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"At first, people complained [power lines] were unreasonably ugly. Today, people claim they’re unreasonably risky." via @PopScihttps://to.pbs.org/2sPeR4C 

This isn’t a matter of science only. "It’s a matter of scientific culture—of a framework for making decisions about a research agenda." via @WIREDhttps://to.pbs.org/2xUD9js 

Urban forests, credited for their carbon-sequestering, stress-relieving and crime-reducing abilities, may be facing an ongoing loss across the country.https://to.pbs.org/2sEUAQh 

Why poop became a proxy for researching highly-endangered mountain gorillas. via @atlasobscurahttps://to.pbs.org/2xXPq79 

.@NASA's Curiosity rover found the first conclusive evidence of organic molecules in Mars' rocks and atmosphere. It could be a sign of ancient life. via @NatGeohttps://to.pbs.org/2sN7AT2 

"Vacationland is gone; there is no evidence of any properties there at all." via @NPRhttps://to.pbs.org/2sPF96U 

We can inject memories from one snail into another, this study shows. Can this teach us about the mechanisms––and potential––of human memory?https://to.pbs.org/2sEOIX5 

For a stick insect that becomes bird food, the trick is getting its eggs through the bird unscathed. via @nytimeshttps://to.pbs.org/2M2A97G 

Could the merger of two neutron stars 130 million light-years from Earth shed light on the dense interiors of these stars, which laboratory experiments and supercomputers could never map before? via @sciamhttps://to.pbs.org/2JlNXIN 

Some scientists believe that an unspotted planet beyond Neptune, dubbed "Planet Nine," exists. Could the elusive planet really be a vast collection of smaller celestial bodies? via @naturehttps://to.pbs.org/2M5kQuX 

The Curiosity's "LeBron James-sized robotic arm" broke in December 2016. Now, NASA has fixed it from Earth. via @DiscoverMaghttps://to.pbs.org/2M3PBR5 

Imagine if we could see all of a cell's parts at the same time without harming the cell. Artificial intelligence is making that possible.https://to.pbs.org/2xJvXqy 

It would be the largest dataset ever collected in the history of the world.https://to.pbs.org/2M3kPHW 

The Cavendish banana––the world’s most popular fruit––is also one of the least genetically diverse. Can its wild cousins save it?https://to.pbs.org/2Jn7CIr 

Thanks to their adaptability, we might have a hard time stopping Earth microbes from hitching a ride on our spacecrafts and contaminating other worlds. via @TheAtlantichttps://to.pbs.org/2JkVEz1 

Today marks the 74th anniversary of #DDay. Learn how this modern-day engineering company rebuilt the Allies' silent gliders used on June 6, 1944 on @PBS 's website at:https://to.pbs.org/2xMY0p4 

In a blink of a (human) eye, these guppy's pupils change from a silvery hue to jet black. via @TheAtlantichttps://to.pbs.org/2M10VO3 

Until now, immunotherapies like this only worked to treat cancers with many mutations, like skin and lung cancer. via @newscientisthttps://to.pbs.org/2xIddYy 

With more trail cams and smartphones in the woods, sightings of these zombielike bears are on the rise. via @washingtonposthttps://to.pbs.org/2xE0XIA