animals That old pocketwatch you own might be lubricated with oil extracted from a dolphin's jaw Mark Frauenfelder

silly The history of the Helihome, a flying camper from the 1970s Gareth Branwyn

magazine Popular Pandemics magazine: "Suggestions and succor for Current Situation" Rusty Blazenhoff

Games Documenting the drama, disputes and legal action behind Skyrim's most popular mod Grant St. Clair

History Remarkable new statue found on Easter Island Séamus Bellamy

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2024 Gareth Branwyn

video games The return of Flappy Bird: world's most addictive game is coming back Gail Sherman

birds Scientists observe evidence of actual counting crows Thom Dunn

art See how the ship gets in the bottle Popkin

Art and Design This drawbridge is a work of art Gail Sherman

SETI Strange starlight patterns could be evidence of alien technology, according to two new scientific studies David Pescovitz

Science Physicist Sean Carroll and the biggest ideas in the universe Ruben Bolling

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Games The emergent complexity of Hexopolis: a strategy game with infinite possibilities Jane Frauenfelder

Games Lego Fortnite has an island of cats, and I am here for it Gail Sherman

copyright New York Times launches copyright crackdown on Wordle clones Rob Beschizza

documentaries "Open Wide" tells the history of the "mewing" TikTok trend, through a deep dive into the controversial practice of orthotropics and its evangelists, John and Mike Mew Jennifer Sandlin

bugs Spotted Lanternflies invade Illinois Rob Beschizza

cars 1950s car armrests FTW Popkin

genetics Wooly mammoths to be reborn by 2027, says biotech firm Rob Beschizza