video Boaters stumble on massive Caribbean gyre of plastic garbage Andrea James

WTF Plans for Trump's July 4 'Military Tanks on The Mall' parade remain secret Xeni Jardin

architecture Wild design for incredible infinity pool that takes up entire roof of skyscraper David Pescovitz

Weird Mystery solved: why has a beach in France been blighted by washed-up parts for toy Garfield phones for more than 30 years? Cory Doctorow

corruption Matt Taibbi finally makes sense of the Pentagon's trillions in off-books "budgetary irregularities" Cory Doctorow

Science Microplastics found in human poop David Pescovitz

video Panty hose stuffed with hair clippings works great on oil slicks Andrea James

photography Gallery of hermit crabs with garbage shells Andrea James

picks Mumbai Beach clean-up highlights marine waste epidemic Andrea James

war How a World War II German sub captain used the toilet wrong and sunk his vessel David Pescovitz

california Which water technology will save California from its long, dry death? Kiki Sanford

Environment The revenge of the lawn Mark Dery

Science Dinner’s Revenge: mealworms that survive in the stomach, then eat their way out of predators Mary Roach

surrealism Nerval's Lobster: Is walking a crustacean any more ridiculous than a dog? Mark Dery