ants The science of why some people smell ants Thom Dunn

video Spectacular footage of desert ants versus antlion death traps Andrea James

Science Watch this ant colony vs. carnivorous pitcher plants Andrea James

Science In the year 536, the sun dimmed for 18 months: "one of the worst periods to be alive" Ellsworth Toohey

History A homesick mechanic stole a C-130 to fly home to his wife Ellsworth Toohey

Technology The sci-fi machines that talk, but only about one thing Ellsworth Toohey

Science The "polar bear sea monster" that fought whales was a blob of whale Ellsworth Toohey

books The A Clockwork Orange origin story may be a total fabrication Ellsworth Toohey

trains Live map of Britain's trains Rob Beschizza

serious business Anti-Forbes list ranks wealthy by the wealth their companies generated for others Rob Beschizza

stranger things Watch the first season of Stranger Things in full 1980s pan and scan VHS glory Gail Sherman

books The Newest Complete Carl Barks Library volume has Donald Duck lost beneath the sea Ruben Bolling

anime New documentary explores the astonishing legacy of manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka Gareth Branwyn

Business Bloomberg calls chargebacks "friendly fraud" — but it's often the only option Ellsworth Toohey

religion When six people in a Kansas thrift store elected their own pope Ellsworth Toohey

puzzles The NY Times' crossword editor kept building puzzles from his hospital bed Ellsworth Toohey

Technology The keystroke that hid your game behind a fake spreadsheet Ellsworth Toohey

Science Scientists baked sourdough with yeast from a 5,300-year-old mummy Ellsworth Toohey

Culture Six American habits that baffle the French Ellsworth Toohey