The Onion: the US stands ready to escalate military contractor profits as much as it takes.

Don't assume that people that distrust everyone are better at detecting lies than people that generally trust others. One study found the opposite.

Corn seedlings appear to communicate chemical signals about the presence of other kinds of plants nearby.

The US released a prisoner from Guantanamo prison, who had pled guilty of being a member of al Qa'ida.

This is a good thing. I don't know what he personally did for al Qa'ida, but unless it was egregious, 16 years in prison is surely enough of a punishment for it.

UK Voters Are Turned Away from Polling Stations During ID Trial. It is not clear what fraction this happened to, but it may be as much as a few percent.

From the right-wing point of view, that means the scheme was a success.