underwater Is Amazon's water-resisting plastic bag for your phone better than a plain ol' Ziploc? Jason Weisberger

art Satisfying watercolor chickens come to life in Myroslava Boikiv's playful painting process Popkin

Weird Caracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people Ellsworth Toohey

nyc Toho's Oscar-winning Godzilla director returns to stomp New York Séamus Bellamy

Games Elden Ring movie now in full production, according to set leaks Grant St. Clair

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

Science Lab gloves shed particles that fool microplastic detectors, inflating counts by 20x Ellsworth Toohey

chemistry Undergrad makes nail polish that works on touchscreens Séamus Bellamy

newspapers 79-year-old paperboy not retiring yet Rob Beschizza

politics Anthropic says no to Pentagon demand for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons Rob Beschizza

politics The one thing that actually stops would-be dictators Ellsworth Toohey

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

Space Artemis mission to the moon, briefly back on schedule, delayed again Gail Sherman

Your chronic constipation might be caused by mucus-eating bacteria Ellsworth Toohey

pentagon Pentagon threatens Anthropic as Trump allies embrace Musk's problematic Grok Jason Weisberger

review A tactical backpack that won't make you look like a TactiFool Séamus Bellamy

design Hotels love their new bathrooms with peekaboo doors… or no doors Ruben Bolling

promises promises Mashable reviews Elon Musk's unfulfilled 2025 promises Jason Weisberger

germany Munich surfers want their wave back after city removes beam from river Rob Beschizza