human population Human population explosion, visualized Mark Frauenfelder

video 200,000 years of human population growth in 5 minutes Andrea James

thailand Macaques have colonized a city in Thailand and converted a movie theatre into a cemetery Thom Dunn

coronavirus GOP Ohio lawmaker: 'African Americans or the colored population' get coronavirus because they 'do not wash their hands as well as other groups' Xeni Jardin

Harry Potter Annotating JK Rowling's bonkers anti-Trans rant Thom Dunn

genes Your chances of having severe Covid-19 might be linked to your blood type, study finds Carla Sinclair

coronavirus A majority of Americans wouldn't rush to get a Covid-19 vaccination, poll finds Carla Sinclair

Business Ben & Jerry's on Black Lives Matter and the police killing of George Floyd: We Must Dismantle White Supremacy Xeni Jardin

earth abides Jonathan Lethem reviews the 1959 adaptation of Earth Abides, starring Burt Lancaster Mark Frauenfelder

Japan FaceTime some eels — because they are "forgetting about people" Rusty Blazenhoff

health That time in 2005 when junior senator Barack Obama argued for 'decisive action to prevent a pandemic' Xeni Jardin

facial recognition A toilet with facial recognition for your butthole Thom Dunn

social distancing Annalee Newitz looks at the Great Plague of London and 17th century social distancing Gareth Branwyn

Culture An American artist illustrates a webcomic love letter to her hometown of Wuhan Thom Dunn

Science Grad student proves one of Darwin's theories almost 140 years after his death David Pescovitz

coronavirus WHO on Coronavirus: 'Test, test, test. Test every suspected case' Xeni Jardin

coronavirus How coronavirus impacts climate change and the US housing market Thom Dunn

Environment "The current [insect] extinction crisis is deeply worrisome," say experts Mark Frauenfelder

Sex Understanding the neuroscience of pleasure Mark Frauenfelder

florida Move over, Florida Man, and make room for feral Florida monkeys with herpes Thom Dunn