Selected Clips
BBC
Dune: The 'terraformed' Oregon dunes that inspired Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic
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Atlas Obscura
Why Are There So Many Female Ghosts?
An Ancient Roman Cult’s Rituals Included Feasting, Fire, and Floor Cleaning
Tattoos, Identity, and The Disturbing Fate of ‘Monsieur Bonheur’
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Hakai
Paleotsunami Detectives Hunt for Ancient Disasters
(republished in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Smithsonian and Popular Science)
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New Scientist
These bizarre lights in the sky hint at a way to predict earthquakes
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Discover
Long-Lost Plant Delivers a Jolt to Coffee’s Future
How Viruses Could Cure Cancer and Save Lives
This Patient Was Already Battling Organ Failure. Was He Having a Heart Attack, Too?
Mystery Cases: What Happens When Modern Medicine Lacks a Diagnosis or Cure?
The Lost World of the Maya is Finally Emerging From the Jungle
Leprosy Reborn: How a Long-maligned Disease Might Unlock the Secrets of Stem Cells
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Psyche
The reason little noises drive you mad is about more than sounds
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Eos
Antarctica’s Ocean Acidity Set to Rise Rapidly by Century’s End
Atlantic Hurricanes Are Intensifying Faster
Did These Curious Rock Formations Inspire the Great Sphinx?
Atlantic Hurricanes Are Intensifying Faster
A Mysterious Dome Reveals Clues to Australia’s Miocene History
Large-Scale Reforestation Efforts Could Dry Out Landscapes Across the World
Yale Environment 360
As the Climate Warms, Could the U.S. Face Another Dust Bowl?
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Undark
What the Blood Supply Shows About Covid-19’s Spread
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Science
Massive undersea eruption filled stratosphere with water
Common fungus emerges as threat to hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Knowable
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Climbing
Are You Killing Your Favorite Crag? Here’s What to Know About Wet Sandstone
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Inverse
European Countries Are Racing Toward the Continent's First Satellite Launch
A Powerful 'Umbrella' Satellite Will Count Every Tree on Earth
70-Year-Old Astronomy Photos May Be Clues to Alien Visitors - Study
8 Years Ago, the U.S. and Russia Played Chicken the With the ISS — Will History Repeat Itself?Y
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Sapiens
Will Bog Archaeology Fade Away?
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Gizmodo
A Dark Matter Detector Based on a Wind Chime Seems Just Weird Enough to Work