surveillance Scientists create facial recognition network to mass surveil seals Thom Dunn

shark Great white shark eats seal off Alcatraz Island Jason Weisberger

Weird Freaky mermaid corpse found on UK beach (video) Allan Rose Hill

gadgets Apple-1 sells for $375,000 Rob Beschizza

Pirate's Booty founder loses Long Island village mayoral race by 90% margin Rob Beschizza

adorable animals A seal moves on land by "galumphing" Jennifer Sandlin

california California is home to five micronations Jason Weisberger

Cooking How to Sous Vide wieners with a condom Thom Dunn

Science Largest iceberg in the world runs aground Gail Sherman

evacuations A sinkhole 5-stories long swallows UK street, followed by a second hole — 30 homes evacuate (video) Carla Sinclair

Pentagon newbie Pete Hegseth flubs words of U.S. motto — asks soldiers to "help me out" (video) Carla Sinclair

police Person arrested for squashing a sweet bun in convenience store Allan Rose Hill

public health NYC discovers amazing new rat-fighting technology called "garbage cans with lids" Ellsworth Toohey

Nature Crabeater seal teeth look like hand-carved art pieces Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Say "au revoir" to boring language lessons and check out Babbel Boing Boing's Shop

Science A "Game of Thrones style" wall of ice is on the move Gail Sherman

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Sweden begins construction of massive underground nuclear vault that will last 100,000 years Ellsworth Toohey

digital art Artist creates digital fluid simulation jewelry that flows like water Mark Frauenfelder