cactus Cactus juicer Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Enjoy some flowery fireworks with these timelapses of cactus blooms Andrea James

yikes TIL: Camels can eat long-needled cactus Rusty Blazenhoff

juggling Will It Juggle? Cactus Edition Andrea James

makers Someone made a robot to play Google Chrome's No Internet Dinosaur Game Mark Frauenfelder

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

useful stuff Carla Sinclair talks about some of her favorite tools on the Cool Tools podcast Mark Frauenfelder

Games Void Golf, an unexpectedly atmospheric physics game Rob Beschizza

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

futility closet In 1917 Halifax, Nova Scotia, was devastated by an exploding munitions ship Futility Closet

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

Delightful plants I visited an amazing cactus nursery Mark Frauenfelder

art Lovely exhibition of origami flora and fauna Andrea James

happy mutants Crafting with Feminism: 25 Girl-Powered Projects to Smash the Patriarchy Cory Doctorow

drought Homeowners' associations are not allowed to ban drought-tolerant landscaping Cory Doctorow

futility closet How Allied prisoners used a Ouija board to escape a Turkish prison camp in World War I Futility Closet

books Cabinet of Curiosities – A unique book of natural science for curious kids – Released today! Wink

offworld Piracy gave me a future Daniel Starkey

Maker Mayhem: Low Moments in How-To History, #17 Matt Maranian

trailers Trailer homesteading in the Mojave Reanna Alder