mental health The Slender Man Killer has escaped Séamus Bellamy

Space Butterfly Nebula revealed by Gemini South telescope Rob Beschizza

white power Hegseth's rhetoric is just racism  Jason Weisberger

politics Vegas learns tourists prefer countries that don't threaten them Ellsworth Toohey

Food Behind the scenes: how pre-packaged sandwiches and fish replicas are made Popkin

outbreaks Unknown disease spreads to 1,000 people, killing 60 so far in DRC — death 48 hours after symptoms Carla Sinclair

Weird What are these weird Pringle-shaped plastic things that washed up on the beach? Rob Beschizza

art Porcelain Ai Weiwei sculpture smashed by "notorious vandal" Rob Beschizza

explosions A spectacular hydrothermal explosion caught on camera Rob Beschizza

italy Italian authorities seeking woman who "mimicked sex" with Bacchus statue in photos Allan Rose Hill

mistakes Oscar Mayer offers a gummy bologna that looks a bit too real  Popkin

con artists Russian billionaire who accused Sotheby's of art fraud loses his lawsuit Rob Beschizza

book reviews A new art book, "Mask Garden," reveals the psychological horror of vintage UK paperback covers Mister Dobo

delightful creatures Doggo looks high and low for owner, who is right there — in Xmas tree costume (video) Carla Sinclair

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

Science NASA and the European Space Agency explore ways for astronauts to hibernate during long space journeys Ruben Bolling

unions What happens when your employer is a union and staff goes on strike? Elías Villoro

videos Cool graffiti: Art Overnight's dancing bear in a tunnel Elías Villoro

parody "Weird Al" Yankovic shares real stories about his most popular songs Rusty Blazenhoff

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn