Science Traffic noise annoys songbirds to the point of harming them David Pescovitz

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Gadgets The Moskiller can eradicate mosquitoes from your backyard without any chemicals Boing Boing's Shop

fantasy Watch this Tolkien expert's master class on every race in Middle Earth Andrea James

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

coronavirus 347 risk analysts were asked: "What are the most likely risks for the world over the next year and a half?" Mark Frauenfelder

unions A supposedly progressive vegan food company called No Evil Foods was involved in some evil union busting Thom Dunn

Gadgets Suit up for the ultimate summer camping trip with these essential items Boing Boing's Shop

Technology Scientists generate electricity from shadows David Pescovitz

Gadgets Arcadia could help you save on your monthly power bill, while doing good for the planet Boing Boing's Shop

basket of deplorables $1.28 billion border wall contract goes to company with history of fraud and sex crimes Mark Frauenfelder

Space Help Wanted: participants for a NASA social isolation experiment inside a Russian lab David Pescovitz

cars "I bought the cheapest new car in the world" for $930 on Alibaba David Pescovitz

science fiction Kim Stanley Robinson on how the coronavirus is rewiring our imaginations Gareth Branwyn

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

music Listen to Muzak for airplanes (1960s) David Pescovitz

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

oceans New footage of a bizarre sea creature that's likely the longest animal in the oceans David Pescovitz

ecology Scientists: enzyme eats plastic like it's made of Pringles Seamus Bellamy