aliens UFO fans descend on rural Nevada town for 'Area 51' festival locals do not want Xeni Jardin

Science Physicist Freeman Dyson's alien megastructure legacy David Pescovitz

star trek Circling the USS Enterprise in 'Star Trek The Motion Picture' Jason Weisberger

makers Scotty of Strange Parts shops for wireless LEDs in Tokyo Mark Frauenfelder

fashion Wear your ugly holiday sweater and Alaska Airlines will let you board early Carla Sinclair

Japan Scotty of Strange Parts takes a tour of Akihabara, Tokyo's geek culture headquarters Mark Frauenfelder

makers Scotty of strange parts adds wireless charging to an old iPhone Mark Frauenfelder

miniatures Fantastic thematic wall displays for your gaming miniatures Gareth Branwyn

china Visit to a cashier-less, employee-less convenience store in China Mark Frauenfelder

Dungeons & Dragons What's new in tabletop gaming (June edition) Gareth Branwyn

makers Tour of a printed circuit board factory in China Mark Frauenfelder

makers Strange Parts visits an industrial production materials market in Yiwu, China Mark Frauenfelder

cool tools Interview with Scotty Allen, host of the Strange Parts Youtube channel Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Charming birdhouses that look like retro camping trailers Andrea James

makers Watch: Scotty buys spare parts in China to upgrade his iPhone memory 800% Mark Frauenfelder

makers Scotty goes to China to make a custom iPhone from spare parts Mark Frauenfelder

makers An inside look at Noisebridge, San Francisco's anarchist hackerspace Mark Frauenfelder

makers Watch: Scotty travels to India to make a manhole cover Mark Frauenfelder

markets A tour of the Chor Bazaar in Mumbai Mark Frauenfelder

atomic number 79 A visit to the world's largest gold market, in Dubai Mark Frauenfelder