For more than a century, the Canadian government was responsible for perpetuating horrendous abuses against native peoples who were unfortunate enough to be living in an area where a imperial… Read the rest of the article: Pope won't apologize for brutal treatment of Indigenous Canadians

Launched in 2011, Tiangong-1 was China's first space station. In the past seven years, it hasn't gotten a lot of use – only two crews of astronauts have spent time… Read the rest of the article: Watch a Chinese space station fall to earth

While police dogs are typically treated well by their handlers, they don't have the best life a doggo could imagine. While much of their training is framed as play and… Read the rest of the article: Madrid will help police dogs to live their best dog lives

As our Cory Doctorow points out, the tools to protect yourself from non-consensual online tracking are already out there. He uses and recommends the EFF's free Privacy Badger browser plug-in… Read the rest of the article: Firefox users: keep your personal information safe from Facebook with this browser extension

Paul is a VERY good pig. Watch as, at his owner's behest, he cleans the heck out of his belongings, putting them back in his toy box, where they belong.… Read the rest of the article: This hog ain't no pig – watch how he tidies up the room

As a child in 1942, Mireille Knoll escaped the capture of Jews by police in occupied France during The Vélodrome d'Hiver roundup. The majority of those arrested during the roundup… Read the rest of the article: Holocaust survivor's death in Paris being investigated as a hate crime

Apple doesn't give a shit about your child's education. But then, neither does any other tech company: they only care about what they can sell to schools and parents. This… Read the rest of the article: Apple doesn't give a shit about your kids

After close to a decade of preparation, University of Victoria is preparing a law program that will incorporate the laws, customs and traditions of indigenous cultures from around Canada with… Read the rest of the article: Canadian University launching law program that draws from Indigenous culture

"A pile of elephant dung can attract 4,000 beetles in 15 minutes." It's a fact that you never knew you'd want to know, but trust me, you totally do. This… Read the rest of the article: Dung beetles save us from drowning in poop

It's easy to undervalue how much joy music can bring into a life. Rafael is a guitarist from Guantanamo, Cuba. He doesn't have reliable access to the Internet, so a… Read the rest of the article: Discover the joy of watching a guitarist hear Stevie Ray Vaughan for the first time

Being rich might not buy you happiness, but it can get you out of prison pretty damn fast, even if you kill four people. In the holy-shit-what's-gonna-kill-us-today fast-paced world that… Read the rest of the article: Human Grey Poupon stain Ethan Couch to be released from prison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=86&v=0UAHORcbvvQ You likely read about "Mad" Mike Hughes in the news last year – you know, when you weren't busy stockpiling canned goods and potassium Iodide tablets to help deal… Read the rest of the article: Flat earth-preaching rocketeer finally gets off the ground

In its latest bigoted move against anything that doesn't share DNA with a loaf of Wonder Bread, the Trump Administration unveiled a new policy on Friday that will all but… Read the rest of the article: Trump Administration moves to stop transgender members of the military from honorably serving their country

In close to a decade of work as a full-time journalist, I can't recall a single instance where I referenced my work for one outlet at another. There's a few… Read the rest of the article: Your passports are full of tech

Landslides are bad news. In parts of the world where heavy, sustained rains can rapidly give way to flash flooding, they're responsible for tragic loses of life, property and transportation… Read the rest of the article: NASA's got a computer model for predicting landslides

The Imagine Village is what you'd call a super group. Over the years, its lineup has included members of the United Kingdom folk music royalty such as Billy Bragg, Eliza… Read the rest of the article: Friday Tunes: The Imagined Village

Earlier this week, YouTube updated its policies surrounding what sort of gun-related nonsense people are allowed to get up to while using their services. Selling gun parts? Outta here. You… Read the rest of the article: Gun-porn turns to horny-porn in the search for new digs

Nadiya Savchenko's worn a lot of hats (including furry ones) over the past few years. She was military pilot in the Ukraine Air Force and a training officer for a… Read the rest of the article: Ukrainian war hero detained for maybe trying to start a coup

A number of fellas have played Bozo the Clown over the years. Frank Avruch was the best. The world became a little bit less joyful earlier this week in the… Read the rest of the article: Bozo the Clown's big red shoes have shuffled off this mortal coil

You may not have noticed, what with there being a cellphone in pocket of almost all Americans, but according to CNN, there's still 100,000 payphone in the United States. This… Read the rest of the article: 100,000 payphones still haunt the United States