A newsroom at the edge of autocracy; The South China Morning Post is arguably the world’s most important newspaper for what it tells us about media freedoms as China’s power grows ~news journalism hong kong china politics Article 3740 words, published Aug 1 2020 7 votes
CyberBunker: The "bulletproof web hosting" company based in a German Cold War bunker that became a dark-web empire ~tech Article 11 053 words 10 votes
Scientists are 3D printing miniature human organs to test coronavirus drugs ~science biology medicine Article 1339 words 5 votes
No longer in shadows, Pentagon’s UFO unit will make some findings public ~space Article 1178 words 10 votes
Alone on a mountaintop, awaiting a very hard rain ~science physics Article 1002 words, published Jan 21 2020 7 votes
I have cancer and now my Facebook feed is full of "alternative care" ads ~tech social media facebook Article 991 words 36 votes
The anti-semitism we didn’t see: DeSean Jackson’s Hitler moment—and mine—showed that Black Americans’ experience of racism doesn’t automatically sensitize us toward other forms of prejudice ~life Article 461 words, published Jul 13 2020 11 votes
Ancient Rome was teetering. Then a volcano erupted 6,000 miles away ~humanities.history Article 2010 words, published Jun 22 2020 5 votes
The last giraffes on earth - The planet’s tallest animal is in far greater danger than people might think ~science biology Article published Apr 17 2020 7 votes
Headaches top symptom for coronavirus, but only one third have any sign of illness ~health medicine Article 446 words 6 votes
Why is a tech executive installing security cameras around San Francisco? ~tech security Article 2853 words 10 votes
Trump, Twitter, Facebook, and the future of online speech - The debate over censorship and Section 230 is thorny, contentious, and, above all, outdated ~tech social media facebook Article 4674 words 8 votes
People complain that going to the shore is a careless act during a pandemic, but the science so far suggests otherwise ~health Article 598 words 7 votes
Canada's sparrows are singing a new song. You'll hear it soon ~science biology Article 819 words 8 votes
Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic ~health Article 9769 words 9 votes
You want a Confederate monument? My body is a Confederate monument (sexual assault trigger warning) ~life Article 423 words 20 votes
Counter-espionage agency ASIO is conducting a sweeping investigation into allegations Chinese government agents have infiltrated the office of a NSW Labor politician to influence Australian politics ~news china politics australia.nsw Article 503 words 7 votes
How the Philadelphia police tear-gassed a group of trapped protesters ~news usa.pa.philadelphia Article 81 words 9 votes
The NFL is suddenly worried about Black lives ~sports.american_football Article 486 words, published Jun 3 2020 7 votes
World tennis number one Novak Djokovic tests positive for COVID-19 ~sports tennis Article 593 words 17 votes
European Union may bar American travelers as it reopens borders, citing failures on virus ~health Article 2193 words 15 votes
Shows of support for racial justice from social media giants like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube don’t address the way the platforms have been weaponized by racists and partisan provocateurs ~tech social media google facebook Article 1886 words 11 votes
‘The Platform’ review: An accidentally timely political allegory ~movies reviews Article 445 words, published Mar 26 2020 3 votes
The rape kit’s secret history - This is the story of the woman who forced the police to start treating sexual assault like a crime ~humanities.history Article 8171 words 8 votes