transparency Trump's Interior Secretary is now blacking out nearly all details of his calendar Cory Doctorow

books Trump showed an inordinate interest in badgers, according to new book Mark Frauenfelder

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

corruption 1 in 14 Trump appointees is a former lobbyist, four times the rate under Obama Cory Doctorow

happy mutants "They Live": action figures for our present moment Cory Doctorow

corruption Payday lenders switched their trade show to a Trump hotel and sent Trump at least a million bucks, then he gave them carte blanche to make billions preying on poor people Cory Doctorow

trumpism Air Force veteran Reality Winner is serving 5 years for blowing the whistle on Russian election interference, while Trump's Russia-dealing cronies are going free Cory Doctorow

picks Michael Cohen SDNY sentencing memo recommends 'substantial prison,' and Individual-1 is in deep trouble Xeni Jardin

parasitology John Oliver presents all the swamp creatures Trump has poured in the swamp Mark Frauenfelder

swamp creatures EPA head Scott Pruitt is being investigated by the House of Representatives, Senate, White House, Office of Management and Budget, Government Accountability Office, and EPA Inspector General Mark Frauenfelder

Weird What is this bizarre mystery creature emerging from a toilet? David Pescovitz

trump 'FAKE NEWS is the enemy,' Trump texts to fans, blaming failure on 'SABOTAGE' by 'SWAMP' creatures Xeni Jardin

canada Beaver herds cattle Rob Beschizza

david bowie Why Labyrinth is awesome Rob Beschizza

Science Our Generation Ships Will Sink Kim Stanley Robinson

migration Meet Sedgewick the Monarch Caterpillar—and find out what you can do to save his species David Mizejewski

art Graffiti Hunters April Kilcrease

animals Zombies vs. animals? The living dead wouldn't stand a chance David Mizejewski

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