Bridge Collapses in Atlanta Freeway Fire During Rush Hour

Bridge Collapses in Atlanta Freeway Fire During Rush Hour
In a telling collapse of American infrastructure, one of the busiest commercial throughways in America has burst into flames in Atlanta.

March 31, 2017 at 07:27AM
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How Clown Pants Saved My Life

How Clown Pants Saved My Life
When his year went to hell, Zach Baron started to wear weird clothes and wonder: Can you fix yourself on the inside by changing what you wear on the outside?

March 30, 2017 at 11:14AM
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Automation is set to hit workers in developing countries hard

Automation is set to hit workers in developing countries hard
The Fourth Industrial Revolution could bring mass global unemployment.

March 29, 2017 at 09:32AM
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Poignant, Playful Photos of the Stray Dogs of India

Poignant, Playful Photos of the Stray Dogs of India
Mumbai photographer Neenad Joseph Arul used to be shy about approaching people, so instead he turned to the dogs in his neighborhood.

March 28, 2017 at 06:37AM
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Two Lost Mr. Rogers Episodes Mysteriously ResurfaceAnd Might Be a Message to Trump

Two Lost Mr. Rogers Episodes Mysteriously ResurfaceAnd Might Be a Message to Trump
After Trump's budget called for ending public arts funding and hiking military spending, Cold War-era episodes about stripping public arts funding went live on YouTube.

March 26, 2017 at 07:36AM
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Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year — Then Came ‘Month 13’

Canadians Adopted Refugee Families for a Year — Then Came ‘Month 13’
Everyday Canadians spent a year embracing Syrians in the world’s most personal resettlement program. Letting them go might be the biggest test yet.

March 25, 2017 at 12:09PM
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Meet the Artist Using Ritual Magic to Trap Self-Driving Cars

Meet the Artist Using Ritual Magic to Trap Self-Driving Cars
Well, it's actually science, but for James Bridle science and magic aren't that distinct.

March 19, 2017 at 12:40PM
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Everyone hates millennials.

Everyone hates millennials.
Digg Editions gets you the most out of the internet with top news and the most interesting stories handpicked by our editors

March 18, 2017 at 07:34AM
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We're Having Trouble Comprehending This Cross-Court, Nutmeg Pass By Russell Westbrook

We're Having Trouble Comprehending This Cross-Court, Nutmeg Pass By Russell Westbrook
We've got nothing. Just give this man the MVP.

March 17, 2017 at 08:56AM
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Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death

Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death
She is venerated around the world. She has outlasted 12 US presidents. She stands for stability and order. But her kingdom is in turmoil, and her subjects are in denial that her reign will ever end. That’s why the palace has a plan.

March 16, 2017 at 07:12AM
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Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years

Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years
At the age of 20, Christopher Knight parked his car on a remote trail in Maine and walked away with only the most basic supplies. He had no plan. His chief motivation was to avoid contact with people. This is his story.

March 15, 2017 at 11:08AM
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Humans Made the Banana Perfect-But Soon, It’ll Be Gone

Humans Made the Banana Perfect-But Soon, It’ll Be Gone
It is hard to overestimate how unusual the situation of bananas in the middle of the last century was — unusual not just in the history of humanity but also in the history of life.

March 14, 2017 at 12:15PM
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This Article Won't Change Your Mind

This Article Won't Change Your Mind
The facts on why facts alone can't fight false beliefs.

March 13, 2017 at 09:52AM
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Raped, beaten, exploited: the 21st-century slavery propping up Sicilian farming

Raped, beaten, exploited: the 21st-century slavery propping up Sicilian farming
Thousands of female Romanian farm workers are suffering horrendous abuse.

March 12, 2017 at 11:55AM
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A Letter From Today's Guest Editor

A Letter From Today's Guest Editor
In our final Saturday takeover, Eater is curating Digg today. Read Eater Editor in Chief Amanda Kludt's letter here.

March 11, 2017 at 08:01AM
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What Happened When I Gave Up Gluten, Sugar, Dairy, And Coffee

What Happened When I Gave Up Gluten, Sugar, Dairy, And Coffee
I went on a complete detox for a month, and it changed my life so much that I decided to stick with it.

March 10, 2017 at 12:56PM
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The Small California City Responsible for America's First Bike Lane

The Small California City Responsible for America's First Bike Lane
The United States has thousands of miles of cycling infrastructure. This is the story of the first mile.

March 9, 2017 at 08:28AM
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Inside NASA’s daring $8 billion plan to finally find extraterrestrial life

Inside NASA’s daring $8 billion plan to finally find extraterrestrial life
A congressman, a billionaire movie director and an unparalleled mission of discovery.

March 8, 2017 at 11:44AM
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What does it mean to be human?

What does it mean to be human?
"If instead the climate had got wetter and warmer, we might be Neanderthals today discussing the demise of modern humans." Gaia Vince dives into the history of humans and Neanderthals and how humans won out — with the help of Neanderthal DNA.

March 7, 2017 at 07:47AM
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David Letterman on Life After TV, Late Night Today, and the Man He Calls Trumpy

David Letterman on Life After TV, Late Night Today, and the Man He Calls Trumpy
“How’s this interview going? Do you think you’re talking to a normal person here?”

March 6, 2017 at 07:31AM
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How Danny DeVito Accidentally Created the Defining Meme of the Trump Presidency

How Danny DeVito Accidentally Created the Defining Meme of the Trump Presidency
You might have noticed that, with a growing frequency over the last several months, men in power are being told to pack it in.

March 5, 2017 at 01:15PM
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Let's Talk About Birds! A Letter From Today's Guest Editor

Let's Talk About Birds! A Letter From Today's Guest Editor
Audubon is curating the Digg homepage today. Read a letter from their site director and editor Andrew Del-Colle.

March 4, 2017 at 12:24PM
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You May Want To Marry My Husband

You May Want To Marry My Husband
A woman dying of cancer writes a love letter to her husband, for whomever finds him next. Without a doubt the most heartbreaking, touching thing you'll read today.

March 3, 2017 at 09:18AM
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The History of the Comic That Inspired Logan and Revolutionized the Marvel Brand

The History of the Comic That Inspired Logan and Revolutionized the Marvel Brand
"Old Man Logan" is arguably the single most influential X-Men story of the past 25 years.

March 2, 2017 at 09:30AM
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115 MPH Police Chase Ends With A Spike

115 MPH Police Chase Ends With A Spike 
Louisianan Caleb Gallups was perfectly situated to capture the crazy end to a high-speed police chase on video, as an escaped inmate in a stolen truck hit a spike strip, veered into a ditch and was then launched out of that ditch.

March 1, 2017 at 10:53AM
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