cats A $16 pad to stop stray cat litter from migrating about the house Jason Weisberger

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

useful stuff This is the Cadillac of cat litter scoops Mark Frauenfelder

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

tabloids Coronavirus can make you fat, the Queen is still dying, and a sex tape nightmare, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

politics Passport and Nobels Jasmina Tesanovic

Science Video: 5 California mountain lions hanging out together, home surveillance camera footage Xeni Jardin

tabloids Penis fish, Simon Cowell’s missing boobs, and Hillary Clinton’s gay flings, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

makers Young woman invents ingenious bioplastic made from fish scales and red algae David Pescovitz

Business How wallpaper cleaner became one of the most popular toys ever David Pescovitz

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

media Interview with investigative reporter Seymour Hersh: our world is "run by ignoramuses, wackos and psychotics" Mark Frauenfelder

animals Cute cat break: 'How to summon a demon' Xeni Jardin

britain Why Essex is crap, or at least why everyone thinks it is Rob Beschizza

china Hong Kong's #612strike uprising is alive to surveillance threats, but its countermeasures are woefully inadequate Cory Doctorow

security Apple to limit third-party tracking in children's apps Xeni Jardin

apathy of the irish Ireland sits idly by as GDPR goes unenforced Jason Weisberger