climate crisis 150,000 nature illustrations from around the world enter the public domain thanks to the the Biodiversity Heritage Library Gareth Branwyn

Science Watch crane collapse onto boat, causing a terrible oil spill in the Galapagos Islands David Pescovitz

Kids Scientist finds shimmering blue moths last seen in 1887 Andrea James

animals China plans to ban ivory trade “within a year or so.” US official: Yes it's a “huge” deal. Xeni Jardin

bong bong That Arctic doomsday seed vault? There's backup copies of cannabis in there, too. Lots. Xeni Jardin

native americans The Trump administration is blowing up a religious burial site to make room for their stupid wall Thom Dunn

science fiction A beautiful timeline of a future in which the climate crisis is met and overcome Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Bernie Sanders announces a farmers' right-to-repair and antitrust proposal similar to Elizabeth Warren's Cory Doctorow

Science Watch this cute dog help scientists study truffles Andrea James

video New AI-enabled tractors target weeds, using 90% less herbicide Andrea James

Turtle that breathes through its genitals is now endangered Clive Thompson

Science If humans gave up on geoengineering after 50 years, it could be far worse than if we had done nothing at all Cory Doctorow

Delightful Creatures A panda who was "really, really, ridiculously good at sex" brought the species back from the brink of extinction, but things are still weird Cory Doctorow

australia Giant worms roam Australia Rob Beschizza

art Crocheted pigeon costumes for dressing them up as extinct birds Andrea James

animals There are only three of these turtles left David Pescovitz

Science Why the NYT hired a science denier Rob Beschizza

video Unmanned craft finds naturally-occurring whale fall Andrea James