9 Best Articles in 2020
New York Magazine
How the Coronavirus Could Take Over Your Body (Before You Ever Feel It)
New York Magazine
8 min read · 640 saves · Mar 18th · How the novel coronavirus could take over your body before you ever felt it.
The New Yorker
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
The New Yorker
501 saves · 2019-02-01 · A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.
Neal Agarwal
Demis Hassabis
AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology
Demis Hassabis
8 min read · 342 saves · Nov 30th · In a major scientific advance, the latest version of our AI system AlphaFold has been recognised as a solution to this grand challenge by the organisers of the biennial Critical Assessment of protein…
Popular Mechanics
The Blood of the Crab
Popular Mechanics
~14 min read · 258 saves · From 2018 · Horseshoe Crab blood is an irreplaceable medical marvel, and biomedical companies are bleeding thousands of crabs and throwing them back in the ocean. Can this creature that's been around since the dinosaurs be saved?
The Atlantic
The Pandemic’s Biggest Mystery Is Our Own Immune System
The Atlantic
~13 min read · 257 saves · Aug 5th · Ed Yong · Which is too bad because the immune system is very complicated.
Design You Trust
These Pics Are Composed Of As Many Pixels As There Are Animals Still Alive In These Species
Design You Trust
1 min read · 244 saves · 2019-09-28 · A brilliant 2008 campaign by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been resurfacing thanks to a recent reddit post going viral. The campaign, called WWF Japan – Population by pixel, was created by the agency…
Inverse
Brain study reveals one type of exercise increases stress resilience
Inverse
4 min read · 235 saves · Sep 1st · Ali Pattillo · In a new study in mice, researchers discover exercise helps animals cope with stress by enabling an uptick in a crucial neural protein called galanin.
National Geographic
Fake animal news abounds on social media as coronavirus upends life
National Geographic
5 min read · 210 saves · Mar 20th · Natasha Daly · Bogus stories of wild animals flourishing in quarantined cities gives false hope—and viral fame.
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The Guardian
Early humans may have survived the harsh winters by hibernating
The Guardian
3 min read · 134 saves · Dec 20th · Seasonal damage in bone fossils in Spain suggest Neanderthals and their predecessors followed the same strategy as cave bears
Longreads
Science and?Nature
Longreads
7 min read · 51 saves · Dec 15th · Our top picks in science and nature stories for 2020.
Quanta Magazine
How Neutral Theory Altered Ideas About Biodiversity
Quanta Magazine
5 min read · 38 saves · Dec 8th · Christie Wilcox · The simple insight that most changes are random had a profound effect on genetics, evolution and ecology.
Vox
A wild mink in Utah has Covid-19. Veterinarians fear this is just the beginning.
Vox
~12 min read · 36 saves · Dec 16th · Brian Resnick · Which animals can catch Covid-19, which can’t — and why it matters.
Popular Mechanics
Mass Extinctions: What Are They? How Often Do They Happen?
Popular Mechanics
2 min read · 32 saves · Dec 15th · Caroline Delbert
The Guardian
'Like nothing seen in nature before': strange dinosaur has scientists enthralled
The Guardian
1 min read · 18 saves · Dec 15th · The highly unusual Ubirajara jubatus boasted a mane of ‘hair-like structions’ and two ‘ribbon-like features’, researchers say
Nature
How a torrent of COVID science changed research publishing — in seven charts
Nature
4 min read · 16 saves · Dec 16th · Holly Else · A flood of coronavirus research swept websites and journals this year. It changed how and what scientists study, a Nature analysis shows.
Science Magazine
Human ‘stuff’ now outweighs all life on Earth
Science Magazine
3 min read · 16 saves · Dec 9th · The mass of buildings and other infrastructure exceeds that of all trees, shrubs, and animals on the planet
