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Gemini Telescope Images “Minimoon” Orbiting Earth
nationalastro.org

2019 coronavirus: The Korean clusters
graphics.reuters.com

The Gig Economy Has Never Been Tested by a Pandemic
theatlantic.com

Scientific Facts Everyone Should Know About Leap Day
forbes.com

Roman Emperor Caligula believed he was a god. He was assassinated for it
nationalgeographic.com

Recycled Nuclear Waste Will Power a New Reactor
wired.com

Eruption in black hole 390m light years away punched cavity the size of 15 Milky Ways
theguardian.com

Why isn’t Washington, D.C. a state? It started with a drunken mob.
nationalgeographic.com

The man who refused to freeze to death
bbc.com

How a Shipwrecked Crew Survived 10 Days Lost at Sea
outsideonline.com

Why Grocery Shopping Is on Its Way Out
thewalrus.ca

The Hard Drive With 68 Billion Melodies
theatlantic.com

Why America Is Losing The Toilet Race
npr.org

New Wrinkle Added to Cosmology’s Hubble Crisis
quantamagazine.org

Why your brain is not a computer
theguardian.com

On this day in 1741 Commodore Anson’s secret squadron entered the Straits le Maire
damninteresting.com

For the first time, two commercial satellites have successfully docked while in orbit
news.northropgrumman.com

Russia Unveils Laika, Its Next-Gen Nuclear Attack Submarine
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Can a rogue star kick Earth out of the solar system?
space.com

Paraguay still haunted by cataclysmic war that nearly wiped it off the map
theguardian.com

Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life
phys.org

China’s Rover Finds Layers of Surprise Under Moon’s Far Side
nytimes.com

Inside the race to build the best quantum computer on Earth
technologyreview.com

Red pandas are two species, not one
bbc.com

Video: The science of NASA’s future Dragonfly mission to Titan [2:17]
youtube.com

Life in the Last Dunes of Hawai‘i
hakaimagazine.com

The Problem We All Live With and the political awakening of Norman Rockwell
vox.com

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