Science Scientists: Drug hippos are… good? Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants New York City! I'm onstage tonight with Radiolab's Jad Abumrad (Swarthmore, you're next!) Cory Doctorow

optical illusion This newspaper classifieds section is trippy Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Some organizations to retire non-inclusive tech terms like "master drive" and "slave drive" Andrea James

politics Trump demands Supreme Court kill Affordable Care Act, aka 'Obamacare' Xeni Jardin

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

accidents Truck with oversize load scrapes against overpass Mark Frauenfelder

Science At least 12 states inflated coronavirus testing count or deflated deaths Xeni Jardin

politics U.S. Supreme Court blocks release of Mueller Russia grand jury material Xeni Jardin

politics U.S. appeals court rejects Trump's attempt to escape 'emoluments' lawsuit over D.C. Trump Hotel Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Coronavirus infects and kills Black Americans at higher rates Xeni Jardin

vandals Death Valley National Park rangers seeking rock-defacing vandal Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids A beheaded tot, isolated stars, and cure coronavirus with herbs, in last week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

America How the United States re-branded as "America" Thom Dunn

guns A fascinating computer analysis of the linguistic context around the 2nd Amendment Thom Dunn

Business Canada investigating facial recognition company Clearview AI over privacy, security concerns Xeni Jardin

sexual assault Dozens of woman now accuse prominent Columbia University Ob-Gyn of sexual assault Mark Frauenfelder

politics Top Mueller prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky resigns from Roger Stone case, and Special Assistant United States Attorney, 'effective immediately' Xeni Jardin