growing underground World's first underground urban farm is about to sell its produce Carla Sinclair

politics RIP wetlands and streams, Trump to end environmental protections Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Sarah Pinsker's "Song for a New Day": outstanding dystopian rock-and-roll novel of rebellion and redemption Cory Doctorow

summer reading list Ask Reddit: "What book f*cked you up mentally?" Mark Frauenfelder

china The last of China's cave dwellers want nothing to do with modern housing Seamus Bellamy

sinkholes Gargantuan sinkhole surprises farm worker at sunrise in New Zealand Carla Sinclair

the Enternet Do trees really talk to each other? Clive Thompson

happy mutants Desperate John Deere tractor owners are downloading illegal Ukrainian firmware hacks to get the crops in Cory Doctorow

caynton cave Rabbit hole in England leads to 700-year old Knights Templar cave Rob Beschizza

sponsored I got a box of stuff from daily deals site Meh.com, way better than 'meh' Boing Boing

north korea Here are all of North Korea's new official slogans Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists remove first seeds from ‘doomsday’ Arctic seed vault. Why? War in Syria. Xeni Jardin

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

california California is sinking as it sucks remaining water out of underground aquifers Mark Frauenfelder

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

40 of the world's weirdest flowers Nadina Hughes

The Rock Poster Art of Chuck Sperry Ben Marks