happy mutants 25 years ago, a mutant American crayfish turned to asexual reproduction, and all of Europe's lakes are filling up with its clones Cory Doctorow

crime Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines in electronics Xeni Jardin

Food Chef tries to turn a $1 cut of beef into Wagyu steak Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Watch people turn their bodies into black light art Andrea James

art Charming tiny fish pond art inside Altoids tins Andrea James

Games A pound of multi-sided dice Jason Weisberger

amazon Amazon ads for mystery junk defy explanation Rob Beschizza

books Dan Hillier on working with Alan Moore on a gorgeous limited edition of "The Call of Cthulhu" for the Folio Society Dan Hillier

books Home – A quirky ode to the many structures we live in across the world Wink

corruption KARMA POLICE: GCHQ's plan to track every Web user in the world Cory Doctorow

hauntology The Art of the Marbler Rob Beschizza

40 of the world's weirdest flowers Nadina Hughes

Nature The new life of dead trees Dani Tinker

Robogenesis: the terrifying sequel to Robopocalypse Daniel H Wilson