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When Border Security Crosses a Line
thewalrus.ca

Highest-Resolution Images of DNA Reveal It’s Surprisingly Jiggly
gizmodo.com

The islands that protect Germany from the North Sea
bbc.com • (sea also)

Mount Etna erupts in spectacular fashion
theguardian.com

The $65 Million Art Heist That Put ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ to Shame
melmagazine.com

Here’s how to watch NASA’s Perseverance rover land on Mars
livescience.com

The Himalayan peak off limits to climbers
bbc.com

Mini Neanderthal Brains Could Reveal the Origins of Psychiatric Disorders
futurehuman.medium.com

Supercomputer turns back cosmic clock
phys.org

Researchers Are Studying These Worm Blobs to Build Robots
wired.com

Whale songs provide new way to survey the Earth’s crust
newatlas.com

Anissa Jordan Took Part in a Robbery. She Went to Prison for Murder.
theatlantic.com

North Korea accused of hacking Pfizer for Covid-19 vaccine data
bbc.com

11,601 Swabs, 2,543 Wipes: How NASA Spent the Last 7 Years Protecting Mars from Humans
popularmechanics.com

How Our Brutal Science System Almost Cost Us A Pioneer Of mRNA Vaccines
wbur.org

North Korean defectors: What happens when they get to the South?
bbc.com

How to have better arguments online
theguardian.com

One of the World’s Most Prolific Cybercriminals Has Retired – And May Well Be a Bitcoin Billionaire
elliptic.co

How the coronavirus mutates and what this means for the future of COVID-19
theconversation.com

Princess Latifa: ‘Hostage’ ordeal of Dubai ruler’s daughter revealed
bbc.com

A Black Soldier’s Heroism, Overlooked in 1965, May Finally Be Lauded in 2021
nytimes.com

Nature Makes Wood. Could a Lab Make It Better?
wired.com

An Epic Journey to Adulthood Begins in the Intestines of a Deep-Sea Fish
theatlantic.com • (see also)

Neanderthals used stone tool tech once considered exclusive to Homo sapiens
arstechnica.com

We have spotted two planets orbiting a backwards-spinning star
newscientist.com

The greatest security threat of the post-truth age
bbc.com

Why Were There So Many Serial Killers Between 1970 and 2000
rollingstone.com

Whodunnit grips tiny Italian island after dozens of thefts
theguardian.com

Planet Nine Might Be a Giant Illusion, Scientists Say, And Here’s Why
sciencealert.com

Story about Florida man’s skeleton guitar appears to be a hoax, say local reporters
cbc.ca

The Therac-25 Incident
thedailywtf.com

Why is America getting a new $100 billion nuclear weapon?
thebulletin.org

Six Skeletons Found in Wreck of 18th-Century Pirate Ship Sunk Off Cape Cod
smithsonianmag.com

We Worried About Kids and the Internet. We Should Have Been Worried About Adults.
slate.com

Analyzing Data from 5 Million SETI@home Users
supercluster.com

America’s Rarest Driver’s License Lets 14-Year-Olds Hit the Road Legally
thedrive.com

A NASA spacecraft flew by a Saturnian moon, uncovering a chemical mystery
massivesci.com

Decimal Day: When Britain Said Farewell To The Shilling
historyextra.com • (see also)

Reckoning with a Nazi Father
newyorker.com

How To Fall 35,000 Feet and Survive
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

Scientists create bendable concrete containing CO2 to lower emissions
zmescience.com

How a joke ended up before Canada’s top court
bbc.com

Quantum Theory May Twist Cause And Effect Into Loops, With Effect Causing The Cause
sciencealert.com

Radio Garden: Explore live radio by rotating the globe
radio.garden

Where Did the Dinosaur-Killing Impactor Come From?
nytimes.com

Researchers rethink life in a cold climate after Antarctic find
theguardian.com

New curio by Alan Bellows: The Anticipated Future of the Moon
dam.mn

The silphium (aka laserwort) seed may be the origin of the Valentine’s day “heart” shape
damninteresting.com

How Racist Cartoons Helped Ignite a Massacre
daily.jstor.org

When Scientists Become Allergic To Their Research
undark.org

World’s oldest known beer factory may have been unearthed in Egypt
theguardian.com

Miniature Satellites Reveal Cause of Deadly Uttarakhand Flood That Devastated Hydroelectric Dams
scientificamerican.com

White dwarfs wear the crushed corpses of planets in their atmospheres
livescience.com

How Early Megacities Emerged From the Jungles of Cambodia
atlasobscura.com

NASA’s TESS Discovers New Worlds in a River of Young Stars
nasa.gov

TikTok Stars and Social Media Creators Can Now Join Hollywood’s Top Union
nytimes.com

Listen: Robinhood’s Very Bad Day
npr.org

Intestinal roundworm cells eat their own DNA as part of a healthy lifecycle
massivesci.com

Why Computers Will Never Write Good Novels
nautil.us

This Heavily Armed and Armored Truck Protected Canada’s WWII Nuclear Secret
thedrive.com • (see also)