This Is Not What You Expect To Find When You Haul Your Fishing Net Out Of The Ocean

This Is Not What You Expect To Find When You Haul Your Fishing Net Out Of The Ocean
This might explain why the net felt really, *really* heavy.

October 30, 2018 at 02:43PM
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The Last Apocalypse Of Romaine Fielding

The Last Apocalypse Of Romaine Fielding
The story of an entertainer, a charlatan, a socialist visionary who made (and lost) America's first apocalyptic, dystopian, science-fiction ​feature film.

October 29, 2018 at 08:32AM
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This 400 Meter Sand Slide Looks

This 400 Meter Sand Slide Looks 
​These sand dunes make for a great ride.

October 28, 2018 at 06:59PM
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Multiple Fatalities Reported In Shooting At Pittsburgh Synagogue

Multiple Fatalities Reported In Shooting At Pittsburgh Synagogue
Local media reported that eight people were dead after a man began shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. A police official told reporters there were "multiple casualties" but authorities did not immediately confirm numbers of fatalities.

October 27, 2018 at 11:20AM
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Here's A Perfect 8-Second Internet Video

Here's A Perfect 8-Second Internet Video
​We hope to find something we're as excited about as Stella the dog is about this pile of leaves.

October 26, 2018 at 09:42AM
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How Engineers Designed A Hurricane-Proof Beach House

How Engineers Designed A Hurricane-Proof Beach House
Hurricane Michael flattened Mexico Beach, Florida. Except for one specially designed house.

October 25, 2018 at 10:00AM
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The One Place in the US Google Earth Stopped Mapping

The One Place in the US Google Earth Stopped Mapping
For eight years, Google Earth didn't update its satellite image of a military installation in Nevada. So we bought one ourselves.

October 24, 2018 at 10:54AM
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iPhones Are Hard To Use

iPhones Are Hard To Use
I once wrote a user manual for a handheld engine-diagnostics module for Daewoo cars. I know "hard to use" when I see it. iPhones are hard to use.

October 23, 2018 at 09:15AM
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CFL Cornerback Taunts Receiver, Promptly Gets Destroyed

CFL Cornerback Taunts Receiver, Promptly Gets Destroyed
And we're not talking the metaphorical "the receiver burned him and made the catch" kind of "destroyed," either.

October 22, 2018 at 09:03AM
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Mount Athos, A Male-Only Holy Retreat, Is Ruffled By Tourists And Russia

Mount Athos, A Male-Only Holy Retreat, Is Ruffled By Tourists And Russia
The monks on an isolated peninsula in Greece have followed the same way of life for more than 1,000 years, but an Athens vs. Moscow diplomatic spat and a tourism onslaught are unsettling its habits.

October 21, 2018 at 12:08PM
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Get $50 Off Google's Highly Reviewed Mesh Router System

Get $50 Off Google's Highly Reviewed Mesh Router System
Google Wifi makes the standout model in an increasingly crowded mesh router market, and right now their three-router system is as cheap as it's ever been.

October 21, 2018 at 07:59AM
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The Finalists For The 2018 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Awards Are In, And They're Stunning

The Finalists For The 2018 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Awards Are In, And They're Stunning 
It takes the best of the best to document Earth's most incredible creatures in a way that does them justice. And this contest is chock full of the best of the best.

October 19, 2018 at 02:07PM
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Why the Many-Worlds Interpretation Has Many Problems

Why the Many-Worlds Interpretation Has Many Problems
The idea that the universe splits into multiple realities with every measurement has become an increasingly popular proposed solution to the mysteries of quantum mechanics. But is this "many-worlds interpretation" incoherent?

October 18, 2018 at 01:13PM
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The New American Songbook

The New American Songbook
Separating the most durable tunes from the millions of other would-be classics is no easy task. So we asked critics, musicians, and industry professionals to predict which tracks will stick around.

October 18, 2018 at 09:30AM
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Here's Fresh Evidence Student Loans Are A Massive, Generational Scam

Here's Fresh Evidence Student Loans Are A Massive, Generational Scam
The co-author of an enraging new report called the student loan system "a failed social experiment."

October 17, 2018 at 11:28AM
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The NBA Is Fake Woke

The NBA Is Fake Woke
The NBA has received plaudits for its so-called progressivism, but look a bit closer at the pro sports league and you'll find precious little evidence.

October 16, 2018 at 07:54AM
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How Manhattan Became a Rich Ghost Town

How Manhattan Became a Rich Ghost Town
New York's empty storefronts are a dark omen for the future of cities.

October 15, 2018 at 03:43PM
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This Lacrosse Team Pulled Off A Trick Move To Score A Really Cool Goal

This Lacrosse Team Pulled Off A Trick Move To Score A Really Cool Goal
​The opposing team thinks they completed the pass. But did they?

October 14, 2018 at 06:02PM
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A Far-Right Men's Group Violently Beat Up Protesters And Weren't Arrested. New York Police Won't Say Why

A Far-Right Men's Group Violently Beat Up Protesters And Weren't Arrested. New York Police Won't Say Why
The NYPD ignored multiple emails from BuzzFeed News asking why Proud Boys members were not arrested for the violent assault, while protesters were arrested for assaulting an attendee.

October 13, 2018 at 02:57PM
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Construction Worker Decides To Knock Down Concrete Railing With A Forklift, Things Go As Badly As You'd Think

Construction Worker Decides To Knock Down Concrete Railing With A Forklift, Things Go As Badly As You'd Think
We're trying to figure out how exactly they thought this would work, and we're coming up empty.

October 12, 2018 at 09:05AM
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The Great Rikers Island Art Heist

The Great Rikers Island Art Heist
For forty years, an original Salvador Dalí painting went unnoticed inside New York City's massive jail complex. Then a gang of thieves decided it might be worth something.

October 11, 2018 at 08:16AM
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Universal Basic Income Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Scam

Universal Basic Income Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Scam
To them, UBI is really just a way for them to keep doing business as usual.

October 10, 2018 at 11:07AM
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Millennials Kill Again. The Latest Victim? American Cheese

Millennials Kill Again. The Latest Victim? American Cheese
One by one, America's food outlets are abandoning the century-old American staple. In many cases, they're replacing it with fancier cheeses.

October 10, 2018 at 09:04AM
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Ending Sexual Violence by Raising Better Boys

Ending Sexual Violence by Raising Better Boys
How to teach even the youngest sons to respect girls and understand boundaries — and themselves.

October 8, 2018 at 07:43PM
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This Is The Best Penalty Kick — Ever

This Is The Best Penalty Kick — Ever
​Everything about this penalty, scored by a player for Rubin Khazan in Russia's National Student League, is perfect.

October 8, 2018 at 10:06AM
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The World Has Just Over A Decade To Get Climate Change Under Control, UN Scientists Say

The World Has Just Over A Decade To Get Climate Change Under Control, UN Scientists Say
"There is no documented historic precedent" for the scale of changes required, the body found.

October 8, 2018 at 06:31AM
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Conor McGregor VS Khabib Nurmagomedov Devolved Into Chaos After Their UFC 229 Fight

Conor McGregor VS Khabib Nurmagomedov Devolved Into Chaos After Their UFC 229 Fight
Khabib won the fight, but everyone is talking about what happened after McGregor tapped out.

October 7, 2018 at 11:45AM
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Brett Kavanaugh Narrowly Confirmed By Senate In Historic, Controversial Vote

Brett Kavanaugh Narrowly Confirmed By Senate In Historic, Controversial Vote
President Trump's second Supreme Court nominee secures lifetime appointment despite multiple sexual allegations.

October 6, 2018 at 03:30PM
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The Amazing 30-Year Odyssey of a Counterfeit Saudi Prince

The Amazing 30-Year Odyssey of a Counterfeit Saudi Prince
Investors all over the world fell for the schemes of the man who called himself Khalid bin al-Saud. But the truth turned out to be more incredible than the lie.

October 5, 2018 at 07:50AM
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How China Used A Tiny Chip To Infiltrate US Companies

How China Used A Tiny Chip To Infiltrate US Companies
The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 US companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America's technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources.

October 4, 2018 at 09:16AM
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The Game-Changing Technique Behind an Amazing New Archaeological Discovery

The Game-Changing Technique Behind an Amazing New Archaeological Discovery
There's an easy way to find an ancient human in a bag of bones.

October 3, 2018 at 12:31PM
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This Air Traffic Controller Died After Guiding A Plane To Safety During The Earthquake In Indonesia

This Air Traffic Controller Died After Guiding A Plane To Safety During The Earthquake In Indonesia
"During the last phase of my takeoff, he was still on that tower waiting for me to go up," the pilot of the plane told BuzzFeed News. "That's why I call him my guardian angel."

October 1, 2018 at 08:24PM
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Devin Nunes's Family Farm Is Hiding A Politically Explosive Secret

Devin Nunes's Family Farm Is Hiding A Politically Explosive Secret
Rep. Devin Nunes is head of the House Intelligence Committee. For years, he's spun himself as a straight talker whose no-BS values are rooted in his family's California dairy farm. So why did his parents and brother cover their tracks after quietly moving the farm to Iowa?

October 1, 2018 at 06:42AM
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