Science Poor Alabama county is a hotbed of "neglected tropical diseases" Cory Doctorow

gravity-defying spectacle Nissan Altima soars 120 feet after running up tow truck ramp on freeway Mark Frauenfelder

accidents Car flies full speed over a tow truck and flips before crashing down (video) Carla Sinclair

politics Continuing the work of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, challenging racism since the 1960s Elías Villoro

halloween The "spirit" in Spirit Halloween doesn't refer to ghosts, and other secrets of the bizarre seasonal store David Pescovitz

prisons as profit centers Jails are replacing family visits with video chat Mark Frauenfelder

History Old dentists' office walls are full of thousands of "buried teeth" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants 1.7 million viewers tuned into Bernie Sanders' Inequality Town Hall webcast Cory Doctorow