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

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

archaeology Man finds stone age mammoth bones buried in his basement David Pescovitz

animation Watch Andrea Love spray paint with wool in this cool animation Popkin

Science Scientist identify the phonetic alphabet of whales Thom Dunn

Delightful Creatures Vaquitas are adorably tiny porpoises and there are only about 10 remaining Mark Frauenfelder

animation Delicious morning coffee routine (the felted version) Popkin

politics Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million immediately Mark Frauenfelder

law Rudy Giuliani must pay $148m to election workers he lied about Rob Beschizza

rudy giuliani Trial expert says Giuliani caused $47.5 million in reputational damage to 2 election workers Mark Frauenfelder

half-eaten bananas Italy's far-right Prime Minister dumps her boyfriend to distance herself from his constant sexist comments Rob Beschizza