video essays The unexpected pleasure of finding Voir Andrew Yi

Water Wars The Colorado River's last buffers: officials juggle shrinking reservoirs to avoid system collapse Jason Weisberger

california California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years Ellsworth Toohey

deaths Famed actress Brigitte Bardot dead at 91 Rob Beschizza

france I didn't know I needed quite this much ironic French retrofuturism Rob Beschizza

Technology Watch giraffes and cheetahs gather at desert oasis in livecam video Ellsworth Toohey

flood Notable non-water floods in history: from molasses to toxic waste spills Popkin

Just like us: chimps consume more than a drink a day Gail Sherman

travel 745 km from civilization: Exploring North America's most isolated road Mark Frauenfelder

france Pornhub quits France over "age verification" law Rob Beschizza

elon musk Surprise! 11 million Europeans ditch Elon's garbage fire platform Ellsworth Toohey

computers How to install Windows 98 ASAP Rob Beschizza

Science Geothermal energy potential could power US thousands of times over Ellsworth Toohey

music Fun compilation featuring covers of movie love songs Thom Dunn

History Atlas Obscura found 13 places that have cannonballs stuck in them Popkin

Boing Boing Gadgets Say "au revoir" to boring language lessons and check out Babbel Boing Boing's Shop

maps Ultra-detailed map of U.S. rivers Rob Beschizza

recycling Black plastic take-out containers may be toxic Gail Sherman

NASA Ceres may be an "ocean world" only 18 months from home Rob Beschizza

Science The longest tunnel in the world is about to shut down Gail Sherman