Maryland STEM festival comes to Lower Shore

SALISBURY, Md. — The Lower Shore STEM Festival kicks off this weekend at Salisbury University. The inaugural event will take place this Saturday, Oct. 18. There will be plenty of opportunities for people of all ages to explore the wonders of STEM...

Abuse, beatings: Maryland lawmakers demand accountability of National Guard camp

Lawmakers from both parties this week demanded swift accountability from the Maryland National Guard after The Baltimore Sun reported allegations that teens were attacked, abused, and subject to brutal conditions at the National Guard’s Freestate...

McCulloch v. Maryland: Federal Power and Reimagining State Sovereignty in the Early Republic

Illustration created by Brewminate with AI, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license By the time John Marshall left the bench in 1835, the nation he had helped to shape bore little resemblance to the...

Online Casinos Are No-Go in Maryland as Majority Doesn’t Want Them

Marylanders are not too keen on online casinos. In fact, you may argue that they are rather opposed to the whole thing (especially if you prompt them a bit through tailored questions). On Tuesday, the National Association Against iGaming (NAAiG)...

When faith, science and politics collide

A century ago this past summer, journalists and hucksters flocked to the small Tennessee town of Dayton. They had come to witness what one of the 200 or so scribblers present, the Baltimore Sun’s illustrious H.L. Mencken, memorably described as...

Researchers find much Mexican satellite data is unencrypted and easily hacked

Using inexpensive equipment installed on a rooftop in San Diego, computer scientists from two universities in the United States were able to observe unencrypted satellite data belonging to the Mexican government and military and several Mexican...

Maryland faces $184 million freeze on federal energy grants amid shutdown standoff

Maryland faces a total freeze on about $184 million in federal grants for energy projects and research amid a political standoff in Washington. These funds, paid for by taxpayers across Maryland, are now on hold as the Trump administration targets...

Baltimore Weekend Events: Running Festival, Comic-Con, Justin Willman, and more

This weekend is swimming with exciting events, starting with Baltimore Fishbowl’s second annual Oyster Shellebration this Thursday! The Baltimore Running Festival will take over city streets, and the three-day Baltimore Comic-Con will also return...

Why Aliens Haven't Contacted Us Yet? NASA Scientist Claims They May Have Simply Given Up On Earth

Dr Robin Corbet, an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland, posits that alien civilizations might have simply grown bored of the search and stopped trying to contact us. If extraterrestrial life exists,...

National Fossil Day Highlights Southern Maryland’s Prehistoric Past

Credit: Canva SOLOMONS, Md. — On Wednesday, Oct. 15, communities around the world celebrated National Fossil Day. This holiday is especially exciting in Southern Maryland, a region known for aquatic fossils. The first recorded fossil in Maryland...

From The Eastern Shore To St. Mary’s City, Kin: Rooted In Hope Brings Maryland’s Past To Light

Image: Left: Jeff Coleman, Carole Boston Weatherford, Jeffery Boston Weatherford at St. Mary’s College of Maryland ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. — Kin: Rooted in Hope was selected by Maryland Humanities as 2025’s One Maryland One Book. It was written by...

Maryland STEM Festival inspires next generation of innovators

Key takeaways: Maryland STEM Festival launches Oct. 17 for its 11th year. Over 300 events across 100+ Maryland locations through Nov. 16. Festival aims to inspire students and strengthen the STEM pipeline. Supporters include AstraZeneca, Mindgrub...

Maryland leaders call for end to health care fight in Congress

KATE. WELL, THE WAY I EXPLAINED IT TO MY KIDS IS THIS YOU COULD THINK OF THESE TAX CREDITS LIKE A COUPON CODE FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO BUY HEALTH INSURANCE. IT’S WORKED. FOR YEARS. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE USE IT. MAKES IT AFFORDABLE FOR THEM WHEN THEY...

Maryland iGaming faces steep public opposition, according to new poll

The survey released by a group opposing online casinos reports that 71% of Maryland voters do so as well, perhaps signalling lawmakers pushing iGaming legislation still face tough odds. For the past two years, Maryland has been at the forefront of...

Maryland scientists find gene that could triple wheat yield

University of Maryland researchers discovered the gene that makes a rare form of wheat grow three ovaries per flower instead of one. Since each ovary can potentially develop into a grain of wheat, the gene could help farmers grow much more wheat...

Legendary Environmental Journalist Tom Horton To Moderate Author Panel on the Art and Science of Conservation

The Mid-Shore community is invited to join legendary Chesapeake Bay writer Tom Horton as he moderates a panel exploring the art and science of conservation at Easton’s historic Ebenezer Theater at 2pm on Sunday, November 2. The event is presented...

Baltimore’s now $5.6 million website redesign will be out-of-date when it’s launched

At first, the redesign of the city’s website was to cost $1 million and would be ready by June 2024. The goal, according to Mayor Brandon Scott: to improve customer service and reduce the number of clicks needed to find information. Handed to a...

Baltimore Metro High School Football Schedule & Scores - October 16-17, 2025

There are 60 games scheduled across the Baltimore metro area this weekend, including seven games featuring statewide top 25 ranked teams. You can follow every game live on our Baltimore Metro High School Football Scoreboard. The marquee matchups...

Meet Maryland’s modern witches: From kitchen magic to moon rituals

Maryland is full of witches. As someone who has written about witchcraft, occultism and other alternative spiritual practices, I’ve had the chance to meet many of them over the years. (And if you want to know more, I will be doing a presentation...

Scientists move closer to confirming existence of dark matter

WASHINGTON :Scientists may be coming closer to confirming the existence of dark matter - the invisible stuff thought to make up more than a quarter of the cosmos - as they study a diffuse glow of gamma rays near the center of our galaxy....