Dec 21 Remembering a Year of Wild Weather By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Wild winds, a searing drought, fires and a superstorm -- 2012 was a year of unusual and devastating natural disasters. These photos show what those erratic weather patterns meant for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Dec 17 Newtown Mourns the Lives Lost By Colleen Shalby The Newtown community mourns those whose lives were cut short. Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary took the lives including 20 children and 6 adults. Continue reading
Dec 17 Making an Environmentally Friendly Meal By Larisa Epatko Some Baltimore-based researchers and chefs are looking into how people's diets can be more environmentally friendly. Continue reading
Dec 14 The World of the Hobbit By Colleen Shalby Original illustrations of "The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien and photos from Peter Jackson's film. Continue reading
Dec 14 Fatal Shooting at Conn. Elementary School By Ellen Rolfes A shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Friday left the gunman dead and at least 28 dead, including 20 children. Continue reading
Dec 12 North Koreans Celebrate Rocket Launch By Larisa Epatko North Korea successfully launched a rocket Wednesday to put a satellite in orbit, it said, though other countries like the United States viewed it as a "provocative" move. Continue reading
Dec 11 Battling Barriers and Shouting Demands in Egypt By Larisa Epatko Thousands of pro- and anti-government demonstrators again took to the streets Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt, ahead of a constitutional referendum this weekend. Continue reading
Dec 11 ‘Ai Weiwei: According to What?’ at the Hirshhorn By Jason Kane "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., is the first-ever North American survey of the Chinese artist's work. Continue reading
Dec 07 Bangladesh Factory Where Fire Killed 112 Had Been Ruled Unsafe By Production DA The eight-story garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, where a fire killed more than 100 people and injured dozens more in the deadliest workplace catastrophe to hit the country in years, had lost its fire safety certification several months… Continue reading