
The hunt for the return of the river herring
Medill News Service journalist Mollie McNeel is writing a series of stories from embedded reporting with field researchers for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in

Medill News Service journalist Mollie McNeel is writing a series of stories from embedded reporting with field researchers for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in

By Nick Mantas Medill Reports Illinois high school baseball has a new member in the 500 club. Joliet Catholic Academy’s Head Baseball Coach Jared Voss

DigitalGlobe maps the Earth’s surface at a high resolution, to the extent where you can take a single map and zoom in enough to clearly see

Chasing tornadoes and hurricanes with an airplane reveals an unprecedented view of their reach, threat and power. But it’s a rocky ride. Medill News Service

By Rebecca Fanning Bodega Bay, Calif. The Karen Jeanne rocks and sways as Dick Ogg steers out of Bodega Harbor, past the rocky breakwall where

By Nick Mantas Medill Reports Children on the south side of Chicago are subjected to an alarming rate of violence from a very young age.

By Sarah Foster Medill Reports Tokyo—There would be nothing special about the night of Oct. 22. There would be no front-page stories to commemorate her,
By Giulia Petroni Medill Reports In the summer of 2012, a 15-year-old black girl was arrested by police for using her student MetroCard in Harlem,

By Brian Baker Medill Reports Shortly before the NCAA Tournament tipped off last Thursday, Virginia U.S. Senator Mark Warner sent a tweet that included a

Erik Alcantar Medill Reports “Cyberslug,” a virtual ocean predator, sets itself apart from other artificial intelligence creations with one distinct quality – simple self-awareness. Scientists at