pollution Mystery of bizarre black spheres washed up on beach has been solved Allan Rose Hill

Games Call of Duty shrugs, reheats its leftovers with Black Ops remaster Grant St. Clair

Culture The first Tarzan pulp sold for $58,560 at a record-setting auction Ellsworth Toohey

Science How Claude Shannon used his wife as a language model in 1950 Ellsworth Toohey

garden Tomatoes do not need to die on the vine for flavor Jason Weisberger

crime Man jailed after throwing ninja star at woman Rob Beschizza

nazis i hate these guys Noted Nazi cosplayer Gregory Bovino thinks he should be president Jason Weisberger

it does a body good Nearly 60 Idahoans get a quick lesson in the joys of pasteurization Jason Weisberger

spies U.S. using GPS to tell spies what to do Séamus Bellamy

Science New solar-power desalination device leaves no brine Ellsworth Toohey

History How a businessman's hunch became New Age gospel Ellsworth Toohey

adorable animals Eastern black rhino Zuri cools off with a hose — and it's adorable Jennifer Sandlin

music Ozzy Osbourne AI avatar will be 'tasteful' Rob Beschizza

Science Vivianite may be the most goth crystal on Earth with its eerie glow and graveyard origins Popkin

Technology This phone died mid-shot and made a weirdly beautiful photo Popkin

Games Ubisoft lost a billion and a half dollars last year Grant St. Clair

iran Cuba is bracing for a U.S. invasion Séamus Bellamy

law Racist streamer charged with attempted murder after shooting man outside courthouse Rob Beschizza

Weird Caracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people Ellsworth Toohey

erase racism 'The hood is off': Virginia Republican steps onto America's most obvious rhetorical landmine Jason Weisberger