The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s golden surfer, is almost ready, again ~space astronomy Article 1967 words 10 votes
Napoleon’s brother lived in New Jersey. Here’s what happened to the estate. ~humanities.history Article 1478 words 8 votes
When travel restrictions stopped bird-watchers from visiting the Swedish island of Stora Karlsö, hidden ecosystem dynamics were revealed ~enviro conservation Article 715 words 6 votes
Pfizer will ship fewer vaccine vials to account for ‘extra’ doses ~health Article 1707 words 11 votes
The most memorable illustrations of 2020, as chosen by art directors at The New York Times ~arts Article 253 words, published Jan 15 2021 7 votes
Inside eBay’s cockroach cult: The ghastly story of a stalking scandal ~tech Article 4613 words, published Sep 26 2020 11 votes
The scary power of the companies that finally shut US President Donald Trump up ~tech social media Article 885 words 25 votes
A riveting ISIS story, told in a Times podcast, falls apart (Caliphate podcast) ~news journalism Article 3530 words 8 votes
US FDA clears Pfizer vaccine, and millions of doses will be shipped right away ~health Article 2763 words 17 votes
NASA launched a rocket fifty-four years ago. Has it finally come home? ~space Article 1158 words 5 votes
What Facebook fed the baby boomers. Many Americans’ feeds are nightmares. I know because I spent weeks living inside two of them. ~tech facebook social media Article 2322 words, published Nov 24 2020 18 votes
The New York Times Book Review editors' choices for the ten best books of 2020 ~books reviews fiction nonfiction Article 1316 words 7 votes
Roiled by election, Facebook struggles to balance civility and growth ~tech facebook social media Article 1821 words 12 votes
The uneasy afterlife of our dazzling trash: Where do CDs go to die? ~enviro recycling plastics Article 1381 words 5 votes
Scientists know masks limit the coronavirus’s spread, but it’s impossible for randomized trials to prove that ~health Article 1397 words 5 votes
Pope Francis appoints first African-American cardinal ~humanities religion Article 747 words 12 votes
As local news dies, a pay-for-play network rises in its place ~news usa journalism Article 3254 words, published Oct 20 2020 7 votes
Activists build facial recognition to ID cops who hide their badges ~tech Article 1542 words 15 votes
Jazz legend Keith Jarrett may never perform again after suffering two strokes ~music jazz Article 1882 words 8 votes
Restoring farmland could drastically slow extinctions, fight climate change ~enviro climate change Article 914 words, published Oct 14 2020 6 votes
Migrant workers restricted to farms under one grower’s virus lockdown ~life work Article 1910 words 8 votes
Nobels that some felt weren't so dynamite (1999) ~humanities.history Article 1305 words, published Oct 17 1999 8 votes
Breonna Taylor US Grand Jury recording released ~news crime usa.ky.louisville Article 490 words 10 votes
Why are we in the West so weird? A theory ~humanities.history Article 1884 words, published Sep 12 2020 6 votes
Ultra Strips Down is a Danish children's TV show that aims to counter a social media that bombards young people with images of perfect bodies ~tv Article 1490 words 13 votes
Uber is hurting drivers like me in its legal fight in California ~transport Article 1089 words 3 votes
Amazon moves closer to drone delivery with US Federal Aviation Administration approval ~transport Article 375 words 4 votes
California Governor Gavin Newsom: By this point last year, 4,292 fires had burned 56,000 acres. This year, 7,002 fires have chewed through more than 1.4 million acres. ~enviro Article 1509 words, published Aug 24 2020 7 votes
How to think like an epidemiologist ~science statistics Article 2341 words, published Aug 4 2020 6 votes
Scientists are 3D printing miniature human organs to test coronavirus drugs ~science biology medicine Article 1339 words 5 votes
Lawyers demand US Military stop violating free speech on Twitch ~tech social media Article 1119 words 10 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
Ancient Rome was teetering. Then a volcano erupted 6,000 miles away. ~humanities.history Article 2010 words, published Jun 22 2020 5 votes
Why is a tech executive installing security cameras around San Francisco? ~tech security Article 2853 words 10 votes
Mary Trump’s book accuses the US President of embracing "cheating as a way of life" ~books Article 878 words 16 votes