Science Watch Adam Savage get zapped by electricity Xeni Jardin

Weird Bermeja, the island that vanished off the coast of the Yucatán peninsula Gareth Branwyn

fantasy Nerdforge binds a leather book with an electrified Witcher sigil on the cover Gareth Branwyn

Watch this snek give lady reporter a big frighten Xeni Jardin

DIY Adam Savage's favorite tools: Handheld Sheet Metal Brake Xeni Jardin

music Today in History: Bob Marley was born. He'd have been 75 in 2020. Xeni Jardin

enhance Here's what happens when you apply machine learning to enhance the Lumières' 1896 movie "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat" Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Here's the trailer for "The Vast of Night," a 1950s sci-fi thriller on Amazon Prime Video Mark Frauenfelder

makers Meet the rocket scientist who invented the Super Soaker David Pescovitz

Japan Tokyo installing public urinals made from iron to stop a rash of toilet smashing David Pescovitz

music Listen to spies' shortwave radio broadcasts David Pescovitz

drugs It's easy to buy drugs on Snapchat and Instragram Mark Frauenfelder

scams How the infamous India gem scam works Mark Frauenfelder

voting The US voting infrastructure is broken and a threat to democracy Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Pup starts fire Rob Beschizza

I have a very valid registration Police impersonator arrested Rob Beschizza

law Judge reassigned after complaint he called black juror "Aunt Jemima" Rob Beschizza

scams Shady home builder exposed Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Watch the trailer to "The Booksellers," a documentary on the enduring, eccentric world of rare book selling Gareth Branwyn

rock Fiona Apple's cover of The Waterboys' "The Whole of the Moon" Gareth Branwyn