cult objects Why this Japanese chalk is being hoarded by mathematicians Mark Frauenfelder

arizona "Moth effect" may distract drivers in deadly dust storms Jennifer Sandlin

Science Archaeologists discover remains of ancient mystic with six fingers Allan Rose Hill

Made by MSCHF book charts collective's history Rob Beschizza

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

Ancient painted penis bone found in quarry Allan Rose Hill

Meta's latest stab at augmented reality is "Orion" Jim McFadden

donald trump "Whiny little bitch" — Trump's tough guy act KO'd by Dave Bautista in savage parody Ellsworth Toohey

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

Delightful Creatures Watch an octopus punch noncompliant fishes Rob Beschizza

tourism The weirdest free tourism spots in the U.S. B.R. O'Deal

Experience plunging into a black hole without being spaghettified (NASA video) David Pescovitz

mistakes Disturbing Apple ad shows human creativity crushed into perfect 5.3mm-thin shape Rob Beschizza

education Field trip to Willis Wonderland included in UCLA's summer kitsch & camp course Rusty Blazenhoff

Delightful Creatures The whale-wide web of undersea song Roy Christopher

Technology Humans becoming whales in the Internet's digital ocean Roy Christopher

maga Ashley St. Clair: latest member of the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party who is surprised that leopards are eating her face Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Tron Lightcycle/Run is the newest, coolest, and most oddly punctuated ride at Disney World Ruben Bolling

conceptual art Artist Damien Hirst falsely dated recent sculptures to noteworthy period Natalie Dressed

mental illness Exploring the bizarre world of the psychiatric condition called "Glass Delusion" Mark Frauenfelder