football NFL acknowledges link between football and brain disease for the first time Xeni Jardin

pollution A pandemic seems like a great time to *checks notes* weaken regulations on toxic pollutants? Thom Dunn

coronavirus Alabama disaster plan would deny treatment to those with "severe mental retardation" Rob Beschizza

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

death Woman killed by metal drinking straw Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants Karl Schroeder's "The Million": a science fiction conspiracy novel of radically altered timescales Cory Doctorow

fake news JFK Jr. murdered, Princess Diana murdered, and Prince George targeted by assassin, in this week’s killer tabloids Peter Sheridan

psychological warfare US consulate worker in China injured by mysterious sonic attack Mark Frauenfelder

bad falls David Copperfield takes stand in trial for magic trick accident that allegedly left man with serious brain injury Carla Sinclair

the Enternet Do trees really talk to each other? Clive Thompson

wonderful creatures Horse not alarmed by wolves Rob Beschizza

mystery attacks Victims of mysterious attack at US embassy in Cuba now have "brain abnormalities" Mark Frauenfelder

mental illness It’s Mental Health Awareness Month: Trumpcare’s dangerous impact on mental health care Maureen Herman

Science Brain implant allows paralyzed monkey to walk Mark Frauenfelder

picks Video: Keith Lamont Scott's wife captured killing by Charlotte, N.C. police. "Don't shoot him. He has no weapon." Xeni Jardin

#blacklivesmatter Cops pepper-spray 15-year-old girl who fell off her bike Mark Frauenfelder

The 1960s New biography of musical genius who became tragic acid casualty Mark Frauenfelder

media Ferocious bipedal dog-like beast prowling American forests! says tabloid Peter Sheridan