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Science New species of freaky cube-shaped creature with 24 eyes found in Hong Kong pond David Pescovitz

animals Astounding footage of deep sea "spook fish" with a transparent head David Pescovitz

apple The trailer to Asimov's Foundation sure looks grand Gareth Branwyn

health American health care's life-destroying "surprise bills" are the fault of local, private-equity monopolies Cory Doctorow

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

reddit Anatomy of a Reddit cryptocurrency spam-factory Cory Doctorow

rape 11,341 abandoned rape kits identify 817 serial rapists in one Michigan county Jason Weisberger

television Would you kill to stop an asteroid panic? I asked the creators of Salvation Mark Frauenfelder

halloween The Thing is now recognized as a morbid masterpiece of wretched existential horror Richard Kaufman

deep dreaming Google's Deep Dreaming fills the 'net with psychedelic nightmare GIFs Rob Beschizza