climate change The arctic seed bank that was going to save us all is flooding Jason Weisberger

climate change Earth's wilderness decimated Jason Weisberger

futility closet Two settlers disappeared from a small Eastern Pacific island in 1934 Futility Closet

Spoken Word with Electronics Sound Design: How to Make Your Home Into Eraserhead or 2001: A Space Odyssey Ethan Persoff

futility closet In 1925, Aimé Tschiffely set out to ride two horses from Buenos Aires to New York City Futility Closet

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 The European Union may not admit Americans once their borders reopen Seamus Bellamy

hbo Lovecraft Country is coming to HBO and I am here for it Seamus Bellamy

Is the Helios Touch wall art or lighting? We'll let you decide Boing Boing's Shop

rockets When model rocket launches go wrong David Pescovitz

books Bob Woodward has a new Trump book coming and the Prez was interviewed for it David Pescovitz

futility closet In 1942, English anthropologist Ursula Graham Bower organized Indian hill people against invading Japanese Futility Closet

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

books Number-crunching the New York Times' bestseller list is not a good look for diversity Thom Dunn

News 'Black lives matter' —Mark Zuckerberg, who says Facebook may change policy on state violence, voter suppression Xeni Jardin

futility closet In 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Futility Closet

futility closet Boxer Johann Trollmann challenged the Nazis' presumption of his ethnic inferiority Futility Closet

Science Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt, 'next big test ASAP' for Richard Branson’s spaceflight firm Xeni Jardin

futility closet In 1957, an underdog Mexican team stunned the world of Little League baseball Futility Closet

politics Criminal hackers breach law firm, threaten to release Trump documents Xeni Jardin