video How to bust a coconut open like a boss Andrea James

offworld This cyberpunk murder mystery looks lovely, but feels incomplete Laura Hudson

Science Startling, beautiful, and weird close-up images of our Sun David Pescovitz

haunted mansion A touring Bolivian orchestra is stranded in a German castle surrounded by 23 packs of wolves Thom Dunn

castaways Teaser for documentary about the "real-life Robinson Crusoe boys" Mark Frauenfelder

b-side Kayaker who spelled out HELP with sticks was rescued by NYPD helicopter Carla Sinclair

boats Rescue video of stranded kayaker who spelled out HELP with sticks on tiny island David Pescovitz

mistakes You'll never want to use AirBnB again after reading Vice's investigation into all the scams run on travelers Rob Beschizza

road trips Drivers headed to Atlantic City get stranded when a glitchy Waze ad sends them to the wilderness Carla Sinclair

animals Australia fires: Carrots and sweet potatoes dropped from the air to feed starving animals David Pescovitz

science fiction Arthur C. Clarke reads his short story "Transit of Earth" (1975) David Pescovitz

pranks School bus evacuated due to overwhelming stench of Axe body spray David Pescovitz

Business Without right to repair, the military can't fix its own battlefield equipment Cory Doctorow

aliens A UFO-themed brothel is now providing remote services for its alien sex robots Thom Dunn

Business Thomas Cook travel collapsed and stranded 150,000 passengers, but still had millions for the execs who tanked it Cory Doctorow

camping Stranded family saved by message in a bottle David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Watch: After bears attempt to save cub from dumpster, cops come to the rescue with one simple tool Carla Sinclair

futility closet In 1914, 132 Newfoundland sealers were trapped on the ice during a blizzard Futility Closet

rescues Boys stranded in Thai cave were sedated with ketamine as part of rescue Carla Sinclair

mistakes Frightening footage from inside Viking cruise ship tossed by rough seas Rob Beschizza