If you aren’t already aware of the work of Hillary Rosner, you should be. She’s one of the best science journalists around, as evidence by the latest in her hat-trick of major awards this year. It’s for this piece.

This story of a 10-yr-old who shot his neo-Nazi dad is astonishing, as is Amy Wallace’s storytelling

Incredible piece by a neuroscientist about coming to terms with his Parkinson’s.

Everyone can stop writing about Twitter now because Kathryn Schulz’s piece is witty, insightful, unfeasibly eloquent, and peerless. (Jonathan Franzen especially should stop writing about Twitter.)

A stunning read about Nazi anatomists and their lasting influence on modern science & US politics

Do dolphins really share a special bond with humans?