global warming New study suggests launching dust from Moon as climate solution. What could go wrong? Mark Frauenfelder

History The dark side of plastic: understanding the impact on our bodies, ecosystems, and the world Elías Villoro

drugs Cocaine and MDMA from urine flowing in river near music festival, potentially harming rare eels David Pescovitz

Science This 12-year-old bottle terrarium is teeming with lush life David Pescovitz

Games Play this fun web-based biosphere simulator Mark Frauenfelder

Science Traffic noise annoys songbirds to the point of harming them David Pescovitz

education Watch how this beautiful game exhibit helps kids figure out ecosystems Leigh Alexander

Florida teacher under investigation for showing class Disney movie with gay character David Pescovitz

politics Senate votes to remove the endangered lesser prairie-chicken from the endangered species list Jennifer Sandlin

mycelium The Unconventional Computing Laboratory is creating mycelium computers Jennifer Sandlin

music Black Thought's "Dear Hip Hop," an ode to global Hip Hop Elías Villoro

Boing Boing Gadgets Turn your table scraps to super-food for your plants with the Reencle composter, now over $200 off Boing Boing's Shop

oceans Large amount of discarded plastic found in stomach of beached whale Elías Villoro

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

fish New study: Fish can get addicted to meth after eating human poop Thom Dunn