architecture Computer simulation of Surfside tower collapse Rob Beschizza

environmental impacts Chinese ships dump so much human waste into the ocean, you can see it from space Carla Sinclair

On again off again Scientists confirm alcohol is, in fact, bad for you despite civilization's vigorous objections Jason Weisberger

climate change Beef-obsessed bros causing crucial climate catastrophes Thom Dunn

Space Doomsday vault on the Moon would hold back-up of Earth's plants and animals Allan Rose Hill

politics New book makes clear how close we came on Jan. 6: Mike Pence was "nearly lost" and plans were made to secure continuity of government Yoy Luadha

Art and Design Why school buses all look alike Carolyn Townsend

Conservation efforts for the Sri Lankan cats that hunt underwater Elías Villoro

Cassandra Sentinel intelligence, explained Jennifer Sandlin

climate change From Devil's Breath, a documentary about deadly wildfires Elías Villoro

Games Red Dead Redemption remasters canceled after poor reception of Grand Theft Auto "definitive editions" Grant St. Clair

podcasts How We Survive podcast tackles lithium's relationship to climate change Elías Villoro

books Someone wrote an existential horror comedy set entirely in Slack and it's great Thom Dunn

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hot dam The 1963 dam break that flooded parts of Los Angeles Jason Weisberger

long bets Kevin Kelly's 25-year bet with a neo-Luddite has been decided Mark Frauenfelder

germany The far-right German provocateur who faked being a Syrian refugee Thom Dunn

books A guide to science fiction pandemics and other apocalypses David Pescovitz

meidas touch Watch: Yesterday's Kamala Harris speech narrates this new "Prosecute Trump" ad Carla Sinclair

vehicles UK to allow electric scooters on roads, but only if you rent one Rob Beschizza