guns A fascinating computer analysis of the linguistic context around the 2nd Amendment Thom Dunn

News Oh look, just two regular folks taking a leisurely stroll away from their car on train tracks Ellsworth Toohey

Technology How AI-generated "sadcore" posts exploit Facebook users for profit Ellsworth Toohey

Science What happened to the ancient apex carnivore that suddenly disappeared from the fossil record? Rob Beschizza

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

Science Electric wallpaper warming Scottish homes in winter Rob Beschizza

pandemics Four more cats die from H5N1 as new report calls evidence for efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission "unprecedented" Jennifer Sandlin

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

H5N1 Here's the latest on H5N1—avian flu—and some resources tracking the virus Jennifer Sandlin

biopics The making of Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" is coming to life in a new movie Yoy Luadha

religion Turning cheeks or bearing arms? Did Jesus really endorse gun ownership? Yoy Luadha

sheep This sheep named Lovely is enthralled by classical music Jennifer Sandlin

vanity plates DEZNUUTZ, 2HI, VENMO, and 3,000 other vanity license plates rejected by New York's DMV David Pescovitz

deep sea creatures This deep-sea creatures has dozens of beautiful, undulating arms Jennifer Sandlin

News Justices Alito and Thomas stand by the right of domestic abusers to bear arms Jason Weisberger

politics Biden signs executive order on AI policy Rob Beschizza

crime A giant teddy bear explodes in a dollar store parking lot, leading to arrest Carla Sinclair

Happy Mutants This Paul Bunyan-style Muffler Man did not disappoint Jennifer Sandlin

Capitol insurrection Judge gives probation to right-wing extremist J6 rioter who wants to be a cop Mark Frauenfelder