biology We may have already killed life on Mars Thom Dunn

Mars Martian days are moving faster than they used to, and no one knows why Thom Dunn

david bowie Why does a phone ring at the end of Bowie's "Life on Mars?" Gareth Branwyn

Mars How to grow algae on Mars Thom Dunn

NASA NASA fixed a Mars probe by hitting it with a shovel Thom Dunn

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adorable animals The only male marsupial with a pouch uses it to "tuck his junk" Jennifer Sandlin

animals Adorable baby opossum with tiny squeaks and big appetite Popkin

art Legendary 1954 Buck Rogers comic cover art by Frank Frazetta hits $432,000 at auction Ellsworth Toohey

birds Sassy bird wins dance-off with zero competition Jennifer Sandlin

opossum Marsupials munching morsels make the most mellifluous music Jennifer Sandlin

authoritarianism Stephen Miller's latest fascist lawsuit: Putting courts under Trump's control Ellsworth Toohey

law enforcement Feds raid wrong house, steal everything, leave Ellsworth Toohey

tamagotchi This virtual pet made of iron filings is somehow adorable Gail Sherman

Culture Gotta catch all grandpas: Japanese town turns seniors into trading card stars Ellsworth Toohey

Science Australian collector faces 10 years in prison for ordering plutonium sample from U.S. website Ellsworth Toohey

gen x Gen X: from Grunge to Gated Communities—is this how we go out? Jason Weisberger

books Every bibliophile wants one of these (and no, it's not a fancy bookmark) Allan Rose Hill

Delightful Creatures Heroic dog who protected Obama White House from intruder dies at 16 Rob Beschizza

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