Written By: Marcus Amo This summer, Maryland suffered 34 heat-related deaths—7 of which from Baltimore—breaking records as the most dangerous summer in a decade. The heat season, described from April to October, last exceeded 30 people in 2012, where there were a record of 46 fatalities. The standout in 2012 came in response to a dangerous sporadic heatwave and strong July storm, resulting in mass-power outages. However, 2025’s summer stood out in deaths rather due to consist

By: Katherine Lohse Many of you have probably encountered a spotted lantern fly, either the adult version, with thumb sized, gray and red wings with spots, or the baby version, little jumping bugs, that are painfully hard to get rid of. Lanternflies are commonly seen as annoying bugs, who stick on windshields, windows, clothes and more. In my experience, the lanternflies' quick reactions make it hard to kill them, and then end up flying on me, causing more of an inconvenienc

By: Carli Cully Have you ever wondered why all trees change color at the same time? Or why tree roots are so long and connected? This is...