robots A group of scientists made a working liquid metal robot Thom Dunn

special effects Watch 1907's "The Doll's Revenge" — the first cannibal killer doll film in cinema history Ellsworth Toohey

1950s Man hilariously reacts to gelatin-forward vintage recipes like "spinach and sardine mold" Jennifer Sandlin

animals Why did 1,000 birds die in one night last week by smashing into this Chicago building? David Pescovitz

Business Big layoffs coming to Amazon too Rob Beschizza

LGBTQ Over $100K raised so far after library defunded for having LGBTQ+ books Rusty Blazenhoff

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soviet Weird Soviet tractor transforms into even weirder tractor Rob Beschizza

immigration Homeland Security labelled a group of volunteer doctors as "radical political activists" Thom Dunn

weather Watch this astounding video of lightning bolts in ultra-high definition at 1,000 frames-per-second David Pescovitz

china 100,000 people stuck in Chinese train station Mark Frauenfelder

texas Over 100,000 women in Texas have tried to give themselves an abortion, study finds Xeni Jardin

psychology Willpower as a rechargeable battery David McRaney