happy mutants The automated, invisible revert-wars of Wikipedia's bot ecosystem Cory Doctorow

Science Scientists finally cracked how bacteria's spinning motor actually works Ellsworth Toohey

pentagon Pentagon threatens Anthropic as Trump allies embrace Musk's problematic Grok Jason Weisberger

Human Rights Violations 60 Men, one toilet: Lawmaker describes conditions inside ICE facility Jason Weisberger

politics Charges announced for man who squirted vinegar on Ilhan Omar Rob Beschizza

Personal irresponsibility A preventable outbreak: measles spreads where vaccines didn't Jason Weisberger

press fails CBS rewards Hegseth's press blackout with a microphone Jason Weisberger

video Bikers race down France's infamous Mountain of Hell in stunning POV footage Popkin

corruption Plan for Pride-themed world cup match between Iran and Egypt raises questions Rob Beschizza

The Guardian Investigative journalism series exposes the dangers of "wild pregnancies" and unassisted home births Jennifer Sandlin

NASA Forget Mars: SpaceX can't get to the frigging moon Séamus Bellamy

Today in Chaos Bird flu spreads to unlucky Washington state resident Séamus Bellamy

navigation First, we automated the lighthouses, and then we abandoned them Jason Weisberger

food science Food historian reveals how salt transformed civilizations and sparked Gandhi's rebellion Ellsworth Toohey

cancer Research finds ultramarathon running is a risk factor for colorectal cancer Jennifer Sandlin

makers Coffee table with live traffic map (video) Gail Sherman

fine art A book of Aron Wiesenfeld's dreamy Post-it Note art, now on Kickstarter Gareth Branwyn

Technology Man creates unauthorized Waffle House disaster map, gets served legal papers instead of waffles Mark Frauenfelder

mental health AI therapists: the wiretaps that care Séamus Bellamy

neuroscience Scientists discover how to hack the vagus nerve to fight autoimmune diseases Ellsworth Toohey