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Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
theconversation.com • (see also)

How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime
technologyreview.com

This Is How Time Began
popularmechanics.com

The Hidden Connection That Changed Number Theory
quantamagazine.org

Rats have an imagination, new research finds
phys.org

These Companies Think Legal Cocaine Energy Drinks Are the Future
vice.com

Chimps use military-style tactics to gain advantage on rivals, study reveals
theguardian.com

Winners of the 2023 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest
theatlantic.com

First-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus
phys.org

Wild Experiment Reveals What Would Happen if You Touched a Quantum Superfluid
sciencealert.com • (see also)

The Giant Koalas of Yesteryear and Why They Went Extinct
discovermagazine.com

The Isle of Eigg: The community-owned island that powers itself
bbc.com

Stunning 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture Unearthed in Iraq
smithsonianmag.com

Did nature have a hand in the formation of the Great Sphinx?
phys.org

How giant mirrors are made for what will be the world’s largest telescope
sciencenews.org

Merchant of Death: The case of Kenneth Law, the man charged with selling suicide kits
torontolife.com

Remains of planet that formed the Moon may be hiding near Earth’s core
arstechnica.com • (see also)

Blocking ‘Jumping Genes’ Could Drastically Increase Our Lifespan, New Research Shows
popularmechanics.com

How Galileo changed the universe in a single day
astronomy.com

All variants of COVID-19 virus can infect the brain, study finds
newatlas.com

New Report Finds the World Shift To Clean Energy Is “Unstoppable”
mymodernmet.com

Even Healthy People Can Be Tricked Into Hearing Voices That Aren’t There
sciencealert.com

Mysterious Stone in 15th-Century Painting Could Be a Prehistoric Tool
smithsonianmag.com

The Happiest Man in the World
nautil.us

What we’ve learned in 60 years of studying quasars
astronomy.com

Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secret drone factories
theworld.org

Can There Be Double Gravitational Lenses?
universetoday.com

How sunflowers ‘see’ the sun: Study describes a novel mechanism
phys.org

Housecats use hundreds of facial expressions to interact with other cats
phys.org

The people who ruined the internet
theverge.com

How Mathematicians Cracked the Zodiac Killer’s Cipher
discovermagazine.com • (see also)

Video: The Problem With Science Communication [16:33]
youtube.com

Water can evaporate with just light, no heat, says surprising study
newatlas.com

Absolutely Massive Species of Jurassic Lamprey Unearthed
sciencealert.com

In 2024, the Sun Enters Its Solar Maximum. Birds Don’t Know What’s About to Hit Them.
popularmechanics.com

After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly
arstechnica.com

Did Betelgeuse Consume a Smaller Star?
universetoday.com

NASA’s Lucy probe will fly by asteroid ‘Dinkinesh’ on Nov. 1. Here’s what to expect
space.com

These Tiny, Beautiful Wasps Eat the Hearts Out of Cockroaches
nytimes.com

Parasites are the bedrock of life and evolution. It’s time to give them the respect they deserve
salon.com

‘Louie Louie’: The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands
npr.org

The Halloween sweets that poisoned Bradford
bbc.com

Whatever Happened to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
theatlantic.com

The Thrill of Fear: Why We Love and Seek out Being Scared
mossandfog.com

New Zealand Volcano Owner Is Found Guilty of Safety Failure
nytimes.com

A Possible Crisis in the Cosmos Could Lead to a New Understanding of the Universe
scientificamerican.com

Rare Deep-Sea Anglerfish Washes Up on a California Beach
smithsonianmag.com

Why we must seize leisurely interludes from work’s confines
aeon.co

Organics Found On Jupiter’s Giant Ocean Moon Ganymede, Says NASA
forbes.com

The Secretive Industry Devouring the U.S. Economy
theatlantic.com

Everything from our sleep to our hormones relies on the dark. So why are we so intent on destroying it?
theguardian.com • (see also)

JWST snaps silky new picture of the Crab Nebula
cosmosmagazine.com

What is ‘fried rice syndrome’? A microbiologist explains this type of food poisoning – and how to avoid it
theconversation.com

Why people still fear needles in Halloween candy
npr.org

Class and Superstition in Britain
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Greetings, from North America’s Uranium Ghost Towns
messynessychic.com

One million craters on the moon, and Sofia is mapping them all
cosmosmagazine.com

Impaled Horse Heads Are Appearing More and More Around Iceland
atlasobscura.com

China’s astronauts tend orbital garden to aid deep space exploration
space.com

The Future of Mining Might Be Smaller than You Think
thewalrus.ca • (see also)