NPR Rollercoaster malfunctions, leaving passengers suspended upside down for hours Mark Frauenfelder

military CIA located a downed airman from 40 miles away by detecting his heartbeat Ellsworth Toohey

Games 700 AI agents built a civilization with a new religion Ellsworth Toohey

disasters 9 skiers missing after California avalanche Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Still drawing org charts in your head? Microsoft Visio 2021 is now $9.97 Boing Boing's Shop

Department of War Whiskey Pete's "double tap" is an effort to keep boat survivors out of court Jason Weisberger

News Paranoid America podcast looks into bizarre government secrets Ellsworth Toohey

crime South Korean student tortured to death in Cambodia after job scam lure Ellsworth Toohey

politics California animal shelters rescue stranded pets as ICE raids deport their owners Jason Weisberger

Scam centers in Myanmar force Japanese teens into criminal operations Ellsworth Toohey

documentary New documentary revisits infamous 'Balloon Boy' hoax after 15 years Ellsworth Toohey

American Science & Surplus in peril: 88-year-old beloved curiosity shop asks for help Ellsworth Toohey

human rights Cyberscam trafficking victims trapped in dangerous Myanmar detention centers Ellsworth Toohey

surveillance mishaps Border blimp runs amok in Texas — wreaks havoc for 600 miles before crashing in Dallas Carla Sinclair

sinkholes Video of massive sinkhole that devoured huge truck, trapping driver inside Allan Rose Hill

california Acts of kindness and heroism shine amid the LA Fires Jason Weisberger

World War II How Polish professors let infected lice feed on them to avoid concentration camps in WWII Ellsworth Toohey

robots Cyborg-Insect Factory is a real machine that turns cockroaches into robots Allan Rose Hill

ghosts Villagers feared haunting cries was a ghost but it was something much more disturbing Allan Rose Hill

animals 88-year-old woman survived being lost in the woods by drinking rainwater and befriending a fox Allan Rose Hill