art Map of North America drawn in Tolkein's style Andrea James

art Watch: Adorable felt sandwich comes to life in stop-motion animation Popkin

Games Examining the plumbing of Starfield in far too much detail Grant St. Clair

Delightful Creatures Corvid intelligence: study shows crows understanding geometry Gail Sherman

canceled liftoffs Musk calls pilot the R-word over astronaut delay — then delays SpaceX flight to ISS Carla Sinclair

insects This is the oldest image of a bug's brain Allan Rose Hill

politics Elon's tell: Musk admits failure by resorting to offensive slurs Jason Weisberger

music Fun compilation featuring covers of movie love songs Thom Dunn

politics America's crime grandpa gets slapped with contempt charge for being a sneaky little sh*t Ellsworth Toohey

Funny In-depth analysis of Grand Theft Auto V's power infrastructure Grant St. Clair

Drones still revealing Nazca geoglyphs—hundreds of them Rob Beschizza

politics Furious judge threatens Giuliani with contempt over $148M judgment stalling Ellsworth Toohey

Games DRM company Denuvo admits it can hurt game performance Rob Beschizza

agriculture Mystery tree grown from 1,000-year-old seed likely source of ancient medicinal balm Allan Rose Hill

Painting found in basement by junk dealer is a Picasso Allan Rose Hill

neuroscience Alzheimer's breakthrough: Cancer drug wakes up sleepy brain cells in mice and human brain cells Mark Frauenfelder

books Hands off: Victorian books laden with toxic dyes Rob Beschizza

politics New voter registration setting record numbers Jason Weisberger

birds Scientists observe evidence of actual counting crows Thom Dunn

art Andrea Love's fabulous animation turns wool into fire Popkin