insects Did the US try to weaponize ticks? David Pescovitz

health Life with chronic Lyme disease ("post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome") sucks Cory Doctorow

bugs New tick menace has the potential to spread terrifying viruses Séamus Bellamy

disease Can you spot the ticks in this poppy seed muffin? David Pescovitz

arachnids Why you can't flick a tick David Pescovitz

dogs This tool cleanly removes ticks from my dogs Jason Weisberger

Games Solid reviews for Starfield, Bethesda's open-world space game Rob Beschizza

beavers Here's some awesome beaver ASMR Jennifer Sandlin

art This mosaic art looks good enough to eat Jennifer Sandlin

australia Watch this adorable puggle swim and frolic at Taronga Wildlife Hospital Jennifer Sandlin

video Tiny predator in action — watch a baby mantis snatch and eat a bug on video Mark Frauenfelder

Funny Automata sticks tongue out while balancing rolling ball on pole Popkin

tabloids JFK murder cover-up and Trump's mob ties in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

crime Memory smuggler caught with hundreds of SSD drives taped to waist Rob Beschizza

Science Watch a heron use bait to catch a fish Ruben Bolling

healthcare New journalism series highlights the simple mundanity of transgender healthcare Thom Dunn

travel wins Man waits 18 hours for delayed flight, ends up having a blast as the only passenger on entire plane (video) Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets Charge your iPhone 12 or newer in style with the wireless Speedy Mag Charger Boing Boing's Shop

cute Miniature train set vs cat Popkin