art The Lord of the Rings re-imagined as ancient China Thom Dunn

Space China's private space exploration industry is booming Thom Dunn

Business This is the golden age of Chinese science fiction Cory Doctorow

mistakes Sewage pipe explodes and drenches all nearby in liquid ordure Rob Beschizza

Scientists discover oldest cheese in the world buried with mummies as afterlife snack Allan Rose Hill

electricity UK ends coal power generation today after 142 years Rob Beschizza

mistakes New Chinese nuclear sub sinks before leaving dock Rob Beschizza

Science Spider species 'Hotwheels Sisyphus' named for genitalia Jennifer Sandlin

crime Texas mom wondered why her son was "very sweaty" — then she saw a dead body behind their RV Carla Sinclair

drugs Study finds drinking plenty of coffee is good for you Rob Beschizza

art Porcelain Ai Weiwei sculpture smashed by "notorious vandal" Rob Beschizza

Science COVID almost certainly originated in a wet market, groundbreaking genetic study Allan Rose Hill

trump Trump's incoherent rambling on inflation solutions raises concerns Ellsworth Toohey

animals Chinese zoo paints dogs to look like pandas (video) Allan Rose Hill

novelty toys Read the 1975 owner's manual for the Pet Rock Mark Frauenfelder

medical Freaky truth behind the X-rays of the woman teeming with parasites from eating pork Allan Rose Hill

politics Support for banning Tik Tok evaporated in the summer heat Rob Beschizza

book reviews Alan Moore's new whimsical, wonderful, and wordy novel Thom Dunn

Pence says he won't vote for Trump, not because he wanted Pence hanged, but because Trump's not conservative enough Mark Frauenfelder

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