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

photography Hidden for 175 years: Photographer's mysterious "witch mirror" 3D self-portrait emerges Ellsworth Toohey

I'm not saying it's aliens Massive alien face spotted in Antarctica snow Allan Rose Hill

gadgets What if the gadgets in all those "best of" and "tested" articles aren't the best and weren't tested? Rob Beschizza

nazis Review: Zone of Interest is the "Banality of Evil" film adaptation we've all been waiting for Natalie Dressed

venomous stowaways Pilot makes emergency landing after he finds a slithering cobra under his shirt Carla Sinclair

santa Rankin Bass's Santa and Rudolph figures found, as posed in the animated TV classic Bob Knetzger

passings Olivia Newton-John, RIP (1948-2022) Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Finally, an interactive and rollable chessboard to play everywhere you go Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets This grandmaster-led training can turn a chess beginner into an expert Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Ready to be a chess master? These training sessions can boost your game, no matter your skill level Boing Boing's Shop

photography 19th century sea creatures made from blown glass Clive Thompson

Price of lithium-ion batteries has dropped 88% in last decade Mark Frauenfelder

spiders Watch this massive tarantula drag an opossum it just killed Carla Sinclair

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Séamus Bellamy

graphic novels Aleister Crowley and Adolf Hitler wage occult war in Doug Rushkoff's latest Gareth Branwyn

public domain New Voynich Manuscript reproduction uses new photos, looks great Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Electronics repair shops overbill for labor when the customer has insurance Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Dieselgate for TVs: Samsung accused of programming TVs to cheat energy efficiency ratings Cory Doctorow

Science Meet Homo naledi, the distant ancestor you never knew Xeni Jardin