trains Watch this mesmerizing spiral of small model trains David Pescovitz

Science Did you leave your hamster DNA on a train? David Pescovitz

Spoken Word with Electronics Sound Design: How to Make Your Home Into Eraserhead or 2001: A Space Odyssey Ethan Persoff

Spoken Word with Electronics For triggers, gates, clocks, and sociopaths alike, "Master/Slave" faces retirement Ethan Persoff

Technology Trump to sign social media executive order, after lashing out at Twitter Xeni Jardin

Technology U.S. Navy tests a new laser weapon system [VIDEO] Xeni Jardin

Disney Trespasser camping on Disney World's abandoned island thought it was a "tropical paradise" David Pescovitz

marine life Giant string-like creature composed of "millions of interconnected clones" found off the coast of Australia Thom Dunn

Science When NASA quarantined the astronauts David Pescovitz

astronomy One year from today, our knowledge of the cosmos could dramatically change (if all goes according to plan) Gareth Branwyn

Adventureland Jungle Cruise ride at Disney World offers adventure when it sinks with passengers aboard Carla Sinclair

Space Space cookies and the future of pizza pockets beyond Earth David Pescovitz

australia Australia's location corrected Rob Beschizza

mistakes Iran admits it unintentionally shot down passenger jet Rob Beschizza

aviation 'Highly likely' Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner that killed 176 people, U.S. officials say — and probably an accident Xeni Jardin

aviation Technical problems — not missiles — may have downed Ukrainian airliner in Iran, say some intel experts Xeni Jardin

Delightful Creatures Massive sea lions commandeer small boat David Pescovitz

rip Rest in Power, Allee Willis — Queen of Kitsch Rusty Blazenhoff

events Oculus headset giving you a headache? Come see ye olde analog virtual reality in Los Angeles! Natalie Dressed

Space International Space Station's "Plastic Recycler" machine will crank out 3D printer feedstock in orbit David Pescovitz