natural phenomena Turkmenistan wants to extinguish the fiery Darvaza Crater, known as The Gates of Hell Carolyn Townsend

History The myth that Catherine the Great died having sex with a horse, debunked Ellsworth Toohey

History A stunt pilot doing loops around the Soviet propaganda megaplane crashed into it, killing 45 Ellsworth Toohey

russia Russia has 44 secret cities with 1.5 million people that don't appear on public maps Ellsworth Toohey

mystery A ship found drifting in the Pacific was still afloat but all 25 passengers had vanished Ellsworth Toohey

Space Two Italian brothers claimed to have recorded dying Soviet cosmonauts that Moscow erased from history Ellsworth Toohey

Technology A landline, a CD boom box, and a Pi-Hole: one dad's tech setup for kids Ellsworth Toohey

websites Make your own futuristic computer logo with the Sinclair-o-Matic Rob Beschizza

copyright Anna's Archive hit with $19.5M judgment and global domain order Ellsworth Toohey

books Sci-Hub and Libgen descend from a Soviet tradition of smuggled science Ellsworth Toohey

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

History 1920s library sticker told kids to wash their hands before touching Popkin

Science No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow Ellsworth Toohey

Science Antarctic detector captured 13 radio pulses from cosmic rays in ice Ellsworth Toohey

animation This 1980 Czech animation is circles all the way down Popkin

Business USGlobal Airways: a 29-year airline that never flew Ellsworth Toohey

Circus is not Abandoned circus bear Chada now living her best life Jason Weisberger

News U.S. agents bought a portable Russian microwave weapon that may explain Havana Syndrome Ellsworth Toohey

Science Scotch tape screeches because it's making tiny sonic booms Ellsworth Toohey

politics Rep. Goldman to ICE director: "If you don't want to be called a fascist, stop acting like one." Ellsworth Toohey