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A visual journey through the microscopic world of the coronavirus shows how masks provide an important defense against transmission
nytimes.com

Huge spider assumed extinct in Britain discovered on MoD training site
theguardian.com

The Rogue Planets That Wander the Milky Way Alone
theatlantic.com

When Deinosuchus Ruled the Earth
hakaimagazine.com

Gallery: NASA’s “Galaxy of Horrors” poster series
apod.nasa.gov

Ultrapure copper for an ultrasensitive dark matter detector
phys.org

How We Change the Earth: Human Transformations on the Planet as Seen from Above
archdaily.com

New nuclear engine concept could help realize 3-month trips to Mars
newatlas.com

Metal Spheres Swarm Together to Create Freeform Modular Robots
spectrum.ieee.org

Why people with dementia go missing
uea.ac.uk

The Decapitation Experiments of Jean César Legallois
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

What 50 gravitational-wave events reveal about the Universe
nature.com

NASA asteroid probe stows space-rock sample for return to Earth
space.com

On this day in 1961 Soviet scientists detonated the most powerful bomb ever constructed
damninteresting.com

Juno Data Indicates ‘Sprites’ or ‘Elves’ Frolic in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
jpl.nasa.gov

Half-True Crime: Why the Stranger-Danger Panic of the ’80s Took Hold and Refuses to Let Go
jezebel.com

‘Time Cells’ Discovered In Human Brains
npr.org

Wood that went to war
woodmagazine.com

Homesick for planet Earth
wellcomecollection.org

Astronomers discover activity on distant planetary object
phys.org

The ungentle joy of spider sex
knowablemagazine.org

When the English Witnessed Battles in the Sky
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

In this episode of Damn Interesting Week: Vampires vs. zombies, twinkie shrooms, camel hump revelations, and more
damninteresting.com

Why sleep experts say it’s time to ditch daylight saving time
theconversation.com

NASA Discovers a Rare Metal Asteroid That’s Worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000
observer.com

The boarding school ‘monster’ who always walked free
bbc.co.uk

The cheap pen that changed writing forever
bbc.com

Man arrested after showering commuters with money from 30th-floor window
theguardian.com

New NASA/SETI research suggests there could be as many as 300 million potentially habitable planets in our galaxy, some within 30 lightyears of Earth
seti.org • (see also)

The history of the London Necropolis Railway, the city’s train for the dead
nationalgeographic.com

Galileo’s famous gravity experiment holds up, even with atoms
sciencenews.org

These spiders lack ears. But they can hear you
cnn.com

On (approximately) this day in 1982, a Soviet natural gas pipeline exploded due to a software trojan horse
damninteresting.com

Why Multilevel Marketing and QAnon Go Hand in Hand
theatlantic.com

How Octopuses Use Their Suction Cups to Taste Through Touch
wired.com

In the Hunt for Planet Nine, Astronomers Eye a New Search Technique
scientificamerican.com

Philae’s second touchdown site discovered at ‘skull-top’ ridge
esa.int

The Earth Is Pulsating Every 26 Seconds, and Seismologists Don’t Agree Why
discovermagazine.com

The Uncertain Heavens: Christiaan Huygens’ Ideas of Extraterrestrial Life
publicdomainreview.org

A Scientist Who Delights in the Mundane
quantamagazine.org

Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Begun Racing Towards Siberia
discovermagazine.com

How Eugenics Shaped Statistics
nautil.us • (see also)

Deep Neural Networks Help to Explain Living Brains
quantamagazine.org

Decades ago, the Donora smog disaster exposed the perils of dirty air
nationalgeographic.com

Why Did Carnivorous Plants Become Meat Eaters?
discovermagazine.com

Inside the CIA Plan to Steal Soviet Missile Data
popularmechanics.com

Asteroid Apophis Could Still Hit Earth in 2068, New Measurements Suggest
gizmodo.com

NASA and ESA finalize agreement to build Gateway deep space outpost
newatlas.com

4.5-billion-year-old ice on comet ‘fluffier than cappuccino froth’
dlr.de

To whom it may concern: All three of our podcasts are now available on Spotify
open.spotify.com

Study: “If the U.S. response had mirrored that of Germany, the U.S. may have only had 38,457 deaths – leaving 179,260 avoidable deaths”
ncdp.columbia.edu

The Epigenetic Secrets Behind Dopamine, Drug Addiction and Depression
quantamagazine.org

On the surprisingly excellent cinematography of the terrible 1991 Vanilla Ice movie
ironicsans.substack.com

The strange ingredients found in vaccines
bbc.com

Humans have been living on the ISS for 20 years straight
nationalgeographic.com

Winners of the 2020 Epson International Pano Awards
theatlantic.com

Can lab-grown brains become conscious?
nature.com

Qian Xuesen: The man the US deported – who then helped China into space
bbc.com

Food allergies can be extremely risky, even fatal – and they’re on the rise around the world. Why are they increasingly common, and what can we do to prevent them?
bbc.com

Scientists Reveal What May Be the Largest Flying Bird Ever
smithsonianmag.com