Science Earthquake early warning system gets a $4 million boost from USGS Xeni Jardin

geology The ocean's salt could blanket the Earth's land surface in a whopping 500-foot layer Mark Frauenfelder

education This young zoologist wants to educate you about weird organisms, prehistoric creatures, evolution, and more Jennifer Sandlin

drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

oceanography Computer-generated videos of 10 largest tsunamis Elías Villoro

hawaii Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting yet again (video) Carla Sinclair

hawaii World's largest volcano in Hawaii has erupted, and it's stunning to watch (video) Carla Sinclair

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

ESA Murder hornet gets renamed Northern giant hornet Andrew Yi

animals Freaky electric yellow catfish caught in the Netherlands looks like a cartoon creature David Pescovitz

fossils "Ghost" footprints in New Mexico turn out to be 23,000 years old Gareth Branwyn

weather What's with those creepy weird blue lights accompanying the Mexico earthquake? David Pescovitz

Antarctica World's largest iceberg splits off Antarctica Kevin Reome

Science How scientists actually collect magma samples in a bucket Thom Dunn

water How pop star Hozier made me believe in divining rods Thom Dunn

Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island, along with 4.4 earthquake and a massive steam cloud Xeni Jardin

Boing Boing Gadgets The Fidget Cable is waging the war against cable confusion disorder Boing Boing's Shop

physics The Bouguer gravity anomaly means that gravity is not evenly distributed Thom Dunn