archaeology A truck crashed into one of the Easter Island head statues and destroyed it David Pescovitz

Kids Easter Island musical stone went from priceless to worthless Andrea James

Science Ominous sea level report card for most U.S. coastal communities Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Remember when people paid real money to watch bug apocalypse documentaries? Mark Frauenfelder

oops Helicopter crashes when wrong control lever is pushed — by a penguin Carla Sinclair

electronic music The Faint: 25 years of Blank Wave Arcade (Todd Fink Interview) Lee Keeler

Science Black cloud of dragonflies terrorizes beachgoers (video) Allan Rose Hill

longevity Why this man takes 75 pills every single day Allan Rose Hill

climate change Hurricane Beryl is historic in all the worst ways Gail Sherman

music Frank Turner tries to break the world record for most concerts performed in different cities in 24 hours Thom Dunn

Science An interactive ecological time machine takes you to New York City in 1609 Ruben Bolling

rescues "HELP" sign made with palm leaves saves 3 sailors stranded on Pacific island for more than a week Carla Sinclair

Man faked own death to avoid paying child support Rob Beschizza

homicides Gruesome: Teen girl spots severed arm on walk to school in NY — leading police to severed head Carla Sinclair

biology Iron Maiden is popular among biologists and taxonomists, so they just named a new lizard species after frontman Bruce Dickinson Jennifer Sandlin

America National Day of Mourning Rob Beschizza

animals Cast your vote for Aotearoa New Zealand's "Bird of the Century" (and listen to dozens of bird songs while you're at it!) Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Deep in debt, George Santos is asking for your credit card details Mark Frauenfelder

Weird Photo of beached mystery sea monster with terrifying toothy smile sparks fear and curiosity David Pescovitz

unexplained events Mysterious tremors from "unknown source" rattle folks on Danish island Carla Sinclair