astronomy Cars may be more dangerous than the sun on April 8th Gail Sherman

History Houses built for one purpose: to make the neighbors miserable Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1987 Kowloon Walled City packed 33,000 people into six and a half acres Ellsworth Toohey

Science A volcano froze crops worldwide in 1453 Ellsworth Toohey

Science New solar-power desalination device leaves no brine Ellsworth Toohey

video Watching sun-bleached stadium seats get restored with a flame is weirdly satisfying to watch Popkin

Science Vivianite may be the most goth crystal on Earth with its eerie glow and graveyard origins Popkin

moon A errant SpaceX rocket booster is going to smash into the moon Gail Sherman

art Artist hand-stitched a dress entirely from preserved autumn leaves Popkin

"Uri Tupka and the Gods" is a cold, dark, and magnificent trek through Mike Mignola's Lands Unknown Gareth Branwyn

art Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse masterpieces stolen in 3-minute heist Rob Beschizza

Food Tiny pea pods that look like dollhouse produce Popkin

Science NASA's DART probe shifted the orbits of two asteroids, not just one Ellsworth Toohey

Environment Nature reclaims abandoned shoes in the woods Popkin

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

Nature These intricate "phantom" leaves from 1864 look like delicate lace Cut-Outs Preserved in Time Popkin

photography Anna Atkins' blue algae and the dawn of photography Popkin

winter Hunt for frozen puddle art hiding in your neighborhood Popkin

mistakes Teleoperated robot kicks controller in the nuts Rob Beschizza