DRONES Autonomous boats in some cities could transport people, shuttle goods, and self-assemble into structures David Pescovitz

homelessness Homeless man seriously injured after a cleanup truck scoops him up, along with his tent Carla Sinclair

the briny deep A rare encounter with the freaky Deepstaria jellyfish Clive Thompson

useful stuff These silicone putty earplugs are the best Mark Frauenfelder

Podcast: Mathmatica creator Stephen Wolfram's favorite tools Mark Frauenfelder

trump Pompeo: Arctic ice melting means 'new opportunities for trade’ Xeni Jardin

happy mutants A 40cm-square patch that renders you invisible to person-detecting AIs Cory Doctorow

health Dentistry's evidentiary vacuum allows profiteering butchers to raid our mouths for millions Cory Doctorow

psychedelic A handful of psychedelic "Atlantis" mushrooms in Amsterdam Jason Weisberger

root canals If you need a root canal, this explainer video might calm your (dead) nerves Carla Sinclair

Science Marvelous scans of Leonardo da Vinci's journals David Pescovitz

travel Overtourism: the plague affecting the world's most interesting places Andrea James

Gadgets Review: Bose's Noise-Masking Sleepbuds would be great if my brain would let me enjoy them Seamus Bellamy

vaping tricks Watch: Young woman blows smoke out of her ear Carla Sinclair

Kids Watch this undersea vehicle's close encounter with a shimmering purple jellyfish Andrea James

pollution Parisian canals now open to swimmers Jason Weisberger

politics Haldeman's papers show Nixon conspired to extend the Vietnam war to improve his presidential chances Cory Doctorow

Science First ever video of Ghost Shark, with sex organ on its head, alive in the ocean David Pescovitz

Science Scientists view never-before-seen glowing jellyfish in Mariana Trench ocean depths Xeni Jardin

Space China will displace 9,000 villagers to build $184 million telescope for alien life search Xeni Jardin