Mysteries
The Greatest Food Mysteries of 2017, Solved
We now know why so many people get into fights at Taco Bell and what to call chocolate chip cookies with no chocolate chips.
This Low-Fi Homage to Nancy Drew Captures Why We Love Detective Stories
The Francy Droo series shows what good puzzle design and mastery of the visual novel medium can accomplish.
A Young Woman Was Last Seen by Police, Then Never Again
Thousands of women have been reported missing in British Columbia. Emma Fillipoff’s mysterious disappearance shows why it’s so hard to find someone.
He Went to a Bar 15 Years Ago and Was Never Seen Again
Dave MacDermott vanished in one night in Kitchener under strange circumstances and his family is still looking for answers.
There’s a Huge Secret Vault in Giza’s Great Pyramid, and Nobody Knows Why
How light from alien stars and galaxies revealed a hidden chamber within the mother of all heritage sites.
We Watched the Original ‘Riverdale’ So You Don’t Have To
We watched NBC’s first attempt at a live-action Archie, which was hilariously bad but maybe a few plot points can be salvaged.
People Keep Asking Google How to Give a Woman an Orgasm
So here's the definitive answer from experts.
A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened Up in Antarctica
“We’re still trying to figure out what’s going on.”
'I Dream of Drongjen,' Today's Comic by Brian Blomerth
After a dreamlike wild goose chase to find a murderous woman in a red dress, a nun finds herself in bed with actors.
Larry Page Seems to Have Another Side Company Called 'Tiramisu.' What Is it?
Misfiled court documents show the existence of yet another spinoff company from the Google founder.
Mystery Gravitational Lens Hints at Possible Primordial Black Holes, Dark Matter
At the very least, the new discovery offers a novel way of magnifying the distant cosmos.