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Scotland Is Running Out of the Gin-Producing Juniper Plant

A new study from conservation group Plantlife has found that Scotland’s supply of juniper, the plant used to flavour gin, is being killed off by deadly fungal disease phytophthora austrocedrae.
Phoebe Hurst
10.26.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Why Fans Are Sending Legos to Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei

After the Danish toy company refused to give Ai bricks for his latest portrait series, the internet came to the artist's aid.
Wendy Syfret
10.26.15
All in Your Head

The Futility of Modern Fears

From an evolutionary perspective, our fear instincts make a lot of sense. But in our cozy modern-day lives, fear sometimes seems to do more harm than good.
Kaleigh Rogers
10.26.15
All in Your Head

The Scientist Whose Lab Is a Haunted House

A sociologist learns about fear by watching the frightened, and undergoing frights herself.
Chau Tu
10.26.15
All in Your Head

The Science of Being Scared to Death

When biology and the power of suggestion combine to become fatal.
Rachel Pick
10.26.15
All in Your Head

Surfing the Spirit Web With Internet Ouija

Like an AskJeeves for ghosts, WebOuija is the only internet ouija board that legitimately creeps me out.
Peter Counter
10.26.15
All in Your Head

An 'Alien Artifact' Is Going to Pass Earth in 2017

"It might be argued that 1991 VG is a candidate as an alien probe observed in the vicinity of our planet."
Daniel Oberhaus
10.26.15
americas

Five Britons Dead After Whale-Watching Boat Sinks Off Coast of British Columbia

Twenty-seven people were aboard the 65-foot Leviathan II when it capsized near Tofino, BC. All five deceased are from Britain. One person is still missing.
VICE News
10.26.15
Holy Shit

A Band Called Spectres Have Employed a Publicity Tactic That Involves Lies, Sam Smith, and "Bullying"

The band claimed that Smith's manager tried to ban them from the BBC.
Noisey Staff
Ryan Bassil
Noisey Redactie
10.26.15
F1

VICE Sports World News Roundup: October 26

Start your day with VICE Sports. Here's our morning roundup of the sports news from around the world.
Brian Blickenstaff
10.26.15
VENUEWISE

Rats, Bands and Blow Jobs: This is the Story Behind Pumpehuset

We asked the Copenhagen venue's chief and booker about its history—all 30 years of it.
Frederik Kyhn Bøge
10.26.15
Holy Shit

Vic Mensa Is Rhyme Royalty in His New "Married to The King" Freestyle

Watch the throne.
John Hill
10.26.15
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