Economy America's $4.5 billion legal weed market surpasses these massive consumer markets Andrea James

native americans That time George Washington ordered "total destruction and devastation" of the Haudenosaunee Thom Dunn

Energy Floatovoltaics are a cool way to super-charge your solar panels with water Thom Dunn

kenya Kenya hit by worst locust plague in 70 years Mark Frauenfelder

police A bunch of rookie cops have recently been fired for doing bad things. Let's think about that for a moment. Thom Dunn

pigs 30-50 feral hogs are now building pigloos Thom Dunn

animals Dogs painted like tigers to scare off monkeys David Pescovitz

tech The Ripsaw, the Phaser, and more new drone technology John Struan

Games Bees added to Minecraft, finally Rob Beschizza

uk Atomik Vodka: distilled from grains grown in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Cory Doctorow

Games Gardening games offer respite for anxious players Rob Beschizza

health E.P.A. won't ban chlorpyrifos pesticide that scientists say damages children's brains Xeni Jardin

animals Another horse dies at Santa Anita, 2-year-old colt is 27th fatality this season Xeni Jardin

Business Jury awards $2b to California couple who say Bayer's Roundup weedkiller gave them cancer Cory Doctorow

the borg "Either join us or grow other potatoes," says Pepsi to small farmers in India it's suing Mark Frauenfelder

Business Pepsi is suing four Indian farmers for growing a proprietary "Lays" potato, seeking $150,000 each in damages Cory Doctorow

climate How to think about climate change and "cost-benefit analysis" Cory Doctorow

News Colorado runner chokes 80-pound mountain lion to death Xeni Jardin