video Charming animated primer on plant communication Andrea James

Nature Watch a rare "Corpse Flower" bloom while far away from the smell of death David Pescovitz

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

robots The Slothbot is a slow-moving, energy-efficient observation robot that's also an adorable sloth Thom Dunn

sponsored Real Tested CBD Brand Spotlight – Charlotte’s Web Boing Boing

bongbong Not all CDB drops are created equal: I found the best Matt Maranian

Gadgets Check out these 20 CBD-infused products Boing Boing's Shop

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

happy mutants Art installation uses science to age e-waste in geological time Cory Doctorow

Weird Artisinal gin flavored with elephant dung gets you shit-faced David Pescovitz

happy mutants North Carolina's new botanical "First in Fly-Eat" license plates Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Get skin-deep relief with these CBD lotions and creams Boing Boing's Shop

education Higher education: cannabis as a college course David Pescovitz

tattoos From Bears Ears in Utah, a 2,000-year-old tattooing tool is rediscovered Xeni Jardin

photography A modern mudlarker finds treasures washed up on the River Thames banks David Pescovitz

Kids LEGO to launch botanical set made of sugarcane-based plastic Andrea James

Art and Design The incredible science illustrations of Paul Mirocha Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Hippo gets a pumpkin for a Halloween treat Andrea James

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

Science Artificial intelligence identifies plant species by looking at them David Pescovitz