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The spider-tailed horned viper finds its meals by moving nothing but the tip of its tail
sciencealert.com

Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
smithsonianmag.com

World-first study of WWI battle site highlights British blunder
cosmosmagazine.com

A passenger drone in China could herald flying cars
vox.com • (see also)

This week: Tucked embryo, scratch castle, vibrating cancer cells, and more!
damninteresting.com

World’s whitest insect spurs energy-saving ceramic design
cosmosmagazine.com

The Plan to Put Pig Genes in Soy Beans for Tastier Fake Meat
wired.com

Gardi Sugdub: The Americas’ disappearing island
bbc.com

Shock of the old: 10 painful and poisonous beauty treatments
theguardian.com

What a gorilla named Lia taught scientists about human facial expressions
salon.com

After all of This Time Searching for Aliens, is it The Zoo Hypothesis or Nothing?
universetoday.com • (see also)

NASA Spacecraft Preparing to Attempt “Basically Landing” on the Sun
futurism.com

Scientists find the deep cause of long COVID fatigue
knowridge.com

Deep Beneath Earth’s Surface, Clues to Life’s Origins
quantamagazine.org

Consumer Reports finds ‘widespread’ presence of plastics in food
reuters.com

One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals
space.com

Video: The history of poker: Bluffing, betting, and busting [5:42]
youtube.com

Breakthrough discoveries of how the brain stores memories
sciencenorway.no

10x Stronger Than Kevlar: Amorphous Silicon Carbide Could Revolutionize Material Science
scitechdaily.com

What scientists get wrong about black holes
iai.tv

Brain breakthrough opens door to cure for panic attacks
studyfinds.org

Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours for first time
bbc.com

Wound healing affected by perception of time that’s passed
newatlas.com

World’s first tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy
newscientist.com • Without paywall

Beresheet: An eternal lunar library for aliens to discover
english.elpais.com • (see also)

New study ties hearing aid use to longer life. But only if worn regularly
npr.org

Transatlantic slavery continued for years after 1867, historian finds
theguardian.com

This eye picture encourages surgeons to be less rude in theatre
cosmosmagazine.com

Mysterious Section of the Great Wall of China Isn’t What We Thought, Study Reveals
vice.com

Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identity
arstechnica.com

We’ve Never Found Anything Like Our Solar System. Is It a Freak in Space?
sciencealert.com

Gigantic spider found in Australia, dubbed “Hercules,” is a record-setter
cbsnews.com

Modern Hurricanes Have a Surprise Ingredient [Microplastics]
hakaimagazine.com

What [some people] Don’t Know About Sperm
nautil.us

Guatemala’s baby brokers: how thousands of children were stolen for adoption
theguardian.com

Con Watch: Artificial Intelligence Is Making Scams Worse
saturdayeveningpost.com

Japan earthquakes: the science behind the deadly tremors
nature.com

A Very, Very Expensive Emoji
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

Soviet Style and Speed: Unconventional Racing and Concept Cars from the Soviet Union
rarehistoricalphotos.com

Unearthing a Nuclear Scandal
thewalrus.ca

Advances in Mind-Decoding Technologies Raise Hopes (and Worries)
undark.org

Controversial “greatest construction project in the world” will offer a new way for travelers to experience ancient Maya sites
bbc.com

The Most Mysterious Cells in Our Bodies Don’t Belong to Us
theatlantic.com • Without paywall

Ants produce life-saving antibiotics for treating infected wounds
newatlas.com

Tom Scocca: ‘Unraveling My Medical Mystery’
nymag.com

What Are These Mysterious Dark ‘Spokes’ on Saturn’s Rings?
smithsonianmag.com

Australian fossils show photosynthesis evolved 1.75 billion years ago
cosmosmagazine.com • (see also)

Radiation therapy takes advantage of cancer’s poor DNA repair abilities – an oncologist and physicist explain how
theconversation.com

Humans can tell by chickens’ calls if they are happy or frustrated, research finds
theguardian.com

This Common Gas Transformed Venus From Habitable To Hellish
inverse.com • (see also)

Video: Pay Up or Die: The Gangs Extorting a Nation [42:51]
youtube.com

What makes urine yellow? Scientists discover the enzyme responsible
phys.org • (see also)

Mystery Anglo-Saxon object found at Langham baffles experts
bbc.com

When Did Humans First Start Wearing Clothes?
theatlantic.com

Tetris Has Finally Been Beaten After 34 Years
thegamer.com

Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516
bbc.co.uk

Cerne Abbas Giant: Has the mystery of the chalk hill figure been solved?
bbc.com

Decades Ago a Huge Noise Roared in The Ocean. For Years It Was a Mystery.
sciencealert.com • (see also)

Video: How Kim Jong Un Travels [9:49]
youtube.com

The Rocks that Drove Ice Ages: Solving a Greenhouse Gas Mystery
nautil.us