Alaska It's time to watch that Alaska bear cam again — salmon are jumping! Rusty Blazenhoff

corruption America's spooks want Congress to extend massive spying powers but still won't answer Congress's basic questions Cory Doctorow

Science Routine blood tests show 16 markers tied to PTSD across multiple organ systems Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Napkin sketches become real diagrams with the power of Microsoft Visio Professional Boing Boing's Shop

health Ireland's life expectancy now higher than England's Rob Beschizza

gadgets PiDock converts a Raspberry Pi 400 into a laptop Rob Beschizza

doorbell Ding-dong: Press the 'fish doorbell' to help spawning fish get through a locked door Rusty Blazenhoff

News FCC updates the definition of "Broadband" Jason Weisberger

carbon dioxide Supermarkets running out of soft drinks due to carbon dioxide shortage, possible crisis on the horizon David Pescovitz

california Sewage to be recycled into drinking water, as California battles drought Jason Weisberger

wellness influencers Dr. Idz uses TikTok to debunk wellness influencers Jennifer Sandlin

television Gillian Jacobs thinks Community fans need to reevaluate season six Devin Nealy

pollution Residents distrust Boring Company's plan to dump wastewater in a river Jason Weisberger

pride The New York Times called out for editorial bias about transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people by its own writers Jason Weisberger

fake news A romance author allegedly faked her own suicide to boost book sales Thom Dunn

AI Bob Ross's paintings didn't paint a whole journey over time, but an AI Bob Ross did Andrew Yi

hibernating animals It's time to vote for your favorite fat bear Jennifer Sandlin

maps Floods create new lake in Pakistan A.E. Gómez

All apologies A study shows COVID-19 came from the fish market. Watch the folks pushing lab leak theories move the goalposts Jason Weisberger

urban exploration Super-creepy offices and drawbridge control rooms beneath Memorial Bridge Gareth Branwyn