art history Why this husband commissioned a sculpture of his wife's rotting body Mark Frauenfelder

Science The doctor who proved handwashing saves lives was locked in an asylum for it Ellsworth Toohey

stupid Gentleman puts search and rescue workers at risk for no reason Jason Weisberger

health Corpse fat injections cost $100,000 for the wealthy Séamus Bellamy

search Meet Splash the cadaver-finding otter Gail Sherman

disruptions Former Social Security head warns that checks could get interrupted by DOGE's "19-year-old nitwits" (video) Carla Sinclair

Good Deed Corps hosts discussion with legendary journalist David Felton, and best-seller Mary Roach Jason Weisberger

History Mortsafes: metal cages around graves Popkin

homicides Gruesome: Teen girl spots severed arm on walk to school in NY — leading police to severed head Carla Sinclair

turtles Escape the stresses of life with this wearable human-sized Anxiety Turtle Pillow Thom Dunn

crime A poison specialist is accused of killing his wife — by poisoning her Carla Sinclair

horror CEREAL is the grimdark reimagining of breakfast mascots I never knew I needed Thom Dunn

Extraterrestrials Uri Geller explains how grey alien vaginas work Thom Dunn

fires Video: Maui wildfires caused by downed powerlines Rob Beschizza

david cronenberg Watch David Cronenberg's "Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection" (2023), featuring four 18th-century life-size wax anatomical models Jennifer Sandlin

crimes Harvard morgue manager indicted for stealing and selling human remains Thom Dunn

serial killers Woman claims dead father was secret serial killer behind 50 to 70 murders in Iowa David Pescovitz

silicon valley Landscapers find car buried deep in yard of $15 million Silicon Valley home, cadaver dogs on the scene David Pescovitz

death Human remains can legally now be used as compost in California David Pescovitz

factories Visit Florida's artificial cadaver factory Popkin