Weird What is the freaky glowing orange orb that's been spotted on Route 66 for more than a century? David Pescovitz

chemistry A freaky bright purple haze mysteriously appeared over this town David Pescovitz

weather What's with those creepy weird blue lights accompanying the Mexico earthquake? David Pescovitz

california California's atmospheric rivers Grant St. Clair

Space Astronaut photo of Earth shows two strange blue blobs in the atmosphere David Pescovitz

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

UFOs Eye Burn, Etheric Ships, Energy People, and other far out terms from a UFO researcher's index card collection David Pescovitz

tabloids Joe Biden's "dementia" and alien abductions in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

movies Douglas Trumbull, visual effects pioneer behind 2001, Blade Runner, and Close Encounters, RIP David Pescovitz

writing Read this wild story about a kidney donor, a short story, and an endless lawsuit Thom Dunn

Weird This strange metal sphere fell from the sky in Florida David Pescovitz

Science What was the mystery object in space that blocked the light of a star for more than six months? David Pescovitz

UFOs Pentagon's UFO report: no evidence of extraterrestrials, but can't eliminate the possibility either David Pescovitz

Boing Boing Gadgets Half desk toy, half science experiment, the Skill Flux magnetic oddity is all fun Boing Boing's Shop

fiction Author Nalo Hopkinson named as the 37th SFWA Damon Knight Grand Master Thom Dunn

art These sculptures almost disappear when viewed head-on Andrea James

david bowie Scientists detect massive galactic collision between black holes that "aren't supposed to exist" Thom Dunn

chocolate Chocolate rain falls in Switzerland David Pescovitz

Games The strange world of spherical geometry Rob Beschizza

Holographic Theory of the Universe Infinite Potential: The Life And Ideas of David Bohm is a gem of a documentary Ferdinando Buscema