Coffee How caffeine became nature's secret weapon and humanity's favorite fix Mark Frauenfelder

wildlife Sea lions play "pufferball"with unfortunate fish Gail Sherman

Comics Matt Kindt's paranoid psychic-espionage comic book series "Mind MGMT" returns this June Gareth Branwyn

mistakes Back alley Botox a bad idea, officials warn Rob Beschizza

gardening New world's hottest chili is more pungent than police pepper spray David Pescovitz

animals Woman survives two bites from the most toxic animal on Earth David Pescovitz

mistakes Australians warned not to touch or even approach the poisonous Dendrocnide moroides trees there Rob Beschizza

movies That time when ferocious flocks of seabirds attacked people, inspiring Hitchcock's The Birds David Pescovitz

Science The fascinating, deadly pufferfish Jennifer Sandlin

invasive species Hey Louisianans, please don't eat the apple snails Jennifer Sandlin

bloggers The cultish language of "wellness mommy bloggers" ("DO YOUR RESEARCH") Annie Rauwerda

health E.P.A. won't ban chlorpyrifos pesticide that scientists say damages children's brains Xeni Jardin

Venomous creatures Watch: Tourist in Australia picks up a "pretty octopus," not realizing he could die in minutes if stung Carla Sinclair

Science Trump's pick for EPA pollution czar says kids are less sensitive to pollution than adults Cory Doctorow

education Australian educational contractor warns of wifi, vaccination danger to "gifted" kids' "extra neurological connections" Cory Doctorow

fugu How to prepare fugu, the deadly poisonous pufferfish of Japan's sushi lore Mark Frauenfelder

Science Scorpion vs. Mouse: Who wins? David Pescovitz

Business Ian McDonald's "Luna: New Moon" – the moon is a much, much harsher mistress Cory Doctorow

Delightful Creatures Milking bullet ants to extract venom that causes the "worst pain known to man" Mark Frauenfelder