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Phosphine on Venus: Possible sign of life stirs up heated debate
nationalgeographic.com

On this day in 1979 two families escaped East Germany via unconventional means
damninteresting.com

To protect this rare underground orchid, researchers are keeping its location top secret
abc.net.au

Livestream: The Royal Astronomical Society’s announcement of possible signs of life detected in the atmosphere of Venus
youtube.com • News conference

Growing gold nanoparticles inside tumors can help kill cancer
newatlas.com

The movements that betray who you are
bbc.com

New curio: During the Dark Times
dam.mn

‘I’ve never seen or heard of attacks’: scientists baffled by orcas harassing boats
theguardian.com

Mathematicians Open a New Front on an Ancient Number Problem
quantamagazine.org

On this day in 1848 a man survived a steel rod through the skull
damninteresting.com

How (Not) to Design a Space Station
supercluster.com

A clone of the endangered Przewalski’s horse is born of DNA saved for 40 years
cnn.com

How Do I Know I’m Not the Only Conscious Being in the Universe?
scientificamerican.com

Has microbial life been found on Venus?
webcache.googleusercontent.com

The 20-Year Hunt for the Man Behind the Love Bug Virus
wired.com

How UFO culture took over America
rollingstone.com

Did Hurricanes Save America?
americanheritage.com

This ‘Cold Tube’ Sucks Your Body Heat to Keep You Cool
popularmechanics.com

Pasco’s sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens. It monitors and harasses families.
projects.tampabay.com

Video: How Safe is Nuclear Transportation? [16:26]
youtube.com

How powerful hurricanes hasten the disappearance of Louisiana’s wetlands
nationalgeographic.com

‘I’m a Coffin Confessor. I Tell People’s Secrets From Beyond the Grave’
newsweek.com

Elderly ball python lays eggs ‘without male help’
bbc.com

The Ghost Towns of Lake Urmia, Once West Asia’s Largest Lake
atlasobscura.com

Nanoclay: the liquid turning desert to farmland
bbc.com

Comedy Wildlife Photography awards 2020 finalists
theguardian.com

One Sperm Donor. 36 Children. A Mess of Lawsuits.
theatlantic.com

When the Otters Vanished, Everything Else Started to Crumble
nytimes.com

The controversial company using DNA to sketch the faces of criminals
nature.com

Refresh your feeds! The latest episode of Damn Interesting Week awaits you: Isaac’s Children
damninteresting.com

Chemistry detectives figured out how to best preserve and display Edvard Munch’s The Scream
massivesci.com

On this day in 1973 an ambitious 70s era cybernetic experiment was prematurely terminated
damninteresting.com

Not aliens but ORCs: What are these mysterious giant radio rings in the sky?
syfy.com

Those Orange Bay Area Skies and the Science of Light
wired.com

How To Get Away with Murder
historytoday.com

Expert on Amazon tribes killed by arrow from uncontacted group
theguardian.com

Video: The Pythagorean Siphon Inside Your Washing Machine [11:30]
youtube.com

The origin of North Korea’s ‘ghost boats’
bbc.com

The Fascinating (and Forgotten) Story of Hetty Green, America’s First Female Tycoon
avenuemagazine.com

How the French Revolution created the metric system
nationalgeographic.com

Hundreds of Americans Planted ‘Chinese Mystery Seeds’
vice.com

Surprise: Neutron Stars And White Dwarf Stars Aren’t Actually Stars
forbes.com

The remarkable ways animals understand numbers
bbc.com

The Most Common Pain Relief Drug in The World Induces Risky Behaviour, Study Suggests
sciencealert.com

Strongest magnetic field in universe directly detected by X-ray space observatory
phys.org

Particles As Big as Softballs Ejected From Asteroid Bennu Seem to Do the Impossible
scitechdaily.com

“Oops! We Made A Hit…” – Unexpected Chart-Toppers
culturesonar.com

How Algorithms Are Changing What We Read Online
thewalrus.ca

The Magical Art of Selling Soap
laphamsquarterly.org

Jet-age glamour was more than just aesthetic: its promise of motionless movement reshaped perception of time and space
aeon.co

‘My Week Shadowing a Tornado Hunter in Oklahoma’
outsideonline.com

How Two Became One: Origins of a Mysterious Symbiosis Found
quantamagazine.org

Food Fads Have Always Been Ridiculous. Just Ask the Great Masticator.
narratively.com

Facts v feelings: how to stop our emotions misleading us
theguardian.com

A New Cosmic Tension: The Universe Might Be Too Thin
quantamagazine.org

Ancient boardgames: Experts find the missing piece (but can’t figure out how to play)
middleeasteye.net

Meteorite craters may be where life began on Earth, says study
theweathernetwork.com

Researchers may have finally found evidence for sleep in sharks
hakaimagazine.com

Another Chinese rocket falls near a school, creating toxic orange cloud
arstechnica.com

How to Escape From a Volcano Eruption
wired.com