Science New super-glue inspired by slug slime David Pescovitz

slugs Slugs eat tiny hatchling birds Rob Beschizza

Book Mollusk biologist describes how slugs make babies Mark Frauenfelder

Funny 'Duck seeking duck' Xeni Jardin

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

History Tiny Type Museum: own a time capsule of the print age Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Buskers are the only performers making money at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's how. Mat Ricardo

Kids Beautiful film on the colorful diversity of nudibranchs Andrea James

Gadgets James Brown and the $600 Cup Noodle Cooker Richard Kaufman

makers An electric fence to keep snails out of your vegetable garden Mark Frauenfelder

video Watch these guys blast stuff with homemade glass shotgun slugs Andrea James

Barb Here’s a makeup tutorial for a truly terrifying version of Barb from Stranger Things Caroline Siede

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

happy mutants Galactic Warfighters: recreating photos of US soldiers in battle using Star Wars action figures Cory Doctorow

Gadgets This 3D-printed, portable railgun fires slugs at 560 miles per hour Cory Doctorow

star wars Adam Savage proves Star Wars blasters can't be lasers Rob Beschizza

offworld Cultivate an alien garden on this sunless world Laura Hudson

video WATCH: You probably need more cute sea slugs in your life Andrea James

bees Man survives 500-1000 stings—and the bees are still out there Rob Beschizza