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Just in time for the holiday festivities, it's open phones with Midday foodies John Shields of Gertrude's in the Baltimore Museum of Art and Henry Hong of…

While war brings death and destruction, history shows that it has been a great driver of human progress. So argues libertarian political scientist…

Since the Ebola epidemic began just over a year ago in West Africa, about 21,000 people have contracted the virus while about 8,500 have died from it. But…

In this second hour of Midday we narrow the focus of our conversation to manufacturing in Maryland. We'll hear from two local manufacturers about how…

Rep. John Sarbanes talks about his idea to get more Americans and so-called "small money" involved in political campaigns, a way to counter recent Supreme…

The planet Pluto was discovered in 1930. But until recently, we didn’t know much about it.Our knowledge of Pluto is expanding exponentially this week as…

With baby boomers entering their golden years, it's projected that the number of people in the United States with Alzheimer's disease will almost triple…

Actress Mayim Bialik, best known for her roles in the sitcoms "Blossom" and "The Big Bang Theory," is out with a new cookbook that caters to the vegan…

The National Aquarium in Baltimore is considering retiring its eight dolphins and moving them to what would be a first-of-its-kind ocean sanctuary. It’s…

Food writer Michael Ruhlman calls the egg "the Rosetta stone" of the kitchen: "Learn the language of the egg -- understand completely this amazing and…

Pediatrician Paul Offit has devoted his career to children's health, promoting vaccination to ward off childhood diseases and blaming the anti-vaccine…

Local barbecue guru and food writer George Hensler joins Midday foodies John Shields of Gertrude's and Henry Hong of the Thames Street Oyster House to…

On June 10 and 11 of 1963, President Kennedy gave two consecutive speeches on two of the greatest issues of the time: Nuclear arms and civil rights.…

Writer and journalist Alex Kotlowitz has written books, articles, radio shows and a TV documentary about various ways urban violence affects young people…

From genetic engineering to space exploration, sometimes struggling through scientific jargon can feel like a roadblock to understanding the world. Today…

That was a Stoop Story from W. Courtland Robinson, associate professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, about the power of…

Here’s a stoop story from astrophysicist and Nobel Prize winner Adam Riess, of Johns Hopkins and the Space Telescope Science Institute. He told his story…

If you have family photos collecting dust in shoeboxes or digital files encroaching on your computer’s desktop--it may be time for action! Light and water…

Most people are repulsed by the sight of a cockroach … but we hear why Johns Hopkins researcher Sean Gart at the Terradynamics Lab finds inspiration in…

Tom Hall chats with Christine Collins about her book suggestions.