animation This 1919 cartoon character fought with an actual fly Popkin

bird The strangest bird wings you'll ever see in nature (video) Popkin

Nature Watch the beauty and horror of a fly going through metamorphosis Popkin

arts A toilet in the shape of a fly Popkin

eyes Why flies have nipples on their eyes Popkin

fly How flies are able to elude your fly swatter Janelle Hessig

History In 1896 a railroad crashed two trains head-on for fun and killed two spectators Ellsworth Toohey

art Dan Bowers makes tiny found-object sculptures for his wife Popkin

animals A beetle that hijacks wasps, then impersonates them by smell Ellsworth Toohey

maker A hobbyist projects SFO's overhead planes onto his ceiling in real time Ellsworth Toohey

Space Blue Origin rocket explodes during Florida test Rob Beschizza

bad idea Harris Faulkner thinks international travelers are dying to visit flyover states Jason Weisberger

video games Flock Around is a charming multiplayer birding game for $5 Gail Sherman

gadgets China's flagship GPU isn't fast, but it is popular Rob Beschizza

future New Subaru repeatedly prevents its owner from the joy of distracted driving Jason Weisberger

travel The thrift store that exists because airlines lose your bags Popkin

politics The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship flunks health inspection Jennifer Sandlin

Science Vulture vomit is the leading theory for Kentucky's 1876 meat shower Ellsworth Toohey

africa WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak Séamus Bellamy

politics How 1925 press dismissed the Klan at peak power Ellsworth Toohey