Japan Mysterious metal sphere washes up on Japanese beach, baffles authorities Mark Frauenfelder

treasure ship Mel Fisher's treasure hunters find another chunk of Atocha silver Jason Weisberger

History In 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan Ellsworth Toohey

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Science 430,000-year-old tool found in Greece Rob Beschizza

Funny Photographer hilariously rates Icelandic horses she'd date as a horse Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment America's most feared haunted doll travels in locked cabinet as family members fight over touring rights and profits Ellsworth Toohey

folklore The Angel Crown: Appalachian death omen found in feather pillows Popkin

Technology Developer recreates creepy Cold War numbers stations using just 1KB of code Ellsworth Toohey

art Artist Doug Geiger creates beautiful engravings using the "banana scrimshaw" technique Jennifer Sandlin

Science Pyramidal object always corrects itself Rob Beschizza

Games Relooted: take back stolen African artifacts in an indie game for PC and XBox Rob Beschizza

UFOs Mysterious disk spotted on Google Earth is crashed UFO, or maybe not Allan Rose Hill

art Celestial Phenomenon Over Nuremberg, April 14th, 1561: a fascinating woodcut and mystery Popkin

meteors Homeowner's security cam captures first video with audio of meteor smashing into Earth Allan Rose Hill

Funny See a delightful collection of Tushy Trees Popkin

Space These mysterious fiery falling objects in sky over Dallas weren't meteors (video) Allan Rose Hill

pollution Mystery of bizarre black spheres washed up on beach has been solved Allan Rose Hill

mistakes Canadian authorities hope that releasing low-quality photocopy of Yukon UFO photo will make people less interested in seeing the real thing Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Watch an octopus punch noncompliant fishes Rob Beschizza