Links for you. Science:

This Beetle Uses Its Poop as a Shield or Sword
What’s The Point Of Science Without ‘Eureka!’ Moments?
What’s really warming the world?
California’s Children Win, Anti-Vaxxers Lose
The Underfunded, Disorganized Plan to Save Earth from the Next Giant Asteroid

Other:

Living in L.A. Made Me Get Over My Body Issues
The five most frustrating things about Metro’s problems
After 14 years of watching Christie, a warning: He lies
Driven by Love or Ambition, Slipping Across the Color Line Through the Ages
A few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, a whole lot of people are getting high
Meet the Democrat in D.C. who is cutting taxes for the rich – and for everyone else (keep in mind that these cuts and increases are quite small)
A simple twist of fate
There’s a giant victim culture temper tantrum coming from the Christian right
Questions abound for new program that rewards teachers based on SAT and ACT scores
Why the Green Party’s Jill Stein Makes More Sense Than Republicans
Easy AA: The Supreme Court might destroy affirmative action because this white woman’s grades weren’t good enough.
I’m 28, I just quit my tech job, and I never want another job again
The Good News and the Bad News
Vision Zero D.C. (cool interactive map of where all the problems are)
Test Pilot Admits the F-35 Can’t Dogfight: New stealth fighter is dead meat in an air battle
We have been thinking about Internet harassment all wrong