sounds Which country's Emergency Alert System siren is the most alarming? Popkin

mistakes Welcome to Ipley Cross, Britain's creepiest intersection Rob Beschizza

animals Lemur makes an alarming sound when communicating Popkin

Internet An anonymous group posted internet puzzles to recruit code-breakers, then vanished Ellsworth Toohey

movies Backrooms makes $10.4m in preview screenings Rob Beschizza

Science Vivianite may be the most goth crystal on Earth with its eerie glow and graveyard origins Popkin

Technology This phone died mid-shot and made a weirdly beautiful photo Popkin

History Victorian hair jewelry: bracelets and rings woven from the dead Popkin

worse things happen at sea Six years of obsessive forensics challenges some of the Titanic disaster's favorite myths Jason Weisberger

worse things happen at sea Stunning new scans reveal RMS Titanic debris field in eerie detail Jason Weisberger

Technology Arthur C. Clarke predicted remote work, telesurgery, and mobile phones in 1964 Ellsworth Toohey

books Orwell predicted the AI slop novel in 1949 Ellsworth Toohey

History The folklore behind lone chimneys left standing in Appalachia Popkin

"Uri Tupka and the Gods" is a cold, dark, and magnificent trek through Mike Mignola's Lands Unknown Gareth Branwyn

Science Lightning strike survivors describe what 100 million volts feels like Ellsworth Toohey

kickstarter Two surreal sci-fi graphic novels from Scavengers Reign artist Jonathan Djob Nkondo launch on Kickstarter Gareth Branwyn

Nature Michigan lighthouse becomes surreal ice sculpture after arctic blast Popkin

Weird A 20-year-old McDonald's burger that never molded: David Whipple's famous preservation experiment Popkin

adorable animals "Babe, wake up, new panda rat just dropped!": Meet the Northern Luzon Cloud Rat Jennifer Sandlin