travel Check out the difference between a 20-cent shoeshine and a $2 dollar shoeshine in Pakistan Mark Frauenfelder

books Gollancz has published its first anthology of South Asian Science Fiction Cory Doctorow

tourism Thai ranger fired after threatening to deport tourists over Chinese greeting Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump "lab leak" website "inaccurate, flawed, and misleading" Jennifer Sandlin

human rights Cyberscam trafficking victims trapped in dangerous Myanmar detention centers Ellsworth Toohey

influencers Late and hungover, influencer Johnny Somali pleads guilty in Korean court Rob Beschizza

Science That city-killing space rock now has even better odds of ruining everyone's day by instantly vaporizing them Ellsworth Toohey

cute Adorable baby tapir will melt your heart Gail Sherman

Environment Australian beaches closed due to mysterious balls Thom Dunn

climate change We've officially passed the 1.5° global warming limit we've been warned about for years Thom Dunn

cambodia The crypto scam behind those weird text messages Jennifer Sandlin

politics GOP Senators enjoying their Dunning-Kruger party Jason Weisberger

travel Man banned from Thailand for accidental single-day visa overstay Ellsworth Toohey

adorable animals Behold the biscuit-making skills of Wilbur the binturong Jennifer Sandlin

politics Martial law declared in South Korea Rob Beschizza

Games Sony and Microsoft finally working on new handheld game consoles Rob Beschizza

Environment The slender-billed curlew is extinct Ruben Bolling

animals Monkey mob attacks police station Allan Rose Hill

Technology Legal expert: Hate streamer Johnny Somali's harassment campaign in South Korea could lead to massive financial penalties Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes 21,000 laborers so far dead building NEOM, Saudi Arabia's futuristic city in the desert Rob Beschizza