Fear-enhanced odor detection with John McGann; the latest from Curiosity’s hunt for traces of ancient life on Mars with Richard Kerr; and more.

Notable highlights from the year in science; Science's breakthrough of the year and runners up.

Britain's prehistoric stone monuments; stories from our daily news site.

Should we worry more about quantum decryption in the future or the past, how salt's role as a micronutrient may effect the global carbon cycle, and a daily news roundup.

Tackling the role of early fetal brain development in autism; daily news stories with David Grimm.

Inequality and health; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.

The impact of Tiananmen Square on science in China; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.

Mapping Mexico's genetically diverse population; roundup of daily news with David Grimm.

Satellite data helps map the last unexplored terrain on planet Earth.

Ayelet Gneezy discusses trends in charitable giving and how to maximize donations. David Grimm brings stories on an algal virus found in humans, how to stop zooming human population growth, and an avalanche on an asteroid. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: ISAS/JAXA]

Robert Coontz discusses this year's Breakthrough and letting readers have their say. Online news editor David Grimm brings the top news stories of 2014 and takes an audio news quiz. Hosted by Sarah Crespi.

Hubble at 25: Daniel Clery discusses the contributions of the Hubble Space Telescope to our understanding of the universe, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: NASA]

Christina Larson discusses the impact of climate change on China's tea and other globally sensitive crops, and Emily Conover discusses daily news stories with Sarah Crespi. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Yosomono/Creative Commons License BY 2.0, via flickr]

Kimberly Dunham-Snary discusses the long-term health considerations of gene therapy for mitochondrial diseases and David Grimm talks about the smell of death, Mercury crashing, and animal IQ. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Image credit: Ben Gracewood CC BY-NC 2.0, via flickr]

Alan Stern discusses the first scientific results from the New Horizons July 14 flyby of Pluto, which revealed details about the dwarf planet's geology, surface composition, and atmosphere; Catherine Matacic talks about dino temps, Paleo-sleeping, and editing pig organs. Hosted by Sarah Crespi.

Bruce Jakosky discusses where Mars' once-thick, CO2-ish atmosphere went and the first data from the MAVEN mission to study the Red Planet; David Grimm talks about worm allergies, fake fingerprints, and toilets for all. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: NASA]

Robert Coontz discusses Science's 2015 Breakthrough of the Year and runners-up, from visions of Pluto to the discovery of a previously unknown human species. Online news editor David Grimm reviews the top news stories of the past year with Sarah Crespi. Hosted by Susanne Bard.

Stories on a lichen threesome, tremors caused by tides, and a theoretical way to inspect nuclear warheads without looking too closely at them, with Catherine Matacic.   Despite concerns about antibiotic resistance, it seems like antimicrobials have crept into everything—from hand soap to toothpaste, and even fabrics. What does the ubiquitous presence of these compounds mean for our microbiomes? Alyson Yee talks with host Sarah Crespi about one antimicrobial in particular—triclosan—which has been partially banned in the European Union.     [Image: T. Wheeler/Music: Jeffrey Cook]

On this week’s show, science journalist Josh Sokol talks about a global cooling event sparked by space dust that lead to a huge shift in animal and plant diversity 466 million years ago. (Read the related research article in Science Advances.) And I talk with Kenneth Rosenberg, an applied conservation scientist at Cornell University, about steep declines in bird abundance in the United States and Canada. His team estimates about 3 billion birds have gone missing since the 1970s. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Ads on this week’s show: MOVA Globes; KiwiCo.com Download the transcript (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast [Image: Public domain; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan is one of the most adored star kids on the block right now.

Pop sensations Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber have teamed up for a song titled as 'Stuck with U' which has been winning over the internet. Touted as the quarantine anthem, the popular singers have come together to raise funds for the children of frontline workers fighting coronavirus.

After soaring the temperature with a throwback shirtless picture, Shahid Kapoor has been winning over the internet with his latest post which is a 'quote on happiness' by Pope Francis.

After leaving the audience stunned with a beautiful track 'Pyaar Karona', Salman Khan is all set to release a new song which is titled as 'Tere Bina’, as he had promised to deliver two more songs to the audience.

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone's sports drama 83 which is directed by Kabir Khan revolves around the true story of India's incredible cricket World Cup victory in 1983.

Riddhima Kapoor Sahni has been taking to social media and sharing unseen pictures in memory of her late father Rishi Kapoor. While the entire Kapoor clan is still trying to get over the massive loss, Riddhima has managed to travel from Delhi to Mumbai amidst the lockdown to be by her mother's side.

The Munjal brothers knew bicycles. They did not have any capital, but possessed the technical knowledge and skills to make their mark in the rapidly growing bicycle industry, he writes

It reads like a horror story, an almost comic immorality tale

Language works as a dynamic democracy, not as rule by experts.

Heathcliff Redux: A Novella and Stories is a haunting if slightly unbalanced collection

No society can indefinitely sustain a system where income earners consider tax evasion to be a way of life

The Mirror and the Light is the triumphant capstone to Mantel's trilogy on Thomas Cromwell

Book review of PHARMA: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America

Official figures say 1.8 lakh workers have returned home to Bihar. Unofficially, however, that figure is said to have crossed 3 lakhs.

'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.'

Juhi Chawla remembers her co-star Rishi Kapoor.

'It was always 'See you soon', 'Just a routine visit to the hospital', 'I will be back shortly'.'

'When Chintu told me about his plans to go to Delhi in February for a wedding, I advised him against it.'

'It's difficult to explain what a wondrous, beautiful, overwhelming, painful and exciting this journey has been.'

Aseem Chhabra introduces you to the Irrfan you never knew.