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Why Is Courtroom Science So Unscientific?
gizmodo.com

Inside the Living Hell of London in The Plague Year
thedailybeast.com

Nuclear war could be devastating for the US, even if no one shoots back
theconversation.com

The Chemist Whose Work Was Stolen from Her
daily.jstor.org

A billion Wi-Fi devices suffer from a newly discovered security flaw
technologyreview.com

The Perma-Viral World of the At-Home Nose Job
wired.com

Interracial boxing matches were banned in Texas. One man slugged his way into the ring anyway.
medium.com

Will Alien Life First Be Discovered On Europa, Exoplanets, Or From Extraterrestrials?
forbes.com

Looks like Earth has a new natural moon
earthsky.org

Earth’s Deepest River Conceals an Evolutionary Mystery
nytimes.com

Lights, camera, action… the super-fast world of droplet dynamics
phys.org

Secret doorway in Parliament leads to historical treasure trove
bbc.com

The Strange, Forgotten Life of Viola Roseboro’
theparisreview.org

The wear patterns of your jeans aren’t good forensic evidence
arstechnica.com

When it comes to nutrition, we’re all too eager to ignore the evidence. Here’s why.
washingtonpost.com

Murder! Espionage! Cosmic Rays! The History of Carbon-14 Is Way More Thrilling Than You Think
popularmechanics.com

Pentagon Preps Nuclear Moon Rocket
thedailybeast.com

The surprising source of Ansel Adams’ signature style
theconversation.com

Were George Washington’s Teeth Taken from Enslaved People?
daily.jstor.org

How to know if artificial intelligence is about to destroy civilization
technologyreview.com

On the Trail of a Murder in the Dakota Badlands
lithub.com

How Do Animal Viruses Like Coronavirus Jump Species?
quantamagazine.org

How to win Monopoly in the shortest possible time
bbc.com

Bohai Bay: the Chinese region disappearing inch by inch
theguardian.com

A skier shares what happened the day he lost his wife to an avalanche
cbc.ca

How Newborn Stars Prepare for the Birth of Planets
public.nrao.edu

Doctors rejected a woman for a liver transplant because of drinking. Then they learned her bladder was brewing alcohol
thestar.com

There’s an Entire Industry Dedicated to Making Foods Crispy, and It Is WILD
bonappetit.com

Suckers List: How Allstate’s Secret Auto Insurance Algorithm Squeezes Big Spenders
themarkup.org

Early Riser or Night Owl? New Study May Help to Explain the Difference
directorsblog.nih.gov

Scientists discover first known animal that doesn’t breathe
livescience.com

Solar storms may throw off whale navigation, cause strandings
nationalgeographic.com

Winners of the 2020 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
theatlantic.com

Researchers Discover Creepy Medieval Wall Made Of Human Bones in Belgium
interestingengineering.com

One billion-year-old green seaweed fossils identified, relative of modern land plants
phys.org

“Theire Soe Admirable Herbe”: How the English Found Cannabis
publicdomainreview.org

The Unhealed Wounds of a Mass Arrest of Black Students at Ole Miss, Fifty Years Later
newyorker.com

On the Trail of America’s First Women Voters
nytimes.com • (see also)

Climate Destabilization Unlikely to Cause Methane ‘Burp’
scripps.ucsd.edu

In Brain Waves, Scientists See Neurons Juggle Possible Futures
quantamagazine.org

Pleas of Insanity: The Mysterious Case of Anthony Montwheeler
rollingstone.com

Divers Recover More Than 350 Artifacts From the HMS ‘Erebus’ Shipwreck
smithsonianmag.com

To fight agricultural pests, scientists try spray-on plant vaccines
massivesci.com

NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Hundreds of ‘Marsquakes,’ Proving Mars is Seismically Active
discovermagazine.com

One of NASA’s greatest mathematicians, Katherine Johnson, has died
arstechnica.com

A Murder Trial in Reverse
newyorker.com

Video: Apollo 13 Views of the Moon in 4K [2:24]
youtube.com • (see also)

We’re not prepared for the end of Moore’s Law
technologyreview.com

The Devilishly Difficult Locks of Dindigul
atlasobscura.com

Less than a Fifth of Deep-Sea Life Is Identifiable
hakaimagazine.com

In America’s Richest Town, $500k a Year Is Now Below Average
bloomberg.com

How to Generate Infinite Fake Humans
theatlantic.com

Tales of a Hollywood Con Queen
marieclaire.com

Is It a Pandemic Yet?
nytimes.com

Study Reveals The Mechanics of The Body’s ‘Steering Wheel’ For The First Time
sciencealert.com

Microbes Point the Way to Shipwrecks
nytimes.com

Vivid and fabulous jewel beetles actually use their colours for camouflage
cbc.ca

The History of the Hard Hat
smithsonianmag.com

Going the Distance (and Beyond) to Catch Marathon Cheaters
wired.com

Americans Fell for a Theranos-Style Scam 100 Years Ago. Will We Ever Learn?
leapsmag.com