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

politics After that drone strike on a firefighting airplane DJI decides to remove geo-fencing for no fly-zones Jason Weisberger

water The world's best pizza place is selling cans of water for $30 Thom Dunn

politics In 1979, President Carter's bizarre battle with an aggressive swimming rabbit became a political nightmare Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Bad writing becomes an art form in annual contest for world's worst prose Ellsworth Toohey

Coffee I've been making my pour-over coffee with a stainless steel filter Jason Weisberger

experimental music How to make extra-long, strange, and trippy tape loops inside a standard cassette Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

politics China bans exports of crucial tech minerals gallium, germanium, and antimony to U.S. Ellsworth Toohey

Ignoring warnings, an actress drowned filming her beachside yoga routine Jason Weisberger

Business What are those blue dots on coin cell batteries? The real story behind them Mark Frauenfelder

donald trump "Whiny little bitch" — Trump's tough guy act KO'd by Dave Bautista in savage parody Ellsworth Toohey

Comics Frank Miller is releasing a sequel to RONIN Thom Dunn

doggos Doggo's hilarious struggle to escape his blanket (video) Carla Sinclair

unexplained phenomena Laser-cut by giants? How did this massive rock in the Saudi Arabian desert get split so cleanly? Mark Frauenfelder

environmental contaminants Teflon: Miracle invention or slow-acting poison? Why not both! Mark Frauenfelder

comedy People pretending to be generated by AI Rob Beschizza

capybara The San Diego Zoo's tapir makes some new capybara friends Jennifer Sandlin

baby animals San Diego Zoo welcomes adorably prehensile-snouted tapir tot! Jennifer Sandlin

Maya DNA reveals mystery of Maya human sacrifice Allan Rose Hill

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing