Science Anne Dagg, pioneering giraffe biologist and feminist critic of "evolutionary psychology" receives the Order of Canada Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Women weren't excluded from early science fiction: they were erased Cory Doctorow

science fiction The first woman Doctor Who to be commemorated with a limited-edition Barbie Cory Doctorow

dogs Dog shoots sleeping man Allan Rose Hill

Technology Video Game History Foundation to release scans of 1,500 vintage gaming magazines Ellsworth Toohey

Delightful Creatures Can California's carnivorous squirrels be stopped? It is too soon to know. Jason Weisberger

History Gerald Ford's surprising prediction from 1989: How America will get its first female president (video) Ellsworth Toohey

climate change Climate scientists thinking twice about getting pregnant Yoy Luadha

tabloids Scientology doomed, Royal family doomed, and Island of the Damned in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

girl scouts You can help decide the next Girl Scout Cookie Mascot: will it be a bison, ferret, bat, or mountain goat? Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids A dagger in Prince Harry's heart and an Obama murder cover-up in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Bebergal

rip Sinead O'Connor has died at age 56: RIP Carla Sinclair

art Artemizia Foundation in Bisbee, Arizona hosts a spectacular collection of contemporary, street, and graffiti art Jennifer Sandlin

A book about the rebellious history of the banjo Elías Villoro

baby animals Check out these adorable baby bilbies! Jennifer Sandlin

podcasts Lost Women of Science podcast showcases scientists who haven't gotten enough credit for their outstanding work Jennifer Sandlin

snakes The snake clitoris has finally been found Thom Dunn

Pablo Escobar's hippos need tooth filling, castration Elías Villoro

books Checking out the Black Speculative Arts Movement Elías Villoro

documentaries The Prison in Twelve Landscapes, a documentary about prison and its life in the American Landscape Elías Villoro