Japan Take a tour of this deserted Japanese village populated with scarecrows Popkin

Science New study finds evidence of fiberglass in oysters and mussels Jennifer Sandlin

Science Saving frogs from a deadly fungus with little saunas Gail Sherman

crawfish Crawfish crisis leads to disaster declaration by Louisiana governor David Pescovitz

social media "Who has seen a heavily pregnant woman since 2021?" — Naomi Wolf suggests that no one is giving birth Mark Frauenfelder

education Study: undergraduate students now of average intelligence Rob Beschizza

airplanes Delta passengers spent night in remote Canadian military barracks after plane experienced mechanical problems David Pescovitz

Science "Lost species" De Winton's golden mole found after 86 years Jennifer Sandlin

animals Cast your vote for Aotearoa New Zealand's "Bird of the Century" (and listen to dozens of bird songs while you're at it!) Jennifer Sandlin

animals 21 species removed from endangered list because they are extinct Rob Beschizza

climate change Scientists release hundreds of thousands of crabs in Florida to protect coral reefs Thom Dunn

climate change Could wild horses save us from wildfires? Ruben Bolling

australia Wild koalas in Australia are getting vaxxed for chlamydia Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Senate votes to remove the endangered lesser prairie-chicken from the endangered species list Jennifer Sandlin

politics Besides Bud Light, what else is fratty? Elías Villoro

prison Superpredator panics, Three Strikes Laws, and other failed reforms Elías Villoro

By God's Visitation How did the genocide of indigenous Americans impact the health of planet Earth? Elías Villoro

china China's population drops for first time since 1960s; India may now be world's most populous country Rob Beschizza

Japanese government will offer 1M yen per child for families to move out of Tokyo Mark Frauenfelder

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro