optical illusion Bewildering optical illusion awarded best of the year Rusty Blazenhoff

Technology AI-designed radio chips look like QR codes and beat human ones Ellsworth Toohey

dogs Miami Marlins searching for this sad hotdog-less doggo, to treat him to a Dream Day at the ballpark Jennifer Sandlin

conspiracy theories He hired the world's best debunker to talk him out of UFOs, and it backfired Ellsworth Toohey

Games 007: First Light review: From Denmark with love Grant St. Clair

gadgets iPhone 18 Pro will come in "Dark Cherry" Rob Beschizza

youtube Watch an ASMR groomer battle an enormous, stubborn cat Grant St. Clair

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

Science Your brain can crack a new language's patterns in three days. Fluency takes 64 weeks. Ellsworth Toohey

Science Fossilized puke from before the dinosaurs contains 41 tiny bones Ellsworth Toohey

Games Metal Gear Solid's Snake joins Rainbow Six Siege as playable operator Grant St. Clair

design Present & Correct's gallery of pencil typography Ellsworth Toohey

Games Get ready for the $5090 5090: GPU prices expected to soar next year Rob Beschizza

art The roller coaster designed to kill you Ellsworth Toohey

politics Airport therapy animals are way better for making travel better than Sean Duffy's dress codes Jennifer Sandlin

Clearly, Elon Musk doesn't get invited to many parties Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Tulsa's glowing plant gallery draws fans from across the country Lee Keeler

travel "Babies sleep in prams outside": Life in the world's five safest countries Ellsworth Toohey

health From Iceland to Japan: Where to find the world's best natural hot springs Popkin

music Fortnite's newest Icon is the world's biggest virtual band Grant St. Clair