Laughing Squid

Linguist Olly Richards of Storylearning explained the complicated geographical origins of the modern English language.

Researchers at MIT built a conformable ultrasound scanner that can be inserted into a bra to detect breast cancer in its early stages.

The late great Jimmy Buffet performed "Distantly in Love" and "Come Monday" while appearing on "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1983.

Joe Rocco, a rescuer with The Broken Antler in Riverhead, New York went to great lengths to rescue a forlorn raccoon stuck inside a dumpster.

Nils Jacobi of Furry Fritz captured adorable timelapses of a litter of longhaired tuxedo kittens growing up into cats over 95 days.

Eater visited Richard Boccato, proprietor of Hundred Weight Ice, who supplies crystal clear ice for cocktail bars in and around New York City

Eddie White Jr. created Monster Maps, a wonderful series of town, city, state, and country maps illustrated as colorful monsters.

Ryota Togishi showcased his knife skills by building an ultra-thin BTC (bacon, cucumber, and tomato) sandwich that was nearly transparent.

While Nikki Kundanmal was practicing guitar, her dog began barking to let her know that a wayward hawk had flown in through the window.

Ryan Socash of It’s History posited whether or not the Statue of Liberty Torch was ever open to the public before it was closed in 1916.