statues The last time a Frederick Douglass statue was vandalized in Rochester, it was because of drunk college kids Thom Dunn

politics Woman who called a child a racial slur raises over $600,000 in donations from white supremacists Grant St. Clair

books Every bibliophile wants one of these (and no, it's not a fancy bookmark) Allan Rose Hill

Science Here's a plan to detonate the world's largest H-bomb to end global warming — what could go wrong? Ellsworth Toohey

History Multispectral imaging of the Voynich Manuscript Rob Beschizza

art Whimsical objects that blur the line between art and everyday life Jennifer Sandlin

housing These are the top 10 "impossibly unaffordable" cities (and some "affordable" ones) Mark Frauenfelder

bruce springsteen The enduring power of Bruce Springsteen's music: a fan's journey Mark Cerulli

News District Attorney Sandra Doorley's traffic stop bodycam video exposes entitled meltdown Mark Frauenfelder

astronomy After 46 years, a teacher made good on his 1978 promise to watch 2024 solar eclipse with students Rusty Blazenhoff

Cryptozoology Sasquatch spotted in Washington state was… not that David Pescovitz

deaths Dead body in drinking water reservoir for a month results in "boil water advisory" David Pescovitz

NASA Zero gravity coffee cup was not supposed to look like a vulva Mark Frauenfelder

cute Antique handmade doll collected coins for orphans in 19th century Popkin

crime A poison specialist is accused of killing his wife — by poisoning her Carla Sinclair

Argentine tegu lizard Pork Chop, a pet lizard, is reunited with his owner after a five-day escape Jennifer Sandlin