weather Watch lightning hit the Washington Monument David Pescovitz

weather Watch this astounding video of lightning bolts in ultra-high definition at 1,000 frames-per-second David Pescovitz

higher education Campus investigates mysterious death of beloved swan Jennifer Sandlin

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

Delightful Creatures Shockingly huge cat stands on 2 legs to eat from kitchen counter: "Sir, that's a bobcat" (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Spider species 'Hotwheels Sisyphus' named for genitalia Jennifer Sandlin

computer history 10 PRINT "NOSTALGIA", 20 GOTO 10 – Wired reminisces about BASIC Yoy Luadha

Delightful Creatures Brave German shepherd lures a bear away from his house while terrified owner screams (video) Carla Sinclair

Funny Funny satirical article about The Mountain Goats' forthcoming album coming with an academic syllabus Jennifer Sandlin

Games Google reportedly cans plans to make "gaming" Chromebooks with Nvidia GPUs Rob Beschizza

Space Magnificent photo and video of the moment Zeus unleashed his wrath on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket David Pescovitz

photography See this astonishing image of Jesus getting struck by lightning David Pescovitz

dogs Dolphins, dogs, and a staged video Elías Villoro

weather Watch lightning strike vehicle and turn on its headlights at Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s parking lot (video) David Pescovitz

memes An interview with KC Green, who made the "This Is Fine" cartoon Thom Dunn

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

memes The ultimate trolley problem crams in every other philosophical question it can Thom Dunn

batman The case against Batman giving all his wealth to charity Thom Dunn

tech The reMarkable Tablet is moving to a subscription service model Séamus Bellamy