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

puppets A puppet show made from old pianos and Mississippi river trash Natalie Dressed

Games Fallout TV Season 2: Everything we know about New Vegas adaptation Grant St. Clair

amazon James Bond is (almost) back in action Mark Cerulli

public health Norovirus outbreak on the cruise ship Iona sounds like real-life vomiting scene from "Triangle of Sadness" Jennifer Sandlin

san francisco Multiple workers required to observe single puddle in San Francisco Ellsworth Toohey

mining Rescue crews seek to free miners trapped by other miners Jason Weisberger

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

biology We may have already killed life on Mars Thom Dunn

automation Mesmerizing video: how instant ramen is mass-produced in a factory Popkin

butter Butter made from carbon dioxide instead of animal fat Allan Rose Hill

cheese The USDA has 1.5 billion pounds of cheese stashed in caves in Missouri Natalie Dressed

Food Join me in celebrating 100 years of Vegemite! Jennifer Sandlin

Innovation New solar device makes desalinated seawater cheaper than tap water Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Robert "The Hulk" Kennedy Jr and UFO death rays in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fertilizer industry handouts Ron DeSantis signs bill that allows Florida to build roads with radioactive waste Carla Sinclair

beer "Anti-woke" Bud Light knockoff is $35 for a six-pack Thom Dunn

drugs The Great US Adderall Shortage is likely going to last at least for another year Thom Dunn

intellectual property More shady legal trouble over the rights to American classic To Kill a Mockingbird Thom Dunn

Spoken Word with Electronics How to connect a landline phone to a car Ethan Persoff