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Boing Boing, April 17, 2026
Vanished viruses, Viking gold, and meowing pilots
 • Boing Boing
Air New Zealand economy bunk beds cost $291, ban snacks and perfume
No crumbs.
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Mice that ate artificial sweeteners passed metabolic changes to their grandchildren
Grandchildren of mice fed artificial sweeteners showed altered glucose tolerance and shifts in gut microbiome composition — even though those…
 • Ellsworth Toohey
709 vials of dangerous viruses vanished from a high-security Brazilian lab
Someone walked out of a laboratory in Belém, Brazil, with 709 vials of dangerous viruses — including samples of Eastern equine encephalitis and…
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Arthur C. Clarke predicted remote work, telesurgery, and mobile phones in 1964
Sixty-two years ago, Arthur C.
 • Ellsworth Toohey
California’s ocean protections work, so naturally, we’re arguing about them
Our ocean is finally starting to recover, but now it has to survive the decision-making process.
 • Jason Weisberger
13-year-old goes metal detecting, casually uncovers Viking king’s treasure
Your metal detector finds junk, his finds history
 • Jason Weisberger
iPhone 18 Pro will come in “Dark Cherry”
I was planning to give away my aging iPhone 15 and get a dumbphone instead, but then I saw that the new model is going to come in “Dark Cherry” and…
 • Rob Beschizza
Car reviewer tears into the Cybertruck for 20 minutes
Look, if you’re reading this, you already know that the Tesla Cybertruck is the most embarrassing vehicle you could possibly be spotted in, besides…
 • Grant St. Clair
Finally, a game where you fight a many-legged fish train
Is it possible for a game to be carried entirely by its art direction?
 • Grant St. Clair
New Metro game revealed, and yes, you’re back in the tunnels
It’s called Metro 2039, but it’s weirdly only the fourth Metro game. Despite name might imply, the game is not, in fact, some sort of cutesy subway…
 • Grant St. Clair
What if Tom Waits was a blender? This animator asked
If you like music, and weird humor, you’re gonna love the “Show Bits“ series from Portland, Oregon-based “motion designer“ Aaron Keuter.
 • Jennifer Sandlin
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