Weekly Webcrawl: Science keeps on going, even when we're too busy to notice

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Yes, I know what you’re going to say and I don’t want to talk about it. It’s been a busy couple of weeks and the webcrawl just fell into the abyss. But it’s back, as I know you’re incredibly relieved to hear. And don’t worry, today’s list includes some highlights from not one but two weeks of sclogosphere action.

We learned that swallows may have evolved to dodge cars to avoid becoming road kill.
The Atlantic had two stories about the Google-mobile going to crazy places, including Namie, a town abandoned after Fukushima.
Science can tell whether a criminal will reoffend…this worries me.
Can ants do math without knowing it? Are termites fairies for ecological health?
Is it really that bad for toddlers to use iPads? Maybe, maybe not. But watching three plus hours of TV a day makes ’em little swindlers.
Everybody’s gotta be wrong sometime. For instance, families that eat together are strong for reasons other than the regular mealtime hangout.
The Daily Beast made me cry: Jane Goodall’s new book is a fraud….
Dogs have feelings, too. And those of us that own them are better at identifying all of them except aggression.
Paul Erdos, the eccentric and prolific mathematician, would have a celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday, but Scientific American writer Calla Cofield thinks 101 would be a more appropriate birthday to get excited about for the man who described prime numbers as his best friends.
Psychologists at University College London presented results showing that elderly people living alone–even if they don’t feel lonely–are less healthy than their more sociable compatriots.
Here’s some science explaining why spoilers suck and how to get a song out of your head.
Cicadas are coming to New England, the Long Horn beetle is leaving New Jersey!