donald trump 'Baby Trump' balloon is going to LSU-Alabama football game to mock Donald Xeni Jardin

trees Poison used to kill view-blocking trees may have poisoned beach below—and the sea Thom Dunn

Science Giant venomous flying spiders headed for New York Jason Weisberger

Funny Humans or cicadas? Forest Preserve staff hilariously act out the 17-year cicada life cycle Jennifer Sandlin

medicine Alabama prisoners' bodies missing hearts and other organs, say their families Rob Beschizza

Food Once again, eating less, less often shown to help people manage their weight Jason Weisberger

psilocybin Colorblind man believes 'shrooms helped his red-green vision Rusty Blazenhoff

squatters Man pretended to be Stanford student, lived in dorms for a year David Pescovitz

politics Continuing the work of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, challenging racism since the 1960s Elías Villoro

diseases STD epidemic in US is "out of control," say public health experts David Pescovitz

climate change Giant hailstones are breaking new records Thom Dunn

prison labor Arizona makes millions selling imprisoned and unpaid laborers to companies Jennifer Sandlin

casual racism Students given a Duke University biology handout with photos of monkeys, chimps, and Obama Mark Frauenfelder

slow but stealthy thieves Woman made a slo-mo getaway on stolen lawnmower, wanted by police Carla Sinclair

racism Alabama university professors placed on leave after wearing a Confederate uniform, posing with whip and noose at campus costume party David Pescovitz

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

music Listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "symphony of social justice" David Pescovitz

mistakes Popular queer Native American Twitter account turns out to be unpopular straight white woman Rob Beschizza

History This unlucky fellow was the first person to have been killed by a meteorite in recorded history David Pescovitz

makers Meet the rocket scientist who invented the Super Soaker David Pescovitz