Jim Woodring Check out these amazing illustrated blankets, with art by Jim Woodring, Lisa Hanawalt, and Yuko Shimzu Mark Frauenfelder

archaeology Ancient squirrel droppings unlock Ice Age DNA goldmine Séamus Bellamy

In 1964, a dad's photo of his daughter captured a figure in a spacesuit — a mystery that still baffles Ellsworth Toohey

Food Here's a guide to picking the best potato variety for mashing, baking, or frying Mark Frauenfelder

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

russia Russian oil exec found dead after 'fall' from high window Rob Beschizza

mistakes Canadian authorities hope that releasing low-quality photocopy of Yukon UFO photo will make people less interested in seeing the real thing Rob Beschizza

air travel Southwest plane drops dangerously low over Oklahoma, scaring people inside their homes Carla Sinclair

crime A carpenter used Apple AirTags to find his stolen tools — along with 15,000 others (video) Carla Sinclair

cars AirTag tracks stolen Yukon from Toronto to Dubai Rob Beschizza

politics Target stores in Oklahoma evacuated after bomb threats Rob Beschizza

paleontology This weird wrinkly brown leather ball is actually a 30,000-year-old squirrel David Pescovitz

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

British Columbia How Canada's pedestrian-controlled intersections actually work Andrew Yi

canada 30,000-year old mummified Wooly Mammoth pup discovered in Canada Thom Dunn

paleontology Incredibly well-preserved baby woolly mammoth found by gold miner in the Yukon David Pescovitz

Science This otherworldly timelapse of the Aurora Borealis is astonishing David Pescovitz

worms New butt-regenerating sea worm named for monster from Godzilla films Thom Dunn

police Gentleman pretended to be his brother to avoid arrest. Didn't realize brother was wanted by police. David Pescovitz