surveillance Oakland passes groundbreaking municipal law requiring citizen oversight of local surveillance Cory Doctorow

Three cases of a "100% fatal" mad cow-like brain disease just showed up in tiny Oregon town Ellsworth Toohey

DIY Trimming faceplates to fit in odd spaces is easy Jason Weisberger

politics Trump attacks science, research, and public health systems Jennifer Sandlin

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

animals These bizarre animals can fuse together into a single life form Allan Rose Hill

tea Tea found in delicious microplastic infusion bags Rob Beschizza

music Art-pop band "The Dream Eaters" creates dark and funny earworms that are perfect for these difficult times Jennifer Sandlin

adorable animals Golden Retrievers flummoxed by a few inches of water Jennifer Sandlin

electronic music The Faint: 25 years of Blank Wave Arcade (Todd Fink Interview) Lee Keeler

politics Blue tide quietly rising as Trump tries his most desperate ploy yet Jason Weisberger

vladimir putin New Age conspiracy theorist praises Putin and Tucker Carlson's charge against the Satanic Cabal Jennifer Sandlin

rumors Purina responds to social media rumors: "our food is safe" Rob Beschizza

photography The history of Priscilla, 1969, the iconic image from Dinosaur, Jr.'s Green Mind Jennifer Sandlin

censorship Amanda Gorman's inspiring Inauguration Day poem banned in Florida Ruben Bolling

synthesizers Listen to this weird instrumental Moog cover of "Hey Jude" from 1969 Thom Dunn

healthcare denial in Texas Woman suing Texas over abortion ban calls out Sen. Ted Cruz: "I nearly died on their watch" Carla Sinclair

dogs Area dog wins brand new tractor in community raffle Thom Dunn

junk science Oil and tobacco lobbyist blames Trans-Atlantic slave trade on wind Thom Dunn

mathematics Do you use a point or comma as decimal separator? Andrew Yi