politics Philippine vice president publicly threatens to assassinate president Rob Beschizza

knife The story of a missing icon: the butterfly knife Jason Weisberger

cambodia The crypto scam behind those weird text messages Jennifer Sandlin

crime FBI busts $44M publishing scam that preyed on aspiring authors Ellsworth Toohey

politics Prepare for the worst: journalists who survived dictators sound alarm over Trump's press threats Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Startlingly strange video of bicyclist vanishing while pedaling down the road Allan Rose Hill

astronomy Asteroid alert: small space rock to crash into Earth's atmosphere in 30 minutes — September 4, 2024 at 16:46 UTC (9:46 AM PDT) Mark Frauenfelder

facebook Facebook is paying people to make the AI slop that infests it Rob Beschizza

supernatural Shadowy humanoid with a tail caught on video Allan Rose Hill

drinks Dr. Pepper overtakes Pepsi as America's second-most popular soft drink Rob Beschizza

antibiotics Bat guano yields antibiotic treasure in Philippines Carolyn Townsend

Art and Design Eisner Award-winner Craig Yoe launches surreal graphic novel: WOMAN & MAN+ Mark Frauenfelder

norway How Norwegians welcome back spring with a tropical "fruit party" Carolyn Townsend

Court permits 62-year-old woman to extract sperm from dead husband to make a baby David Pescovitz

china Chinese coast guard chasing Filipino boats from their fishing waters Ruben Bolling

politics Texas cops rough up and handcuff U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson at rodeo Rob Beschizza

baby eel Watch this translucent baby eel gliding through water Jennifer Sandlin

art A photo booth but instead of photos, an artist is hidden inside drawing your portrait Rusty Blazenhoff

maryland Thousands of patriotic Maryland license plates unwittingly point to Philippine gambling site Rusty Blazenhoff

gangnam style This 'AGT' contestant takes hand shadows to a whole new fun level Rusty Blazenhoff