the 'one that got away' for real $3.5M prize money at stake as massive marlin disqualified from tournament Rusty Blazenhoff

texas Watch the Attwater's prairie chicken do his mating dance (he's really going for it) Jennifer Sandlin

politics Anthropic says no to Pentagon demand for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons Rob Beschizza

medicine Brazilian doctors treat burns with tilapia fish skin, and it's working Ellsworth Toohey

wonderful creatures The best breaking news I've heard lately: Seal goes with flow! Jennifer Sandlin

adorable animals The poor otter civet looks like it stuck its face into a wasp nest Jennifer Sandlin

octopus Watch this piano-playing octopus bang out some blues! Jennifer Sandlin

music "Crossroads, Song Around the World," celebrates legendary musician Robert Johnson and the Mississippi Delta blues Jennifer Sandlin

tv First look at Laurence Fishburne in The Witcher looks like a bad SNL skit Grant St. Clair

Science Rock hyraxes look like rodents but are actually related to elephants and sea cows Jennifer Sandlin

politics Alberta's book ban backfires as librarians remove dystopian classics Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Hacks scene-stealer Megan Stalter leads in new Lena Dunham rom-com (Trailer) Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Fur-bearing trout: the bizarre folklore fish covered in fur (and the weird truth behind it) Popkin

norway A drawing of a sea serpent "witnessed" near Norway in 1753 Popkin

politics In 1979, President Carter's bizarre battle with an aggressive swimming rabbit became a political nightmare Ellsworth Toohey

wild boars Pack of wild pigs unleash destruction at Northern California school Allan Rose Hill

tesla Fish falls from sky, smashes Tesla windshield (video) Popkin

crafts Crochet your way through our National Parks Jennifer Sandlin

medieval studies University professor is also a medievalist meme master Jennifer Sandlin

maritime disasters The Japanese passenger who survived the Titanic but faced unbearable shaming at home Mister Dobo