warnings Beware! Someone is booby-trapping Oregon forest trails with wire and hidden spike boards Carla Sinclair

silent films Watch these fascinating demonstrations of sound effect instruments from the silent film era! Jennifer Sandlin

animal rescues Watch woman release bobcat from a foothold trap Mark Frauenfelder

maps A fake New York town that only existed on a map briefly became real Thom Dunn

toys Miniature bear trap for your finger Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures How to make a simple pipe mousetrap Mark Frauenfelder

art Artist traps AI in RAM prison, forces it to contemplate its own mortality Ellsworth Toohey

review Review: Triple Aught Design FAST Pack Litespeed Cordura Standard Séamus Bellamy

tiktok TikTokers are slathering beef fat on their faces, and dermatologists are alarmed Jason Weisberger

Science Museum hero builds tiny wheelchair for injured turtle, restores faith in humanity Popkin

victorian era How a teenage diarist scandalized the nation in 1902 with a thirsty Victorian memoir Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Video explains why Victorian toilets were stinky deathtraps Popkin

politics NaNoWriMo shutting down Rob Beschizza

Nature Watch a small beetle use incredible strength to escape a venus flytrap – a thrilling struggle for survival! Popkin

Science The clouds above us teem with strange creatures Allan Rose Hill

video games Take a crack at Severance's macrodata refinement Gail Sherman

crime YouTubers attacked by Paris scammers after exposing rigged cups and ball game (video) Mark Frauenfelder

great escapes Jailbreak: 43 monkeys escape a South Carolina lab before becoming test subjects Carla Sinclair

Cryptozoology Mysterious creature with wings and horns caught on zoo trailcam Allan Rose Hill

florida Rare happy ending to "Florida man" story Gail Sherman