Science Mysterious glass found in desert may be from space David Pescovitz

phones The Mojave phone booth was a lone telephone that stood 12 miles from the nearest paved road in California's Mojave National Preserve Popkin

deserts The terrible power of plastic is that it quickly becomes useless but never goes away Reanna Alder

deserts When tumbleweed attacks Rob Beschizza

animals Man lovingly rocks his pet baby donkey in wholesome video Popkin

video games DuneCrawl looks like the cutest little post-apocalypse Grant St. Clair

Games Fans recreate Red Dead 2's missing Mexico in massive free expansion Grant St. Clair

travel Watch live as Australian braves wild dogs and desert winds in 4-year global trek Ruben Bolling

wonderful creatures Happy World Porcupine Day! Jennifer Sandlin

animals This baby armadillo screams like it's auditioning for Super Mario (video) Popkin

maps This detailed map of Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" will blow your mind Jennifer Sandlin

AI Google's AI search summaries use 10x more energy than just doing a normal Google search Thom Dunn

podcasts Musicland Stories is a delightful music-themed fantasy adventure podcast for all ages Thom Dunn

Don't try to print it On exactitude in PDFs Rob Beschizza

Science Maybe put off going to another continent for vacation—it may be coming to you Ruben Bolling

travel Here's a list of wonderful curiosities to visit in the desert Popkin

climate change Tom Comitta brings sole voice of reason to "This is Fine" Death Valley tourists Jennifer Sandlin

baby animals Check out these adorable baby bilbies! Jennifer Sandlin

DRONES Arms manufacturer sponsors new opera about the horrors of drone warfare at the Kennedy Center Thom Dunn

books She Who Knows, a new trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor Elías Villoro