security footage Caught on video: unbelievable dryer explosion wrecks laundromat and narrowly misses customer. Can you guess what caused the blast? Mark Frauenfelder

History Hundreds of tiny medieval tunnels no one can explain Ellsworth Toohey

I love LA LA police chase features car crash, car swap, freeway chaos, somehow keeps going Jason Weisberger

News ICE warrants have no legal authority over U.S. citizens Ellsworth Toohey

Science Japan's "genius" chimpanzee Ai has died at 49 Ellsworth Toohey

politics Snoop Dogg continues to disappoint his fans Jason Weisberger

Science Here's a great new thing to worry about: "Mirror life" could destroy life on Earth Ruben Bolling

Delightful Creatures Curious mouse gets stuck in teapot spout Mark Frauenfelder

eugene Man narrowly misses being killed by runaway saw blade (video) Jason Weisberger

alligators Golf cart driver narrowly escapes alligator's jaws of death (video) David Pescovitz

chocolate Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of chocolate bursts into flames Jason Weisberger

sports Famous athlete known for doping has questions about trans athletes Thom Dunn

robots A group of scientists made a working liquid metal robot Thom Dunn

art Artist LadyBEAST can walk across thin-necked glass bottles like a pro in high heels Popkin

tabloids World War III and Biden-Harris "knife fight" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

idiots in cars Gentleman in tiny car almost kills self and dog by crossing train tracks at the wrong time Mark Frauenfelder

History alt.interoperability.adversarial Cory Doctorow

serious business The attention economy "bifurcating" is just the long tail in dystopia Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Evermore: a LARP themepark, elaborately themed and filled with costumed actors Jeremy Putnam

movies New trailer for Halloween sequel David Pescovitz