Comics Cartoonist with ALS uses eye gaze-tracking technology in order to continue creating. Janelle Hessig

Entertainment 'SpongeBob Squarepants' creator Stephen Hillenburg has died of ALS. He was 57. Xeni Jardin

Science The Ice Bucket Challenge did not fund a breakthrough in ALS treatment Cory Doctorow

Science Watch this film about living with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) by a filmmaker who has it David Pescovitz

physics Stephen Hawking cancels appearances because of "ill health" Xeni Jardin

top talent "Tiny Grandma" brings joy to the world Jennifer Sandlin

pool Grandpa Pudding Brains unveils "our pool is bigger than skyscrapers" chart Jason Weisberger

maker A hobbyist projects SFO's overhead planes onto his ceiling in real time Ellsworth Toohey

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Delightful Creatures Bears in Japan also sick of humans Jason Weisberger

Tin foil hat Candace Owens takes her patriot act to Putin's talent show Jason Weisberger

wheels on the bus Sticky tires are dirtier than they look Jason Weisberger

Games The next Silent Hill has a twist fans won't see coming Grant St. Clair

Science Newly discovered fish species looks just like Big Bird's best friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus Jennifer Sandlin

art Poster of The Birds of Palestine Rob Beschizza

Technology What happens when the machine keeping you alive dies on vacation Ellsworth Toohey

Science Scientists sterilized soil. It kept breathing for six years. Ellsworth Toohey

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books Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor Ruben Bolling

auctions Desecrated Ronald McDonald statue yours for $2500 Rob Beschizza