Kids Couple's afternoon at the beach yields almost 5 grams of gold Andrea James

gold fever Gentleman who smuggled $165,000 worth of gold in his rectum promises to pay it back Mark Frauenfelder

literature Deaf illustrator created beloved children's classics Ellsworth Toohey

Science Flesh-eating bacteria now in Cape Cod, Massachusetts Jennifer Sandlin

amazon James Bond is (almost) back in action Mark Cerulli

eastern equine encephalitis Deadly mosquito virus kills a man near Boston, causing parks and events to shut down Carla Sinclair

tabloids Testicles in a jar (and China's invasion of America) in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Robert "The Hulk" Kennedy Jr and UFO death rays in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids "Monster Meghan" and "TV's most-hated host" star in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

climate change Misstopia — Simon Stephenson's word for a world where everything has missed its intended mark due to human error Mark Frauenfelder

trump Ten years of Trump tax info obtained by NYT shows he was 'The Biggest Loser' Xeni Jardin

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

Business Tulip mania wasn't that big of a deal Rob Beschizza

books All about the Black Death flea that killed 100 million people Amy Stewart

Comics The complicated, feminist history of Wonder Woman's odd origin story Caroline Siede

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trump Origins of Trump family fortune traced to Canada brothel during Gold Rush era Xeni Jardin

History Ada Lovelace: what would go into an Internet of Women's Things? Jasmina Tesanovic

offworld Your Super Mario Maker level has no chill Laura Hudson