green on black Tool that turns text into ASCII art Clive Thompson

Science Dissolving crust on dead lithium batteries allows restoration to 95% original capacity Rob Beschizza

Science Blood-red rain fell on India for two months and some physicists blamed a comet Ellsworth Toohey

garden Tomatoes do not need to die on the vine for flavor Jason Weisberger

Technology This phone died mid-shot and made a weirdly beautiful photo Popkin

Games Ubisoft lost a billion and a half dollars last year Grant St. Clair

gadgets ReMarkable Paper Pure claimed to be 50% faster than last-gen model Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Bear spotted in tree, LAPD reacts Jason Weisberger

Cooking 100-episode YouTube series demystifies the Asian grocery store Jennifer Sandlin

Funny Cats crunching dry food is an incredibly satisfying animal ASMR sub-genre Jennifer Sandlin

Science Your brain just made up the color you're looking at Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Casio's new retro watch gets some old retro colors Rob Beschizza

AI Cops used AI to match a photo to an innocent grandmother in Tennessee, then jailed her for nearly 6 months Ellsworth Toohey

photography Macro photos of tiny mushrooms make them look like alien architecture Popkin

politics Twelve "child safety" bills in Congress would end online anonymity Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Ikea's Kallsup: $9 Bluetooth speakers with "surprisingly big sound" Rob Beschizza

crime Ancient swords seized by customs officers Rob Beschizza

apps C64 Graphics Explorer shows 8-bit pixel art the way it was Rob Beschizza

Entertainment "Justice For All": The unsold 1968 pilot that became "All in the Family" Ruben Bolling

disasters 9 skiers missing after California avalanche Rob Beschizza