Weird Watch: Man allows world's heaviest insect to bite him Popkin

blockchain Neal Stephenson and Weta Workshop's new project is… something? Gail Sherman

Environment Australian beaches closed due to mysterious balls Thom Dunn

crime Atlanta man dies in shootout with deputies after "possible registration violation" and high-speed chase Rob Beschizza

movies Watch Adam Savage stoked to wield the Lord of the Rings swords (video) David Pescovitz

movies Adam Savage wields Gandalf's mighty sword David Pescovitz

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

Games Game tool company Unity announces $4.4bn merger with former malware bundler Rob Beschizza

punk rock Nirvana at DC's legendary 9:30 Club in 1991 Gareth Branwyn

nukes Experience a classic nuclear weapons test up-close in VR Rob Beschizza

climate change There's 22 million gallons of nuclear waste under a concrete dome on a Pacific Island, and it's sinking Thom Dunn

makers Model makers Kayte Sabicer and Adam Savage build a jaw-dropping replica of the Blade Runner blimp Gareth Branwyn

bernie sanders Watch Larry David and Bernie Sanders learn they're cousins Rusty Blazenhoff

Copyfight India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research blew so much money on rubbish patents, it's gone broke Cory Doctorow

movies Adam Savage goes behind the scenes of Ghost In The Shell David Pescovitz

filmmaking Adam Savage and Peter Jackson nerd out over a CIA disguise kit Gareth Branwyn

police Family: police high-fived after tasering our handcuffed relative to death Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Exuberant designer skins for the insides of Mumbai's taxis Cory Doctorow