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Life’s little oscillations
knowablemagazine.org

Purell: The Surprising—And Surprisingly Contentious—History of Hand Sanitizer
vanityfair.com

Why do we live in a three-dimensional world?
physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com

You can now listen to the latest episode of Damn Interesting Week: The Skymall of Ancient Greece
damninteresting.com

A new look at Voyager’s Uranus flyby reveals something unusual about the planet
inverse.com

Underground skyscrapers and off-grid bunkers: inside the world of preppers
theguardian.com

Scientists identify microbe that could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics
phys.org

Gallery: The Visual Landscape of a World Shaped by Pandemic
theatlantic.com

Ancient lost continent has been discovered in Northern Canada
theweathernetwork.com

What really happened at the gunfight at the O.K. Corral?
nationalgeographic.com

World War II’s Strangest Bombing Mission
airspacemag.com • (see also)

Inside the Story of How H-E-B Planned for the Pandemic
texasmonthly.com

Will String Theory Finally Be Put to the Experimental Test?
scientificamerican.com

The Moment the Myth of Alien Abduction Was Born
lithub.com

Babe Ruth Caught the 1918 Flu—Twice
slate.com

This Powerful Ion Engine Will Be Flying on NASA’s DART Mission to Try and Redirect an Asteroid
universetoday.com

The unlisted: how people without an address are stripped of their basic rights
theguardian.com

NASA Is About to Grab an Asteroid Sample and Bring it Home
airspacemag.com

Living in limbo when a loved one is missing
wellcomecollection.org

Harry Houdini and the Art of Escape
newyorker.com

The idea of ‘disposability’ is a new and noxious fiction
aeon.co

Billion-Year-Old Algae and Newer Genes Hint at Land Plants’ Origin
quantamagazine.org

Why Would Anyone Want to Visit Chernobyl?
nytimes.com

Sex Worker Brides & the Rise of “Millionaires” in the Twisted Tale of a Forgotten Economic Crash
messynessychic.com

The real Nazi hunters: how the infamous escaped – and those who brought them to justice
historyextra.com

How computational power—or its absence—shaped World War naval battles
arstechnica.com

What These Superconducting Space Rocks Tell Us About the Galaxy
popularmechanics.com

Brazil gangs impose strict curfews to slow coronavirus spread
theguardian.com

3D Printed Food Can Trick Diners Into Eating But Feeling Full
gizmodo.com

Scientists ‘Reset’ The Age of Stem Cells From a Supercentenarian Who Lived to 114
sciencealert.com

Coronavirus: ‘Avoid using microwave to get faster internet’
bbc.com

The Ecological Mystery of a Stink Bug Swarm Far Out to Sea
atlasobscura.com

The Olympics’ turbulent history in times of global crisis
nationalgeographic.com

Life on the Planet Mercury? ‘It’s Not Completely Nuts’
nytimes.com

How a Few Sick Tobacco Plants Led Scientists to Unravel the Truth About Viruses
smithsonianmag.com

Astronomers have found the edge of the Milky Way at last
sciencenews.org

What It’s Like to Be a Pregnant Physician During the Coronavirus Outbreak
newyorker.com

The Most Preposterous Vehicle Ever Known to Man
popularmechanics.com

NASA’s New View of Asteroid Bennu Transports Us Far Away From Our Troubles
gizmodo.com

Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Are Filling Vacant Roles in Colombia’s Ecosystems
earther.gizmodo.com

At the Very Beginning of the Great Alaska Earthquake
lithub.com • (see also)

Old human cells regain youthful strength after rejuvenating protein treatment, study finds
news-medical.net

The evolution of the modern workday
bbc.com

We might be living in a gigantic, intergalactic bubble
livescience.com

Jets of bacteria carry microscopic cargo
phys.org

Welcome to the Virosphere
nytimes.com

Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils
phys.org

Hotel thieves aren’t stealing toiletries
theguardian.com

Have The Olympic Games Ever Been Cancelled?
historyextra.com

18th-Century Lovers Exchanged Portraits of Their Eyes
daily.jstor.org

Putin’s Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: Dangerous New ‘Cyber Weapons’ Now Exposed
forbes.com

Electric car emissions myth ‘busted’
bbc.com

Gallery: The Great Empty
nytimes.com

Mouse found atop a 22,000-foot volcano, breaking world record
nationalgeographic.com

The Jewish Racing Driver Who Beat the Nazis
roadandtrack.com

Fun Delivered: World’s Foremost Experts on Whoopee Cushions and Silly Putty Tell All
collectorsweekly.com

Astronomers Rule Out A Theory Of Everything
forbes.com

New promise for universal blood transfusions
cosmosmagazine.com

A New Kind of Light in the Universe? “Super-Planckian” Material Emits Light That Exceeds Limits of Natural Law
scitechdaily.com

The Search for E.T. Goes on Hold, for Now
nytimes.com