birds 'One in a million' yellow cardinal sighted at backyard feeder Rusty Blazenhoff

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

Science Citizen scientist records 500+ animal species in his small city garden David Pescovitz

podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

ducks Award-winning duck eats yeast, explodes, and blinds a man Thom Dunn

animals Outdoor pet cats kill more animals than wild cats do in the same size area David Pescovitz

Science Drone disguised as hummingbird infiltrates a swarm of monarch butterflies David Pescovitz

Nature A featherless nestling fell out of its nest and onto our doorstep, here's what we did Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids Worst Royal crisis ever spells the end of the monarchy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

video games Pretty sure this bird just discovered that the Earth is a simulation Thom Dunn

Copyfight Happy Public Domain Day 2020! Cory Doctorow

pigs 30-50 feral hogs are now building pigloos Thom Dunn

News 'No joke, we just found a live owl roosting in our Christmas tree' Xeni Jardin

wonderful creatures Macrocilix maia, a moth that evolved to look like flies eating glistening bird shit Rob Beschizza

Science Researchers' budget blown when a migrating eagle's tracker chip connects to an Iranian cellular tower and sends expensive SMSes Cory Doctorow

wildlife Setting a rescued blue penguin free Xeni Jardin

nevermore Fast food gives crows higher cholesterol, too Clive Thompson

History The interesting story behind Dorothea Lange's famous "Migrant Mother" photo Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Save up to 60% on this collection of innovative drones Boing Boing's Shop

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