air travel Couple's $2K ordeal: Airline rejects passport over small coffee stain Mark Frauenfelder

travel malfunctions Passengers told to pee in a bottle on Virgin Australia flight to Bali Carla Sinclair

crime Virginia Giuffre dead at 41 Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Turnabout is fair play: aggressive crocodile becomes community feast Jason Weisberger

flight strips Virgin flight forced to make a U-turn after unruly passenger runs around stark naked Carla Sinclair

climate change Here are 36 cities that will be the first to be submerged as global water levels continue to rise Jennifer Sandlin

biology These organisms are 830 million-years-old and may still be alive David Pescovitz

tabloids Biden "lies" and Bob Saget "embalmed" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

epstein Federal judge denies Prince Andrew's motion to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit Rob Beschizza

blockbuster "Free Blockbuster" boxes let you drop off, or take, a VHS movie Clive Thompson

COVID-19 C02 monitors are selling like hotcakes, thanks to COVID-19 Clive Thompson

law Prince Andrew sued in federal court over alleged sexual abuse Rob Beschizza

tabloids The tabloids use news stories to mirror and amplify their own Weltanschauung Peter Sheridan

Technology U.S. charges Iranians with hacking aerospace and satellite technology firms for Islamic republic's Revolutionary Guard Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Coronavirus: These airlines are suspending flights Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

Guess why the Sultan of Brunei changed his mind about his gay death penalty Mark Frauenfelder

booze Hard boozing raccoons mistakenly thought to be rabid Séamus Bellamy

fake news UFOs invade Arctic, John the Baptist's sandals, and worms from hell, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants 25 years ago, a mutant American crayfish turned to asexual reproduction, and all of Europe's lakes are filling up with its clones Cory Doctorow