cartoons Teddy Ruxpin won't leave my tortured brain alone Seamus Bellamy

usps They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions? Thom Dunn

science fiction Max Barry on how science fiction prepares us for the apocalypse Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful Creatures How to set up a pheromone bucket trap Mark Frauenfelder

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Business Trump imposes metal tariffs on Brazil and Argentina Xeni Jardin

Weird Narwhal the 'Unicorn Puppy' has 'tail' on head he can't wag Xeni Jardin

an inordinate fondness for larvae This 3 minute video will make you love mealworms Mark Frauenfelder

Science Video: sea critters chow down on the carcass of a young whale Seamus Bellamy

health The target date for eradicating Guinea worm has been delayed 10 years, and that may be overly optimistic John Struan

delightful microcosms Man collects sand, seawater, and seaweed in a jar, and a year later the jar is teeming with life Mark Frauenfelder

music Tuesday Tunes: High, Wide & Handsome — Loudon Wainwright III Seamus Bellamy

Satan begone! Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave WH Press Secretary job by end of month, Trump tweets Xeni Jardin

parasites Hawaii reports three more cases of parasitic worms that burrow into human brains Mark Frauenfelder

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booze Hard boozing raccoons mistakenly thought to be rabid Seamus Bellamy

fake news UFOs invade Arctic, John the Baptist’s sandals, and worms from hell, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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depression Red Dead Redemption 2 is depressing as all get out Jason Weisberger

Japan Have you ever heard of the superstition "Don't Pee on the Worm"? Thersa Matsuura