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

healthcare Canada lures US medical pros with wild promise of "science" Séamus Bellamy

Delightful Creatures Are humans about to outnumber sheep in New Zealand? Rob Beschizza

competition New sport of sperm racing is (ahem) coming to Los Angeles Allan Rose Hill

health Ireland's life expectancy now higher than England's Rob Beschizza

local culture Remote desert town's bizarre welcome sign leaves mathematicians scratching their heads Ellsworth Toohey

deep red counties Georgia mom arrested after 11-year-old son walks to town — less than a mile — by himself Carla Sinclair

politics Russian law would ban "ideology of childlessness" Rob Beschizza

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