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Photos: The Ongoing Volcanic Eruption in the Canary Islands
theatlantic.com

The Untold Story of the Portuguese Diplomat Who Saved Thousands From the Nazis
smithsonianmag.com

The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds
quantamagazine.org

Venus Might Have Oceans of Water Trapped Inside Its Crust
interestingengineering.com • (see also)

The History and Mystery of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’
atlasobscura.com

Ivory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants, study finds
theguardian.com

Vikings settled in North America in 1021AD, study says
bbc.com

Here’s the physics of why ducklings swim in a row behind their mother
sciencenews.org

Check out this working prototype lunar electric motorcycle for NASA’s moon exploration
electrek.co

The coming battle over space
harpers.org

On the origin of minds
aeon.co

One of the Most Egregious Ripoffs in the History of Science
nautil.us

Your Facebook News Feed Sucks Because That’s How Advertisers Like It
gizmodo.com • (see also)

Brain implant bypasses the eyes to help blind users “see” images
newatlas.com

There are 6×10^80 Bits of Information in the Observable Universe
universetoday.com

Ancient dog-size sea scorpion unearthed in China
livescience.com

The Dark Side of the RCMP
thewalrus.ca

Plant of the Month: Jackfruit
daily.jstor.org

Ambitious supertall tower turns skyscraper design on its head
newatlas.com • (see also)

Tiny Crab Trapped in Amber Is a 100-Million-Year-Old Stunner
gizmodo.com

This Atomic Clock Will Transform Deep Space Exploration
wired.com

Scientists Just Observed Warm Matter Emanating From a Black Hole
interestingengineering.com

Today’s powerful but little-understood AI breakthroughs echo past examples of unexpected scientific progress
quantamagazine.org • (see also)

Sound cues during sleep found to drive development of new motor skills
newatlas.com • (see also)

Physicists May Have Discovered ‘New Force of Nature’ in LHC Experiment
sciencealert.com

In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human
nytimes.com

Winners of the 2021 Epson International Pano Awards
theatlantic.com

Video: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures the Sounds of Mars [3:15]
youtube.com

A new vaccine may curb the koala chlamydia epidemic
popsci.com

Hubble Spies Galaxy Doomed To End Catastrophically
scitechdaily.com

Physicists Trap Ultracold Neutrons in a Bottle to See How Long They Live
gizmodo.com

Why animals developed four types of skeletons
nationalgeographic.com

These weird virtual creatures mutate their bodies to solve problems
technologyreview.com • (see also)

Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it
theconversation.com

A Hint of Dark Matter Sends Physicists Looking to the Skies
quantamagazine.org

Video: What They Really Had Planned for Apollo [11:55]
youtube.com

Nuclear bomb detectors reveal hidden blue whale population
thebulletin.org

An Extraordinary 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Is Rewriting the History of the Age of Discovery
smithsonianmag.com

Did the Earth tip on its side 84 million years ago?
phys.org

Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Sword Dating to the Crusades
nytimes.com

This Digital Library Contains Answers to All the Mysteries of the Universe, If You Can Find Them
lifehacker.com

A look at the interior of China’s new space station
futurism.com

Three hours to save ESA’s Integral spacecraft
esa.int

People Who Jump to Conclusions Show Other Kinds of Thinking Errors
scientificamerican.com

Video: Why The Future Is Always Painted White [8:32]
youtube.com

In the calm before the superbug storm, the world needs to prepare
statnews.com

The Volcanologist’s Paradox
theatlantic.com

Unfreezing the ice age: the truth about humanity’s deep past
theguardian.com

Should a dog’s sniff be enough to convict a person of murder?
science.org

Revealed: how UK spies incited mass murder of Indonesia’s communists
theguardian.com

Protein in Brain Linked with Obesity and Insatiable Appetite in Mice
genengnews.com

$10bn James Webb Space Telescope unpacked in Kourou
bbc.com

A New, Cheaper Form of Meth Is Wreaking Havoc on America
theatlantic.com

An atomic clock measured how general relativity warps time across a millimeter
sciencenews.org

The nightmare of India’s tallest rubbish mountain
bbc.com

Two Impacts, Not Just One, May Have Formed The Moon
skyandtelescope.org

The Curious Case of Norway’s Disturbing Demon Wall
atlasobscura.com

Video: Why don’t we cover the desert with solar panels? [5:24]
youtube.com

Were You Scanned By A Laser Beam From The Sky In California Recently? Here’s What Did It
thedrive.com

393 Powell Street was a peaceful home, until residents started dying in brutal, mysterious ways
nymag.com