accidents Car accident: video game physics IRL Rob Beschizza

Kids Colorful children's respirators make breathing poisoned air fun Andrea James

physiology How long can you really hold your breath? David Pescovitz

Science This is how blue the skies were when Beijing banned 2.5 million cars for two weeks Xeni Jardin

Science Air pollution: the holy Hajj's health threat Kiki Sanford

Republicans beg their North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson to drop out before deadline Rob Beschizza

Comics "Public Domain" explores comic books exploitative past through family drama Thom Dunn

novelty toys Read the 1975 owner's manual for the Pet Rock Mark Frauenfelder

racism Black and Asian enrollment down at top colleges after end of affirmative action Rob Beschizza

Party is over for bankrupt Tupperware Allan Rose Hill

musk Elon Musk, from behind a massive army of bodyguards, now tweeting 150+ times a day Rob Beschizza

donald trump Tour Guide Clyde's selective outrage over Democratic "rhetoric" ignores Trump's violent words Ellsworth Toohey

stunt First-ever bike flip on a moving train Popkin

History 1950s time capsule discovered in high school locker gap: a student's belongings preserved for decades Popkin

Ouch! Passengers end up with bloody noses, broken ear drums on faulty Delta flight Carla Sinclair

remote attacks Pagers explode all at once, killing 8 and injuring over 2,700 in Lebanon and Syria [Update] (video) Carla Sinclair

escapes Woman in Nevada prison for 10-year sentence makes grand escape — by simply walking away Carla Sinclair

books Band People: the artistry and economics of supporting musicians Thom Dunn

politics JD Vance lies about lying Jason Weisberger