late stage capitalism UPDATE: New York State goes after the Sackler family's opioid fortune, claims they funneled their Oxy millions through offshore laundries Cory Doctorow

History Meth, Hitler and the Reich: the true, untold story of the Nazis' dependence on coke, meth and oxy Cory Doctorow

picks House passes bill to help children who are born hooked on opioids Xeni Jardin

Science New solar-power desalination device leaves no brine Ellsworth Toohey

climbing Sherpa left for dead on Everest found alive Gail Sherman

Science Scientists sterilized soil. It kept breathing for six years. Ellsworth Toohey

Science The chemistry behind Garden Grove's runaway chemical tank Ellsworth Toohey

brains The brain-in-a-bucket drug lab is here Jason Weisberger

Space Astronauts may soon finally be able to do laundry Gail Sherman

art Famous bull fresco's bollocks restored Rob Beschizza

trump Where is the Board of Peace's aid cash for Gaza? Séamus Bellamy

eff This Utah law is a risk to everyone's digital liberty Séamus Bellamy

Science No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow Ellsworth Toohey

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

Science Someone put the dullest part of The Iliad inside a mummy Ruben Bolling

History Prehistoric rock art in Colombia's Serranía de la Lindosa reveals ancient human "Kiss" Popkin

Technology Anthropic's "too dangerous" AI was accessed by guessing the URL Ellsworth Toohey

Ceasefire Once again Israel ignores "ceasefire" part of "ceasefire" Jason Weisberger

History The best-preserved ancient human ever found had 130 melon seeds in her stomach Ellsworth Toohey

Science More research links artificial sweetener erythritol to stroke risk Rob Beschizza