Antarctica IT worker stationed at South Pole takes photos of the last egg they'll have for five months. Mark Frauenfelder

shopping The dirty truth about Black Friday from someone who worked the con Séamus Bellamy

food science Food historian reveals how salt transformed civilizations and sparked Gandhi's rebellion Ellsworth Toohey

Just like us: chimps consume more than a drink a day Gail Sherman

Science Thousands of tiny worms form eerie tentacle-like structure to find food Popkin

Science Phosphorus: The 1% element vital for life Mark Frauenfelder

misinformation Spite turns normal people into horse-paste-eating conspiracy addicts, says study Ellsworth Toohey

Carl Barks The latest Carl Barks Donald Duck volume: The Mystery of the Swamp Ruben Bolling

Space NASA plans to grow mushroom houses on the moon Allan Rose Hill

Science Research is suggesting we don't just inherit genes from our parents: "experiences can lead to changes in gene expression" Ruben Bolling

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

Food Food Not Lawns: growing veggies is the most human of activities Elías Villoro

Games Social Justice Board Games Elías Villoro

new york city NYC taxi medallion holders end hunger strike Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 Cuba's efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 is breaking its fragile economy Maddie Lee

happy mutants Kirkus just gave me an AWESOME Christmas present: this starred review for WALKAWAY Cory Doctorow

Business Red-baiting water speculator plans to drain the Mojave of its ancient water Cory Doctorow

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

politics Venezuela: 'After being promised paradise we are living in a nightmare.' Guido D. Núñez-Mujica