folklore The Squonk is a creature from Appalachian folklore who cries a lot because it feels so ugly Popkin

cannabis Indica and sativa: chemistry expert debunks the long-held cannabis stereotypes Mark Frauenfelder

climate change Debunking Patagonia's feel-good, climate-change-fight story Rusty Blazenhoff

physics The brown note is a hypothetical infrasonic frequency that would cause humans to lose control of their bowels. Annie Rauwerda

generators Folklore generator Rob Beschizza

horror Slenderman documentary David Pescovitz

books Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor Ruben Bolling

History Two green-skinned children appeared in a 12th-century English village Ellsworth Toohey

politics Scottish politician illegally used party funds to pay for camper van, fancy pencil sharpener, toilet seat, and curry sauce Rob Beschizza

Games Darksiders remaster costs PlayStation players $10, Xbox gets it free Grant St. Clair

Comic Books Dave Baker's "Halloween Boy" resurrects pulp adventure comics Gareth Branwyn

worse things happen at sea Six years of obsessive forensics challenges some of the Titanic disaster's favorite myths Jason Weisberger

movies Extended trailer for Christopher Nolan's Odyssey Grant St. Clair

cryptids Loveland Frogman could become Ohio's official state cryptid Rob Beschizza

Technology Anthropic's "too dangerous" AI was accessed by guessing the URL Ellsworth Toohey

art Painters have been lying with mirrors for 600 years Ellsworth Toohey

tools This guy claims to have improved cast iron seasoning Jason Weisberger