NASA: Advanced Plant Habitat will grow New Mexico chiles in space – CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-advanced-plant-habitat-will-grow-new-mexico-chiles-in-space/

Scientists Find Weird, Zombie-Like Tree Being Kept Alive by a Forest ‘Superorganism’

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tree-stump-is-mysteriously-being-kept-alive-with-a-little-help-from-its-friends

Robotic Hand Restores Wearer’s Sense of Touch | Smart News | Smithsonian

The prosthetic enabled a test subject to pick up an egg without cracking it, send a text message, peel a banana and hold his wife’s hand.

Source: Robotic Hand Restores Wearer’s Sense of Touch | Smart News | Smithsonian

From CNN: Eat the seeds: Why the germs found inside apples may be good for you

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/26/health/apple-bacteria-study/index.html

Asteroid 2019 OK just missed Earth, surprising scientists – The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/26/it-snuck-up-us-city-killer-asteroid-just-missed-earth-scientists-almost-didnt-detect-it-time/?utm_term=.26a29adbe1fa

Space lab falls from orbit and incinerates in Earth’s atmosphere in STUNNING film | Science | News | Express.co.uk

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1156001/space-lab-tiangong2-incinerates-earth-atmosphere-china-space-station

From CNN: The Arctic is on fire

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/24/world/wildfires-arctic-climate-sci-intl/index.html

From CNN: Rutger Hauer, ‘Blade Runner’ co-star and memorable bad guy, dies at 75

Rutger Hauer, ‘Blade Runner’ co-star and memorable bad guy, dies at 75

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/24/entertainment/rutger-hauer-dead/index.html

This New Shark Species Looks Like a Tiny Sperm Whale | Smart News | Smithsonian

The 5.5-inch-long Mollisquama mississippiensis—one of only two pocket shark specimens known to science—also glows in the dark

Source: This New Shark Species Looks Like a Tiny Sperm Whale | Smart News | Smithsonian

From CNN: Chris Kraft, NASA’s first flight director, dies at 95

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/us/christopher-kraft-nasa-first-flight-director-obit-trnd/index.html