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Scientists use ‘smell of fear’ to ward off insect pests from crops and gardens
zmescience.com

Deflecting an Asteroid Before It Hits Earth May Take Multiple Bumps
nytimes.com

Scientists Are Proposing a Radical New Framework to Redefine Life on Earth
sciencealert.com

A Signal from Space Is on a 16-Day Cycle. Scientists Just Ruled Out an Explanation
vice.com

Hawaii’s Forbidden Island and the Real-Life Swiss Family Robinson who Controls it
messynessychic.com • (see also)

The mysterious origins of Universe’s biggest black holes
bbc.com

We All Know Columbus Didn’t Discover America—So How Did He Become a Symbol of Its Founding?
lithub.com

Mental Phenomena Don’t Map Into the Brain as Expected
quantamagazine.org

Video: Explore how scientists use environmental DNA (eDNA) to track species [5:54]
youtube.com

‘Tiger Stripes’ on a Saturn Moon Could Be Even More Unique Than Previously Thought
discovermagazine.com

Dust-sized supercapacitor packs the same voltage as a AAA battery
newatlas.com

On this day in 1786 a pharmacist changed Europe by giving flowers to the king and queen of France
damninteresting.com

Mystery Uranium Cubes in U.S. Labs Likely From Nazi Experiment
gizmodo.com • (see also)

The subtle influence of the Moon on Earth’s weather
bbc.com • (see also)

What are the most Earth-like worlds we’ve found?
planetary.org

‘A combination of failures:’ why 3.6m pounds of nuclear waste is buried under a popular California beach
theguardian.com

Newly Discovered Space Rock Loops The Sun Quicker Than Any Known Asteroid
sciencealert.com

A rundown of known facts about the Department of Defense’s X-37B orbital vehicle
livescience.com

Video: The Lightning Algorithm [12:23]
youtube.com

COVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function
scientificamerican.com

Electric cars and batteries: how will the world produce enough?
nature.com

Second resident of Nebraska’s one-person town just a figment of Census Bureau’s imagination
journalstar.com

Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Are 99% of the Way There. The Last 1% Is the Hardest
bloomberg.com

Photos: Deadly Flash Floods Hit Tennessee After a Torrential Storm
theatlantic.com

This Physicist Discovered an Escape From Hawking’s Black Hole Paradox
quantamagazine.org

Ants use soil physics to excavate metre-long tunnels that last decades
newscientist.com

Life After White-Collar Crime
newyorker.com

Novel anti-obesity drug breaks the cycle of appetite and weight gain [in mice]
newatlas.com

A thorough and level-headed assessment of what we know so far about real-world Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness
realclearscience.com

A microscopic video shows the coronavirus on the rampage
nytimes.com

South-west England is the unlikely world capital of crop circles, baffling locals and farmers alike
bbc.com

Are These the Hidden Deepfakes in the Anthony Bourdain Movie?
wired.com

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
fda.gov • More info

A Huge Number of Rogue Supermassive Black Holes Are Wandering The Universe
sciencealert.com

Pumpers, Dumpers, and Shills: The Skycoin Saga
newyorker.com

Dorothy Butler Gilliam: ‘I am not a maid, I am a reporter’
bbc.com

On the Link Between Great Thinking and Obsessive Walking
lithub.com

Releasing bacteria-infected mosquitoes in Indonesia prevented the spread of dengue
massivesci.com

Video: What if Every Second Lasted an Hour? [8:59]
youtube.com

On this day in 1934 a shadowy cabal asked a highly decorated Marine major general to lead a coup against the US government
damninteresting.com

What color is the universe?
livescience.com

How scientists developed the most popular anesthetic used today, without totally knowing how it works
massivesci.com

The Ignored History of Nurse PTSD
discovermagazine.com

Computer Space and beyond: 50 years of gaming
bbc.com

100 Years Ago, Miners Carried Out the Largest Armed Labor Uprising in U.S. History
inthesetimes.com

Attack of the giant rodents or class war? Argentina’s rich riled by new neighbors
theguardian.com

Hubble Views a Galaxy in a ‘Furnace’
nasa.gov

What would this cyclic model of the universe mean for the Big Bang?
astronomy.com

What can we do with a captured asteroid?
livescience.com

Behold, Carbon-Free Steel Now Exists
gizmodo.com

Video: Classic Movie Tricks That Led To Modern CGI [10:47]
youtube.com

Unsolved mystery of Vancouver coyote bite spree sparks hunt for animals’ secrets
cbc.ca

Astonishingly Large Coral Spotted in the Great Barrier Reef
gizmodo.com

40 years ago today Dr. Julie Cliff received an alarming telex about a mysterious malady in Mozambique
damninteresting.com

The Shadowy Business of International Education
thewalrus.ca

Astronomers see galaxies in ultra-high definition
bbc.com

Who Gets the L.L.C.? Inside a Silicon Valley Billionaire’s Divorce.
nytimes.com

Japan’s Mission to Phobos Will Also Bring a Sample Home by 2029
universetoday.com

There’s a Surprising Similarity Between The Babble of Baby Bats And Human Infants
sciencealert.com

The mutation that helps Delta spread like wildfire
nature.com