Environment National Geographic's plastics issue is a huge wake-up call Andrea James

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

video Watching sun-bleached stadium seats get restored with a flame is weirdly satisfying to watch Popkin

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

Weird Tiny conspiracy notes keep turning up inside sealed groceries in Pennsylvania Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Caracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people Ellsworth Toohey

Design awards charmed by Kodak's $35 Charmera Rob Beschizza

News Safeway blames a "wood pulp shortage" for its handleless paper bags Ellsworth Toohey

Weird 1940s miner crafted dentures from toothbrush handles and coyote teeth Popkin

photography Remember when digital cameras stored photos on floppy disks? Jason Weisberger

gadgets A cyberdeck to help you airlock the Alien Rob Beschizza

gadgets Why it took so long to make a popular PC case fan in black Rob Beschizza

Technology Congressman wants AI out of kids' toys after chatbots got weird with children Mark Frauenfelder

worse things happen at sea California's ocean protections work, so naturally we're arguing about them Jason Weisberger

movies Yoshi popcorn buckets are being repurposed in the funniest ways imaginable Popkin

art Thousands of plastic straws turn a face into an alien apparition Popkin

DIY Easter egg trees are a forgotten German tradition worth reviving Popkin

History How a naked steakhouse ad became a feminist protest poster Ellsworth Toohey

Space Artemis II's state-of-the-art space toilet broke Gail Sherman

Science Lab gloves shed particles that fool microplastic detectors, inflating counts by 20x Ellsworth Toohey