happy mutants The carnivorous moon-worm story hiding in plain sight in the diary of early Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson Cory Doctorow

Antarctica Buzz Aldrin medically evacuated from the South Pole David Pescovitz

Science Submarine crews heard a mysterious quacking in Antarctic waters for 50 years before anyone figured out what it was Ellsworth Toohey

Science Antarctic detector captured 13 radio pulses from cosmic rays in ice Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes Arkansas cop rams vehicle transporting child to emergency room Rob Beschizza

politics White House to spend $200m on golden ballroom for Trump Rob Beschizza

trump 2.0 Prayer circle speaks in tongues at White House (caught on video by hidden camera) Carla Sinclair

Business Poor widdle billionaire sad about criticism while his car sales plunge 80.7% in Sweden Ellsworth Toohey

Science Blue Ghost lunar lander delivers spectacular photo of solar eclipse from the moon Allan Rose Hill

Massive lunar canyons formed within minutes, most likely due to asteroid strike Rob Beschizza

Nature Norwegian architect builds mind-blowing greenhouse home that grows food year-round (video) Popkin

tesla drivers Violent road-raging Tesla driver up for parole after serving less than one-year of a five-year sentence Mark Frauenfelder

News Man arrested attempting to lower Confederate flag Jason Weisberger

art "Machine with Abandoned Doll" is a captivating artwork by Arthur Ganson Popkin

animals Rainforest mammal spotted 3,000 miles away in Washington state Allan Rose Hill

Review "Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters"is a great documentary on revelry and the past Natalie Dressed

spacecraft New images of Odysseus lunar lander showing its broken leg David Pescovitz

NASA NASA won't be sending humans to moon again until at least 2026 Rob Beschizza

world records Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise turned 191 years old, and has set a record as the World's Oldest Living Land Animal Jennifer Sandlin