weather
Hail Cannons, the Devices That Supposedly Blast Away Bad Weather
They're startlingly loud and scientifically unproven.
All Stories
aliens
Watch a UFO Get Abducted by a Local Teen
The Roswell, New Mexico landmark was found smashed to pieces in a ditch last Wednesday.
language
Found: The Universal Expression for 'Yeeeeah…No'
This is the "not face."
longreads
Can an Outsider Ever Truly Become Amish?
One of the rarest religious experiences you can have in America is to join the Plain.
cults
Searching for the Last Bottles of a Cult-Classic Dr Pepper
Is Dublin Dr Pepper truly gone?
australia
Meet Patrick, the Biggest, Oldest Wombat in the World
The 30-year-old marsupial weighs around 85 pounds.
earthquakes
Federal Maps Now Track Human-Induced Earthquakes, Which Are Scarily Common
Oklahoma, in particular, has seen a rapid rise in rumbles.
tedium
How Breakfast Cereal Evolves Across Borders
Take Canada's "meal replacement in a bowl," for example.
volcanoes
Volcano Erupts in Alaska, Sending Ash 20,000 Feet Into the Air
Mount Pavlof has erupted several times in recent years.
video wonders
Watch Molten Salt Melt Lead
Watch this mesmerizing video of liquid salt being poured over lead from shotgun shells.
telescopes
Japan Has Lost Contact With a New Satellite and Isn't Sure Why
The spacecraft launched in February.
dancing
The Hopping, Skipping, Handkerchief-Waving Mayhem of Morris Dance
The traditional English folk dance is adapting to the 21st century.
obscura day 2016
Inside the Packed Showrooms of a Prolific Map Collector
With 24,000 maps and 760 globes, Murray Hudson's cartographic stash is full of treasures.
photo of the week
Photo of the Week: 50,000 Lights Bloom in the Desert
See a blanket of tiny lights in Uluru, Australia.
fleeting wonders
Google Keeps Sending Mount Rushmore Tourists to the Wrong Place
"Your GPS is WRONG," says a sign at Storm Mountain Center.
stave churches
Stave Churches Are All Wood, Dragons, and Beauty
These austere churches mix Nordic dragons with Christian saints.
snakes
Found: 68,000 Smuggled Python Skins
They are worth around $48 million.
dolls
The Demonic Origins of Ventriloquism
It may not surprise you to know that the popular entertainment has some very dark roots.
