News Unknown disease kills up to 143 in Congo Mark Frauenfelder

bitcoin A Bitcoin mine in Congo is fueling a surprising conservation effort Thom Dunn

war Warring militant groups are making the fight against Ebola even more dangerous than it already is Séamus Bellamy

war Ebola in a war zone: what could go wrong? Séamus Bellamy

disease World Health Organization: Ebola's back, baby! Séamus Bellamy

vaccines Latest Ebola outbreak has come to an end Séamus Bellamy

health Vaccinations against Ebola begin in Congolese town of Bikoro Séamus Bellamy

medicine Two late-stage Ebola patients break quarantine, the number they may have infected is unknown Séamus Bellamy

Boing Boing Gadgets Amazing photos from Kinshasa's scrap car-parts megamarket Cory Doctorow

No basement The San Antonio zoo just unlocked a 300-year-old Alamo mystery Jason Weisberger

outbreaks Unknown disease spreads to 1,000 people, killing 60 so far in DRC — death 48 hours after symptoms Carla Sinclair

public domain Racist Tintin to enter public domain in 2025; you'll have to wait a while longer for woke Tintin Rob Beschizza

monkey Mummified monkeys found in luggage Rob Beschizza

flight delay Furious passengers attempt to board grounded plane after double cancellation Mark Frauenfelder

Games John Romero on the birth of iD Software Rob Beschizza

animals Adorable critically-endangered gorilla born at the US National Zoo David Pescovitz

Science Watch a leaf produce oxygen Elías Villoro

book review Review: Some New Kind of Kick is the moving memoir of punk rock icon Kid Congo Powers Gareth Branwyn