snakes Venomous snake kills teenage pet store worker, then escapes Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Tulsa's glowing plant gallery draws fans from across the country Lee Keeler

rhinos Why scientists are making these rhinos radioactive Allan Rose Hill

dominic thiem Deadly snake interrupts former US Champ's tennis match — and changes his luck Carla Sinclair

trains Norfolk Southern gave $5 to Ohio East Palestinians affected by toxic train explosion Thom Dunn

Spoken Word with Electronics Samsung's Big Leak: "Up to 763,000 gallons of sulfuric acid" spilled into an Austin TX tributary Ethan Persoff

animation Cute 3D animated film "Selfish" has a serious message about plastic waste Andrea James

Science Seeking out extraterrestrials by their stench David Pescovitz

spiders Mating season for Bay Area tarantulas just got longer Thom Dunn

trumpism What it would cost to build Trump's snake-and-alligator border moat Cory Doctorow

Weird Mysterious rash of cattle mutilations in Oregon David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures 15 most poisonous animals on earth Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures What is the difference between venomous and poisonous animals? Mark Frauenfelder

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

40 of the world's weirdest flowers Nadina Hughes

drug policy Why animals eat psychoactive plants Johann Hari

politics Social Justice Warriors and the New Culture War Laurie Penny