video Lovely animation of the virus that melts gypsy moth caterpillars Andrea James

tabloids Covid cover-up, UFO cover-up, and Trump's sadistic sex tapes in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

History "Frozen Charlotte" dolls provided cautionary tales to young women in the 19th century to prioritize health over fashion Jennifer Sandlin

music "Why Lhasa de Sela Matters" is an intimate portrait of the creativity that resulted from the collision of a hopeful and hopeless romantic A.E. Gómez

ESA Murder hornet gets renamed Northern giant hornet Andrew Yi

literature A woman won a $1m literary prize. Three men turned up to collect the check. Rob Beschizza

art Gorgeous collection of public domain illustrations of space Andrea James

Science The Gypsy Moth and the threshold of extinction Maggie Koerth

Gallery: 10 invasive species Rob Beschizza

Europe Sorrow in the Balkans Jasmina Tesanovic