climate change Arctic Shipping Routes are melting early. It's good for trade, but not the planet. Thom Dunn

space exploration How a bizarre 1970s Arctic killing could help set a legal precedent for space murder Thom Dunn

bears How the etymology of "Arctic" complicates the cryptic etymology of "bear" Thom Dunn

asteroids OREO built an asteroid-proof Oreo bunker in the Arctic Thom Dunn

Sex Swedish town official proposes shag breaks for workers Rob Beschizza

World's largest iceberg breaks free and spins wildly after 30-year Antarctic freeze Mark Frauenfelder

the Moon Who owns the Moon? The trillion-dollar lunar rush for Helium-3 Mark Frauenfelder

attacks Woman jogs through restricted area of animal park — and gets mauled by wolves Carla Sinclair

Technology Miniature evaporative coolers work—but not very well Rob Beschizza

brazil Meet the capybaras of Curitiba, Brazil's famous "capybara park" Jennifer Sandlin

Space Space piracy conference to be held at US Naval Academy Allan Rose Hill

wonder The fascinating story of Bir Tawil — the land no country wants Mark Frauenfelder

capybara Pelicans will eat anything they can fit into their mouths Gail Sherman

tardigrade Tardigrade proteins can protect human cells Gail Sherman

ecology Mice, infesting Antarctic island and eating the birds, to be exterminated Rob Beschizza

marine mammal sounds Zooniverse: Citizen Science Projects for Everyone Gail Sherman

russia Navalny body seen to be "bruised on head and chest" at morgue Rob Beschizza

vladimir putin New Age conspiracy theorist praises Putin and Tucker Carlson's charge against the Satanic Cabal Jennifer Sandlin

animals Only 100 of these bizarre fish with hands are still alive David Pescovitz

tabloids Taylor Swift's prenup battle and King Charles' facelift, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan