Prize Codes
crimereads.com

Finding the Hidden $10 Billion Fortune of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos
bloomberg.com

The FBI accused him of spying for China. It ruined his life.
technologyreview.com

No quick fix for Hubble Space Telescope’s computer glitch, NASA says
space.com

Sufferers of chronic pain have long been told it’s all in their head. We now know that’s wrong
theguardian.com

Inside a vicious property battle on the Toronto Islands
torontolife.com

Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials
eurekalert.org

On this day in 1905, Dr. Beaurieux attempted to converse with a freshly severed head
damninteresting.com

A new Van Gogh work discovered hidden in a book
theartnewspaper.com

Earth is trapping twice as much heat as it did in 2005
livescience.com

A Never-Before-Seen Type of Signal Has Been Detected in The Human Brain
sciencealert.com

“Invisible” Gold – Scientists Discover “Fool’s Gold” Is Not So Foolish After All
scitechdaily.com

IQ tests can’t measure it, but ‘cognitive flexibility’ is key to learning and creativity
theconversation.com

Quantum Computing Stumped Einstein 100 Years Ago. Today, It’s Ready to Change the World.
investorplace.com

Antarctic lake suddenly disappears
phys.org

Scientists Have Found a Sneaky Way of Getting Kids to Eat More Vegetables
sciencealert.com

Hittite Rock Art Reveals Cosmological View of the Universe
artnews.com

The new wave of gravitational waves
theguardian.com

China shares video and audio from its Mars rover
engadget.com

Giant ghostly ‘hand’ stretches through space in new X-ray views
livescience.com

The Italian Town That Built Its Own Sun
vice.com

It Turns Out You Can Detect an Earthquake From a Balloon
atlasobscura.com

‘At first I thought, this is crazy’: the real-life plan to use novels to predict the next war
theguardian.com

NASA Scientists Find More Subsurface Lakes on Mars
gizmodo.com

Study that Impregnated Male Rats Stirs Controversy
the-scientist.com

No One Imagined Giant Lizard Nests Would Be This Weird
theatlantic.com

He Inherited A Devastating Disease. A CRISPR Gene-Editing Breakthrough Stopped It
npr.org

Why do some animals have sperm 20 times the length of their bodies?
livescience.com

Even the Hubble Space Telescope’s backup computer is glitching now – raising new questions about what’s gone wrong
yahoo.com

Why some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity
vox.com

First ever DNA recovered from extinct miniature elephants of Sicily
nhm.ac.uk

The Internet Eats Up Less Energy Than You Might Think
nytimes.com

Over 40,000 previously unknown viruses found in the human gut microbiome
newatlas.com

Woman Who Shot Dead Her Abusive Stepfather-Turned-Husband Freed After Global Outcry
thedailybeast.com

Read the Pentagon’s UFO Report to Congress
theverge.com

World’s first lab-grown-meat factory opens in Israel
newatlas.com