HOUSE OF CARDS

TRY THE PERFECT EXPERIMENT—AND THEN REFLECT ON HOW IT WENT.

ACCIDENTALLY Delicious

Have you ever been really hungry, but there wasn't much to eat in your kitchen? Did you throw together a bunch of stuff you had on hand and were pleasantly surprised when it tasted good?

IS YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEED TOO PERFECT?

EVERYONE'S LIFE CAN APPEAR PERFECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. On YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and similar apps, people tend to share their happiest, most picturesque moments. They carefully compose any text to get the message just right. They use filters and enhancements to glam up images and videos. The app sorts the posts with the most likes and comments to the top. The end result? All you see of others' lives is the best of the best.

Art ALERT!

THE CASE OF THE MASTERPIECE THAT WASN'T

MARYAM ZARINGHALAM

SCIENCE POLICY FELLOW AND WRITER

Lost Cat Treks More Than 800 Miles to Get Home

Rayne Beau (pronounced RANE-BO, as in \"rainbow\") is a two-year-old Siamese cat.

EASY AS ABC

But in number theory, well, it's complicated.

That Wanaka Tree Gets a Companion

\"THAT WANAKA TREE,\" AS IT'S CALLED, IS A FAMOUS WILLOW TREE THAT GROWS OUT OF LAKE WANAKA ON THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.

Two College Students Devise Smart Glasses That Can ID People

YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE SUBWAY WITH A COUPLE OF YOUR FRIENDS.

Two Comb Jellies Can Fuse Their Bodies Together to Become One

COMB JELLIES ARE GELATIN-LIKE AND MOSTLY SEETHROUGH INVERTEBRATES, OR ANIMALS WITHOUT A BACKBONE, THAT FLOAT IN THE OCEAN NEAR SHORE.