libertarians Mystery land buyer in California turns out to be Silicon Valley investors, to build utopian community Rob Beschizza

compounds Shampoo king wants to become a war lord with a "quite sizable compound" Rob Beschizza

wheels on the bus Sticky tires are dirtier than they look Jason Weisberger

Science The chemistry behind Garden Grove's runaway chemical tank Ellsworth Toohey

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

Science Your drip coffee has more caffeine than your espresso — here's why Ellsworth Toohey

Science Tobacco plants now produce psilocybin and DMT — on purpose Ellsworth Toohey

war U.S. hiding troops in hotels to dodge missiles may be a war crime Jason Weisberger

Why garlic smell sticks to your hands — and how a spoon removes it Ellsworth Toohey

Science Scientists grew chickpeas in fake moon dirt with the help of fungi Ellsworth Toohey

Science Chemist James Schlatter licked powder off his finger in 1965, accidentally discovering aspartame. Gail Sherman

Food Why rural communities once put a frog in milk to keep it from spoiling Popkin

politics Congress kills America's $2.8 billion hemp industry overnight Ellsworth Toohey

crime South Korean student tortured to death in Cambodia after job scam lure Ellsworth Toohey

crime DOJ seizes $15B bitcoin from pig butchering scam kingpin Ellsworth Toohey

medicine The surprising comeback of leeches in treating illness Ellsworth Toohey

bug Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others? Here's what science says Popkin

Science Walking in a forest can boost your immune system Ruben Bolling

Scam centers in Myanmar force Japanese teens into criminal operations Ellsworth Toohey

Scientists discover microbes than can remove up to 74% of PFAS from the body Ellsworth Toohey