Entertainment The original model for Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise emerges after being lost for over 40 years Ruben Bolling
archaeology Archaeologist braves the Joe Rogan podcast to counter Graham Hancock's nonsense Jennifer Sandlin
Endorsements A dozen Kennedys show up at rally to endorse – not their own RFK Jr. – but President Biden (video) Carla Sinclair
mistakes Why did a Maine cop lie about dropping off missing person Erik Foote at a hospital? Rob Beschizza
politics Maybe Parliament's honeytrap scandal shows Westminster has simply fallen below the ambient stupidity threshold where that sort of scam thrives Rob Beschizza
Games The emergent complexity of Hexopolis: a strategy game with infinite possibilities Jane Frauenfelder
marjorie taylor greene Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend says people who made fun of him for eclipse warning are "going straight to hell" Mark Frauenfelder
china New Microsoft report says China campaign accused U.S. of using a military-grade "weather weapon" to deliberately start the Maui wildfires Mark Frauenfelder
delightful creatures Woman offers a meal to a stray cat — who later returns four times, each with a kitten in her mouth (video) Carla Sinclair