funerals You can now legally compost dead bodies in Washington state Thom Dunn

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

Business AI Graveyard: 142 AI companies so far buried, many more to come Rob Beschizza

Science Devils Hole pupfish: rarest fish on Earth lives in one Nevada cavern Popkin

crime 1 in 750 trillion: the staged truck crashes of New Orleans East Ellsworth Toohey

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

security How hackers faked a zombie apocalypse alert on live TV Ellsworth Toohey

Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman Ellsworth Toohey

Space Dying star lights up the Helix Nebula Rob Beschizza

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

public domain Works entering the U.S. public domain in 2026 Rob Beschizza

News Two found dead at Rob Reiner's Los Angeles home; identities not confirmed Ellsworth Toohey

Games Giving game NPCs memories to make you feel guilty for killing them Grant St. Clair

mississippi Colin Kaepernick is paying for an independent autopsy of Demartravion "Trey" Reed Jason Weisberger

Soviet Union Nine experienced hikers chose death in -40°F weather over whatever terrified them inside their tent Ellsworth Toohey

Weird This man died in 1902 and then sat in a chair for three months, looking more alive than you do right now Popkin

Science This caterpillar wears dead bugs as a fashion statement Popkin

This 1903 patent proposed preserving bodies in transparent glass blocks Ellsworth Toohey

public health Thanks anti-vaxxers: Child flu deaths soar as vaccination tanks Ellsworth Toohey

adorable animals Armadillo chows down on a "termite mound" birthday cake Jennifer Sandlin