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

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

video games Rejoice, for the first ever First-Person Jesus video game is finally available Thom Dunn

endangered species Australia has the worst mammal extinction record in the world. Here's how it is protecting endangered species Jennifer Sandlin

Food Papa John's Pizza Bowls pose the important question "what is food?" Elías Villoro

UFOs Taking a soundbath in an acoustically perfect tabernacle and energy machine designed by extraterrestrials David Pescovitz

Survival tips Lt. Smith and the booby bird — a true tale of survival Mark Frauenfelder

lizards Lizards have been playing a big game of rock paper scissors for millions of years Annie Rauwerda