Business China's massive property bubble creates mad scramble to take on decades of debt Cory Doctorow

Science Astonishing image of "space triangle" caused by colliding galaxies David Pescovitz

bridge heists An entire bridge went missing overnight in Akron, Ohio Carla Sinclair

astronomy Check out this rare photograph of a triplet galaxy Thom Dunn

animatronics The history of Laughing Sal, an animatronic funhouse lure Popkin

creepy coaches High school football coaches fired after allegedly forcing player who eats Kosher to eat pork Mark Frauenfelder

This unassuming hardware store in Chinatown was once an underground "post office" for immigration detainees Janelle Hessig

police A year-long investigation into the unaccountable police brutality of K9 units Thom Dunn

Funny Thrift store paintings "enhanced" with Star Wars elements David Pescovitz

Business Switzerland confirms first case of coronavirus Xeni Jardin

china After sweeping election victories, Hong Kong protesters stage massive demonstrations marking their 6-month anniversary Cory Doctorow

class war How the British left should seize this moment to strip finance of its political clout Cory Doctorow

trump ICE arrests 680 workers at Mississippi food processing plants Xeni Jardin

china Hong Kong protests continue to mount, and popular sentiment is with the protesters Cory Doctorow

parasites Hawaii reports three more cases of parasitic worms that burrow into human brains Mark Frauenfelder

pi day Cool project: "I used pi to compose a song that lasts for 999,999 hours" Mark Frauenfelder

gender Barefoot Engineers: rural women from Malawi, trained as solar engineers, who are electrifying their remote villages Cory Doctorow

crime Detroit cop who posted racist video of woman he made walk home in freezing cold was once charged with torturing ex-girlfriend Rob Beschizza

meat Worker surreptitiously ate $9,200 worth of deli meat, reports grocery Rob Beschizza

police brutality Police set dog on a driver who politely refuses to answer questions Rob Beschizza