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OSIRIS-REx flies on as OSIRIS-APEX to explore its second asteroid
phys.org

This California Museum Is Home to Hundreds of Nature’s Scents
smithsonianmag.com

Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, “would be shocked” by anti-vaxxers, experts say
salon.com

Video: Mars Is Not As Dead As It Seems: The Phenomenon That Covers an Entire Planet [13:58]
youtube.com

How neutron imaging uncovers hidden secrets of fossils and artifacts
sciencenews.org

NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
theconversation.com

As Russia invaded Ukraine, three women in the same family became pregnant at the same time. Then the war tore them apart.
magazine.atavist.com

Daily Telescope: The brilliant remains of a star that died 10,000 years ago
arstechnica.com

Do spiders dream? What about cuttlefish? Bearded dragons? This is how animals sleep
english.elpais.com

Drought Saps the Panama Canal, Disrupting Global Trade
nytimes.com

A Photo Preservationist Saved a Trove of 4,000 Glass Plate Negatives That Nearly Went Into the Trash
thisiscolossal.com

Long presumed to have no heads at all, starfish may be nothing but
phys.org

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