Lacking the recommended 7 hours of sleep per night could lead to more opportunities to make poor snack choices. Analysis of data on ~20,000 American adults linked not meeting sleep guidelines & eating more snack-related carbs, added sugar, fats & caffein… ift.tt/3AqDXZp

Evidence that a cosmic impact destroyed ancient city in the Jordan Valley. The shock of the explosion over Tall el-Hammam was enough to level the city. The distribution of bones indicated "extreme disarticulation and skeletal fragmentation in nearby huma… ift.tt/39loQEu

Scientists find there are different sets of genes encoded in gut bacteria that respond differently to weight-loss interventions. Specific gut-friendly food could help combat "weight-loss-resistant microbiomes." via /r/science ift.tt/3EAzHc5

People who expressed extreme dislike toward Democratically-aligned minority groups were more likely to approve of Donald Trump when he made his way into politics — regardless of their party alignment. via /r/science ift.tt/3AtYegu

New research suggests that autistic individuals are less likely to identify as heterosexual and more likely to identify with a diverse range of sexual orientations than non-autistic individuals. via /r/science ift.tt/39mlzVx

Optimal sexual passion outcomes were found at both higher and lower levels of religiosity, whereas mid-level religiosity was associated with the less beneficial sexual passion outcomes. via /r/science ift.tt/3ArI0oj

Australian tech start-up creates world's most efficient solar cell while replacing silver with copper via /r/science ift.tt/3hRHSax

Study shows early intervention therapy can significantly reduce autism diagnosis in children via /r/science ift.tt/2VWOUmq

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived bone marrow plasma cells in humans via /r/science ift.tt/3hRmDp2

Fossilized Footprints Reveal an Ancient Elephant Nursery in Spain via /r/science ift.tt/3nSOU2C

Rates of infectious disease linked to authoritarian attitudes. Scientists accounted for socioeconomic factors that influence ideology, including religious beliefs, wealth and education. Higher regional infection rates in the US corresponded to more votes… ift.tt/3nNpFyy

Early intervention can drastically reduce autism diagnosis in children, groundbreaking study finds via /r/science ift.tt/3u1lWhN

The world is not ready to overcome once-in-a-century solar superstorm, scientists say via /r/science ift.tt/39rTyMt

US COVID-19 death toll surpasses that of 1918 pandemic, according to John Hopkins tracker via /r/science ift.tt/39DObKl

A new way to solve the ‘hardest of the hard’ computer problems: Researchers have found a way to make what is called reservoir computing work between 33 and a million times faster, with significantly fewer computing resources and less data input needed. v… ift.tt/3lK49rJ

Modern activities follow the contours of ancient Teotihuacan. Engineers re-routed two rivers to align with points of astronomical significance, identified hundreds of previously unknown architectural features, and documented over 200 archaeological featu… ift.tt/3EC9ry2

Judges in the U.S. who are selected to their position through nonpartisan processes (nonpartisan elections or technocratic merit commissions) produce higher-quality work than judges selected through partisan elections. via /r/science ift.tt/3Ew1NVY

The anonymous meta-analysis that’s convincing people to use ivermectin via /r/science ift.tt/3EG9mcC

A Warning Sign of a Mass Extinction Event Is On the Rise, Scientists Say | Toxic microbial blooms thrived during the Great Dying, the most severe extinction in Earth's history, and they are proliferating again due to human activity. via /r/science ift.tt/3nTbcRN

A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea via /r/science ift.tt/2Xxq0Kz