mechanical keyboards Keycaps made from recycled plastic Rob Beschizza

Islands U Thant, a tiny man-made island you're not supposed to visit Rob Beschizza

Comics "Into the Unbeing" offers 80s-style sci-fi horror for the climate change era Thom Dunn

archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Student says University of Washington has threatened to expel him for a course-trading app he built for class project [UPDATED] Mark Frauenfelder

art This mouth-shaped bulding burps when you enter it Popkin

hard-learned lessons Tourists try to befriend elephant — but end up running for their lives (video) Carla Sinclair

hacks Chin-hiding pimp's "university" hacked, exposing 800k suckers Rob Beschizza

Funny This vintage brooch lets you tell the world if you're having a good day or bad day Popkin

canada Canada bans Tik Tok from operating in country, but allows the app to stay Rob Beschizza

mistakes Is it safe to horsemaxx with horse electrolytes? Rob Beschizza

road safety Drivers baffled by "cryptic" national speed limit sign Mark Frauenfelder

books New full-color hardcover Elfquest collection coming from Dark Horse Comics Rob Beschizza

gay Documentary highlights the men that Abraham Lincoln slept with Thom Dunn

shipwreck Authorities forbid drinking ancient champagne found in shipwreck Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Universal's new Ministry of Magic theme park (video) Ruben Bolling

travel Here are five fascinating places you are not allowed to visit Allan Rose Hill

creative writing Ray Bradbury used 98 dimes to write the first draft of "Fahrenheit 451" on a coin-operated typewriter Mark Frauenfelder

immigration In 1974, two daring students explore abandoned Ellis Island (video) Yoy Luadha

politics Eight facts about hemp-hating, Hitler-heiling MAGA weirdo Mary Miller Mark Frauenfelder