video games Review: "Don't Read The Comments" is a delightful YA antidote to GamerGate Thom Dunn

Science The clouds above us teem with strange creatures Allan Rose Hill

art "An Evil Tree" lithograph: a 19th-century moral warning Popkin

aviation Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks the sound barrier Rob Beschizza

Science The Venezuelan lake with killer lightning Gail Sherman

confirmation hearings Pete Hegseth suggests he "will shoot protestors in the legs" if asked by Trump (video) Carla Sinclair

politics How "moron in a hurry" became a favorite way to settle trademark disputes Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Disney taking the ax to MuppetVision 3D and Aerosmith Ruben Bolling

sex trafficking of a minor Missouri teacher arrested for having sex with students in her home and car Carla Sinclair

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump revenge list: politicians, prosecutors and journalists targeted for retaliation Ellsworth Toohey

donald trump Fox celebrates Donald Trump almost falling down Jason Weisberger

News Pandering news hosts called out Jason Weisberger

crime Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO among men arrested in sex trafficking investigation Rob Beschizza

History "Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States" in graphic novel form Thom Dunn

music Listen to the first new The Cure song since 2008 Thom Dunn

Forever Chemicals Teflon: Miracle invention or slow-acting poison? Why not both! Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Disney announces huge theme park expansions Ruben Bolling

crafts Crochet your way through our National Parks Jennifer Sandlin

olympics WTF is the Paris Olympic mascot? Gail Sherman