Funny Chatty Italian Greyhound gives advice: "Being confused is normal" Jennifer Sandlin

apollo Watch Apollo, an African Grey parrot, identify colors, materials, and more Jennifer Sandlin

Comic Books Mike Mignola throws Uri Tupka to the devils Gareth Branwyn

movies Films more likely to star talking animals than older women Rob Beschizza

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Road Rules Threatening blue states' road money amounts to banning "driving while brown" Jason Weisberger

TikTok trends This baboon-meerkat duo just ended TikTok's most annoying trend Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing exclusive Ben Stenbeck's "The Skinless Man" heading for Lands Unknown Gareth Branwyn

cute "An adorable conveyor belt": Watch these opossums use their prehensile tails to gather nesting materials Jennifer Sandlin

fun Camera-equipped bird feeders capture all kinds of non-avian critters enjoying snacks! Jennifer Sandlin

parrots Foul-mouthed parrot has no trouble getting adopted Gail Sherman

Funny Funny parrot loves fart jokes Jennifer Sandlin

nightmare fuel Flesh-eating screwworms march north as DOGE cuts funding on everything we need to stop them Séamus Bellamy

Weird Celebrating your 30th birthday by tracking down the baby born next to you Grant St. Clair

Ancient tax cheats got fed to leopards, new scroll reveals Ellsworth Toohey

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

Funny Jackdaw asks strangers, "are you alright?" in a Yorkshire accent Jennifer Sandlin

Science Here's a great new thing to worry about: "Mirror life" could destroy life on Earth Ruben Bolling

bitcoin A Bitcoin mine in Congo is fueling a surprising conservation effort Thom Dunn

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder