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History:
Our 9,000-Year Love Affair With Booze - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/02/alcohol-discovery-addiction-booze-human-culture/
Miscellaneous:
Snacks and selfies in the 'Holy Land' - In the centre of Buenos Aires, there is a theme park named Tierra Santa (Holy Land) that claimed to be the first religious theme park in the world when it opened. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40416626
Ten Minutes in Lituya Bay - A remote bay in Alaska is home to an odd and occasionally catastrophic geology. In 1958, a handful of people experienced this firsthand. - https://www.damninteresting.com/ten-minutes-in-lituya-bay/
John Arnold Made a Fortune at Enron. Now He's Declared War on Bad Science - https://www.wired.com/2017/01/john-arnold-waging-war-on-bad-science/
HK handover predictions: Golden geese and democracy 'infections' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40363751
Obituary: Michael Bond - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36428937 From 2017
In pictures: The empty railways of America - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40341771
How I saved big cats by introducing ‘magic dogs’ - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40261039 The BBC headline editor continues to miss the important things
Politics:
How to build an autocracy - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/how-to-build-an-autocracy/513872/
Abortion should not be crime, says doctors' union - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40418986
Science:
First Genetic Results From Scott Kelly's Year In Space Reveal DNA Mysteries - https://gizmodo.com/first-science-results-from-scott-kellys-year-in-space-r-1791775917 In which twins are once again misused, but this time with their permission.
The Trillion Internet Observations Showing How Global Sleep Patterns Are Changing - https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603541/the-trillion-internet-observations-showing-how-global-sleep-patterns-are-changing/
How Psychologists Determine Whether Someone Is Faking Insanity - https://www.thecut.com/2017/02/how-hard-is-it-to-fake-insanity.html
Vegetarian diets are not going to save the planet from climate change - https://qz.com/894504/vegetarian-diets-are-not-going-to-save-the-planet-from-climate-change/ This is not being deliberately posted in Veganuary but ...
We Will Miss Antibiotics When They’re Gone - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/how-to-avoid-a-post-antibiotic-world.html?_r=0
Sport:
Eight things we learnt about Ellie Simmonds when she guest-edited Woman’s Hour - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1jZS3QLhYBSM0BNvQltFLsh/eight-things-we-learnt-about-ellie-simmonds-when-she-guest-edited-woman-s-hour
Football:
Reality Check: Are England terrible at penalty shootouts? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40432001 From 2017
Tennis:
How do you train to be a tennis umpire? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40405456
Our 9,000-Year Love Affair With Booze - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/02/alcohol-discovery-addiction-booze-human-culture/
Miscellaneous:
Snacks and selfies in the 'Holy Land' - In the centre of Buenos Aires, there is a theme park named Tierra Santa (Holy Land) that claimed to be the first religious theme park in the world when it opened. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40416626
Ten Minutes in Lituya Bay - A remote bay in Alaska is home to an odd and occasionally catastrophic geology. In 1958, a handful of people experienced this firsthand. - https://www.damninteresting.com/ten-minutes-in-lituya-bay/
John Arnold Made a Fortune at Enron. Now He's Declared War on Bad Science - https://www.wired.com/2017/01/john-arnold-waging-war-on-bad-science/
HK handover predictions: Golden geese and democracy 'infections' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40363751
Obituary: Michael Bond - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36428937 From 2017
In pictures: The empty railways of America - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40341771
How I saved big cats by introducing ‘magic dogs’ - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40261039 The BBC headline editor continues to miss the important things
Politics:
How to build an autocracy - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/03/how-to-build-an-autocracy/513872/
Abortion should not be crime, says doctors' union - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40418986
Science:
First Genetic Results From Scott Kelly's Year In Space Reveal DNA Mysteries - https://gizmodo.com/first-science-results-from-scott-kellys-year-in-space-r-1791775917 In which twins are once again misused, but this time with their permission.
The Trillion Internet Observations Showing How Global Sleep Patterns Are Changing - https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603541/the-trillion-internet-observations-showing-how-global-sleep-patterns-are-changing/
How Psychologists Determine Whether Someone Is Faking Insanity - https://www.thecut.com/2017/02/how-hard-is-it-to-fake-insanity.html
Vegetarian diets are not going to save the planet from climate change - https://qz.com/894504/vegetarian-diets-are-not-going-to-save-the-planet-from-climate-change/ This is not being deliberately posted in Veganuary but ...
We Will Miss Antibiotics When They’re Gone - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/opinion/how-to-avoid-a-post-antibiotic-world.html?_r=0
Sport:
Eight things we learnt about Ellie Simmonds when she guest-edited Woman’s Hour - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1jZS3QLhYBSM0BNvQltFLsh/eight-things-we-learnt-about-ellie-simmonds-when-she-guest-edited-woman-s-hour
Football:
Reality Check: Are England terrible at penalty shootouts? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40432001 From 2017
Tennis:
How do you train to be a tennis umpire? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40405456
