happy mutants Calexit: a fractured California, where militias and the DHS battle the resistance in Trump's future America Cory Doctorow

it does a body good Nearly 60 Idahoans get a quick lesson in the joys of pasteurization Jason Weisberger

spies U.S. using GPS to tell spies what to do Séamus Bellamy

Science A satellite has been jamming GPS over Europe Ellsworth Toohey

Science New solar-power desalination device leaves no brine Ellsworth Toohey

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

music Ozzy Osbourne AI avatar will be 'tasteful' Rob Beschizza

Science Vivianite may be the most goth crystal on Earth with its eerie glow and graveyard origins Popkin

Technology This phone died mid-shot and made a weirdly beautiful photo Popkin

politics Scottish politician illegally used party funds to pay for camper van, fancy pencil sharpener, toilet seat, and curry sauce Rob Beschizza

Games Ubisoft lost a billion and a half dollars last year Grant St. Clair

literature Granta published a likely AI-written story as a prize finalist Ellsworth Toohey

History On one night in 1888, tens of thousands of English sheep fled their fields at once Ellsworth Toohey

Science These 100-year-old flounder photos look like abstract design studies Popkin

iran Cuba is bracing for a U.S. invasion Séamus Bellamy

spooky Waymos perform ritual robot pilgrimage around suburban Atlanta cul-de-sac Jason Weisberger

art Store Called Store is a shoppable art installation in Brooklyn Popkin

Man on run after murder of trans student Rob Beschizza

law Racist streamer charged with attempted murder after shooting man outside courthouse Rob Beschizza

Weird Caracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people Ellsworth Toohey