13.7 billion years ago, the universe was born. 12 billion years ago, a star exploded. Now, we’ve seen its light.

Guy pees on pregnancy test stick, gets ”yes”; means he has cancer. Note that Maggie Koerth-Baker is a god of explanatory writing

How a guy saved puffins by faking a puffin society – a wonderful story by Michelle Nijhuis

“I faced a choice: Deliver early or risk a stillbirth?” Brave, personal, important piece by Eugenie Reich

Fascinating Nature piece on what an autism diagnosis looks like in countries w/ different cultural norms to the West

Fascinating. What did the 7 scientists quoted in Jonah Lehrer’s infamous decline-effect piece think of it? By Virginia Hughes.

“It’s like the Arctic but