singer/songwriter A delightful cover of "I Saw A Tiger," the insane country anthem from "Tiger King" Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures Baby colobus monkey is adorable Xeni Jardin

climate change Humanity isn't likely to extinguish itself, writes SETI scientist David Pescovitz

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

fake news Trump hiding DC sex scandals, Bill & Hillary’s $350m divorce, and ”you can fly,” in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science Aquarium coral poisons sleeping Alaska families and pets with toxic aerosolized slime Cory Doctorow

Gallery: 10 invasive species Rob Beschizza

Environment The revenge of the lawn Mark Dery

Science Be an armchair taxonomist! A challenge from the Encyclopedia of Life Maggie Koerth