extinction Monarch butterflies headed for extinction Jason Weisberger

art Beautiful embroidered moths and butterflies Andrea James

Science Watch researchers modify caterpillars, revealing wing development inside cocoons Andrea James

yo-yo The Duncan Butterfly, world's greatest yo-yo Jason Weisberger

butterflies Exotic caterpillars and the beautiful winged insects they become Andrea James

caterpillars This caterpillar wears its old molted heads as hats Thom Dunn

tabloids Meghan runs off with Princess Diana’s jewels, Prince Andrew caught fleeing, and Ron Jeremy’s wood, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets These moving, 3D wooden mechanical models are as gorgeous as they are crazy cool Boing Boing's Shop

books The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics Mark Frauenfelder

Dick Cavett Watch Salvador Dali mistreat an anteater and talk about his mustache on Dick Cavett Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets One of these trusty multi-tools or pocket knives could be a virtual lifesaver Boing Boing's Shop

tiniest houses Truly tiny house flipping John Struan

Gadgets 16" MacBook Pro announced, and it has a proper escape key Rob Beschizza

robots This soft inchworm robot could lead to new smart clothing and morphing airplane wings David Pescovitz

Gadgets Apple files patent on even-thinner keyboards Rob Beschizza

yo-yo The greatest looping yoyo Jason Weisberger

writing Lovely lokta notecards Jason Weisberger

ireland The traditional music of the world would die without risk-takers like Martin Hayes Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants Boing Boing's own Rob Beschizza interviewed on the Cool Tools podcast Mark Frauenfelder

apple Tech analyst claims Apple is giving up on butterfly keyboards Rob Beschizza