The sun machine is coming down.

Republican senators appear likely to vote down a motion to call witnesses, which likely means the end of the impeachment trial. 1/18

As of midnight in Brussels, Britain will no longer part part of the EU. Here's what happens next in trade and other negotiations. 2/18

Acknowledging that coronavirus poses a threat beyond China, the WHO declares the outbreak a global health emergency. 3/18

For the first time since 2014, US life expectancy has increased—by about a month—due to a drop in drug overdose deaths. 4/18

The head of the NHS criticizes health claims made on Goop Lab—citing, among other things, the sale of "psychic vampire repellent." 5/18

Are you ready for Sunday's big game? Here's one man's quest to convince Manhattan bartenders to switch their TVs to the Puppy Bowl. 6/18

Watch: Astronomers at the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of the sun. 7/18

A map of the countries mentioned the most (and the least) in the New York Times from 2010 to today. 8/18

Ahead of the 2020 elections, Twitter adds a tool for users to report tweets that intend to suppress voting. 9/18

Researchers conclude that cattle vocalize emotion, and hope farmers can use this knowledge to understand a cow's well-being. 10/18

"It would be the first time in decades that a major highway in the city would be made smaller." On a proposal to shrink the BQE. 11/18

Data dive: "I decided to listen to every pitch from the Astros' 2017 home games and log any banging noise I could detect." 12/18

Los Angeles has made all the archival blueprints and drawings of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House available online. 13/18

Soothing aerial photos of waves crashing into beaches, by Tobias Hägg. 14/18

"The fingerboard craze that first took hold when I was a kid has evolved over the past 20 years into a highly specialized subculture." 15/18

A major update to the MIDI protocol will give musicians more control over more instruments—and may change the sound of music. 16/18

Superimpose a virtual pianist on your piano with an upcoming augmented-reality app. 17/18

Set a piece of generative art in motion by adjusting a few parameters, then sitting back to watch the results unfold. 18/18

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