large numbers This video helps you envision very large numbers Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Joe Biden dying and a UFO cover-up in this week's dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

animals Why frogs frequently f**k odd things David Pescovitz

body image Your pants are lying to you Mark Frauenfelder

thugs for president Donald Trump pounces on Ron DeSantis during aftermath of Hurricane Idalia Carla Sinclair

America Joining U.S. military a "fast track" to U.S. citizenship Rob Beschizza

bad campaign strategies Donald Trump dropped out of debate, then dropped 6 points in latest poll Carla Sinclair

twitter Far too many of Musk's followers and Twitter's users appear fake; advertisers may never return Jason Weisberger

hackers Bomb hoax disrupts Defcon Rob Beschizza

tabletop gaming What's new in tabletop gaming for August, 2023 Gareth Branwyn

climate change It's official: July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record Mark Frauenfelder

germany Tiny, eight-toothed beetles have eaten most of the spruce trees in Germany's Harz mountains Mark Frauenfelder

law Record $300m fine for robocall scammers Rob Beschizza

inefficient governors As Ron DeSantis struggles, Florida's inflation rate is nearly twice as high as the rest of the U.S. Carla Sinclair

california A lucky winner became an instant billionaire in this small downtown Los Angeles market (video) Carla Sinclair

failing campaigns DeSantis donors sour on their dud of a candidate: "Not what people signed up for" Carla Sinclair

politics GOP grifters drain Arizona Republican Party to near-bankruptcy Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Twitter blocks people without accounts from seeing tweets; Musk blames AI startups scraping content Grant St. Clair

twitter In a panic over "data pillagers," Musk makes things even worse for his remaining advertisers Jason Weisberger