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Surprising number of exoplanets could host life
phys.org

The Romans Called it ‘Alexandrian Glass.’ Where Was It Really From?
nytimes.com

New episode of the Damn Interesting Week podcast: Spit Valves
damninteresting.com

He graced the cover of Forbes Africa. Now he could face 20 years in prison.
restofworld.org

Video: When worlds collide: Stunning 3D simulation shows what happens in giant planetary crashes [1:23]
space.com

Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets — including hints of a hidden ocean
nature.com

Glass Is Sorta Liquid, Sorta Solid, and Fully Weird. Here’s the Secret.
popularmechanics.com

Why Are Plants Green? To Reduce the Noise in Photosynthesis.
quantamagazine.org

Why Did the Wright Brothers Succeed When Others Failed?
blogs.scientificamerican.com

The Mysterious Life of Birds Who Never Come Down
nytimes.com

How Hurricanes Have Shaped the Course of U.S. History
smithsonianmag.com

A Medieval Potion Proves Its Worth as an Effective Bacteria Killer
gizmodo.com

An unprecedented Nintendo leak turns into a moral dilemma for archivists
theverge.com

The lost treasures of London’s River Thames
bbc.com

Ismail al-Jazari, the Muslim inventor whom some call the ‘Father of Robotics’
nationalgeographic.com

Hackers Broke Into Real News Sites to Plant Fake Stories
wired.com

A Freaky Elongated Cloud Has Reappeared on Mars
gizmodo.com

Astronomers pinpoint the best place on Earth for a telescope: High on a frigid Antarctic plateau
phys.org

NASA Just Launched Its New Perseverance Rover to Mars
wired.com • Video

Eels Don’t Have Sex Until the Last Year of Their Life
nautil.us

‘Bay of Piglets’: A ‘bizarre’ plot to capture a president
bbc.com

How Physics Found a Geometric Structure for Math to Play With
quantamagazine.org

‘We could see this tsunami of people coming’: inside the secret world of intensive care
theguardian.com

King Arthur: Five Men Who Made Up The Legendary Dark Ages King
historyextra.com

Climate change can feel impossible to solve. But, as monarchs show, small actions can have world-altering results
thewalrus.ca

CDC Study Finds Rich People Get Better Sleep
insidehook.com

Australia Says Chinese Students Are Targets in ‘Virtual Kidnapping’ Scams
nytimes.com

Archaeologists discover likely source of Stonehenge’s giant sarsen stones
theguardian.com

Theo: Homeless at age 7
projects.sfchronicle.com

How a Mexican Dictator Helped Invent Chewing Gum
saturdayeveningpost.com

Why it took this man 20 years to prove he didn’t murder his wife
newsinteractives.cbc.ca

Paralyzed man has sense of touch restored by brain-machine interface
massivesci.com

The Strange Tale of Nelson Mandela’s Gold-Cast Hands
bloomberg.com

Scientists find remnant of strange dismembered star cluster at galaxy’s edge
lowell.edu

Could We Achieve Interstellar Travel Using Only Known Physics?
forbes.com • (see also)

The Space Force Has a Space Horse
popularmechanics.com

NASA’s big move to search for life on Mars
theconversation.com

Old Paintings Reveal How Fruits and Vegetables Have Evolved Over the Centuries
vice.com

Siberia’s ‘gateway to the underworld’ grows as record heat wave thaws permafrost
sciencemag.org

This Moss Uses Quartz as a Parasol
nytimes.com

Airbus to build ‘first interplanetary cargo ship’
bbc.com

Scientists Have ‘Woken Up’ Microbes Trapped Under The Seafloor For 100 Million Years
sciencealert.com

Why the ‘super weird’ moons of Mars fascinate scientists
thestar.com

Place depicted in Van Gogh’s final painting found with help of postcard
theguardian.com

Video: How Radio Waves Could Help Clear the Way to Space [5:27]
youtube.com

Why Is Bob Ross Still So Popular?
theatlantic.com

When a winner becomes a loser: Winston Churchill was kicked out of office in the British election of 1945
theconversation.com

Lithium in Drinking Water Tied to Reduced Suicide Rates
psychcentral.com

The genetic disorder that makes shoulders pop out of sockets
bbc.com

World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France
theguardian.com

The origin story of Monument Avenue, America’s most controversial street
nationalgeographic.com

Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines Linked to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s
the-scientist.com

Where is Cleopatra’s tomb?
livescience.com

Move Over Graphene? Here Comes Borophene.
realclearscience.com

Follow the Money: How Digital Ads Subsidize the Worst of the Web
wired.com

75 years ago today a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
damninteresting.com

The Galaksija computer was a craze in 1980s Yugoslavia
tribunemag.co.uk

The Cold War Bunker That Became Home to a Dark-Web Empire
newyorker.com

Huge apparent leak unearths Nintendo’s prototype history
arstechnica.com

Murder, Inc: The Rise And Fall Of New York City’s Mafia Hitmen
historyextra.com