detroit river 100 year-old enormous fresh water fish caught in Detroit River Kevin Reome

animal ASMR This giant anteater uses his dancing tongue to keep cool in the summer's sweltering heat Jennifer Sandlin

transformation Grandpa Pudding Brains pours peroxide into the Lincoln Memorial Algae Farm Jason Weisberger

politics Giant inflatable Elon Musk appears in Times Square, protesting Grok's lack of limits Grant St. Clair

Games The Elder Scrolls 6 teaser is now eight years old and counting Grant St. Clair

Food Farmer digs up yam shaped like a human hand in China Popkin

animals Baby aardvarks look like tiny aliens Popkin

History Shag carpet around the toilet — the 1970s were something else Popkin

art Giant crop postcards turned oversize produce into folk art Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets This tool replaces your pile of productivity apps for $65 for life Boing Boing's Shop

books Vintage clown photos capture old circus culture Popkin

Science In 1997, NOAA recorded a sound louder than any known animal Ellsworth Toohey

Business AI Graveyard: 142 AI companies so far buried, many more to come Rob Beschizza

gadgets ReMarkable Paper Pure claimed to be 50% faster than last-gen model Rob Beschizza

star wars Cardboard Wars is a loving parody of Star Wars all in cardboard Gail Sherman

crime Man hid in Best Buy at closing to get drop on new Pokémon cards Rob Beschizza

conspiracy theories This morning I met the "QAnon Shaman," and here are ten takeaways from our conversation Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump Media shakeup after stock collapse Rob Beschizza

Science Giant 17th-century astrolabe could fetch millions at auction Rob Beschizza

science fiction Mathieu Bablet's "Silent Jenny" explores what's left of us when the bees are gone Gareth Branwyn