Science The tiny fern that could take a big bite out of greenhouse gases Andrea James

COVID-19 Animated chart shows rise of death count from Covid-19 to other causes of death Mark Frauenfelder

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

racism Roger Goodell admits NFL was wrong for banning NFL players' kneeling protests of anti-Black police brutality Xeni Jardin

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair

rona Unmasked shoppers break Target employee's arm after being told to leave store Rob Beschizza

jeffrey epstein Why did Jeffrey Epstein have his own office at Harvard and visit more than 40 times until 2018? Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Kill house plants because you don’t know how to water? The Dewplanter does it all for you. Boing Boing's Shop

animals Tessie and Binnie, the US Army's psychic dogs David Pescovitz

coronavirus Drone flyovers of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle Mark Frauenfelder

germany Deadly shooting in Hanau Germany leaves 8+ dead, 5+ wounded Xeni Jardin

politics Trump DoJ steps in to shorten Roger Stone’s prison sentence (which is yet to be announced) Xeni Jardin

AITA? Person who offered $500 for lost cat gets mad when cat finder wants the reward Mark Frauenfelder

Today in History Today in history 1959: Carl Switzer, actor who portrayed 'Alfalfa' killed over $50 Jason Weisberger

humor Dante's Hell re-imagined as linguistic sins Gareth Branwyn

brazil Brazilian authoritarian Bolsonaro fires his culture minister for giving a speech plagiarized from Joseph Goebbels Cory Doctorow

rip Rest in Power, Allee Willis — Queen of Kitsch Rusty Blazenhoff

comedy What if everyone could hear the omniscient narrator, and the narrator was Nick Offerman? Rob Beschizza

The War on Drugs Police in Australia have been strip searching children, hoping to find drugs Mark Frauenfelder

art Phone call leads police to $800,000 in stolen art by an artist who believed Jesus was a space alien Xeni Jardin