Daniel A. Gross

Ben Mirin photographing birds in New Zealand's Fiordland

Ben Mirin beatboxes with bird calls

A birdwatcher and beatboxer combines his two passions to make a totally original sound.

Ben Mirin beatboxes with bird calls
A German scientist stands in front of shelves of wood samples

How German 'wood detectives' protect endangered species

How German 'wood detectives' protect endangered species
Former US President Harry S. Truman

Harry Truman’s grandson impersonates the former president and considers the age of Trump

Harry Truman’s grandson impersonates the former president and considers the age of Trump
A uniformed man stands in front of the bomber Enola Gay

The grandson of a man who bombed Hiroshima celebrates an anti-nuclear Nobel Peace Prize

The grandson of a man who bombed Hiroshima celebrates an anti-nuclear Nobel Peace Prize
cranberry bog

How a family is transforming its cranberry bog from environmental liability to climate change buffer

How a family is transforming its cranberry bog from environmental liability to climate change buffer
Afghani refugee, Ahmad Wali Temory, has worked in Germany's parliament with the goal of helping preserve the policies that brought him to Germany.

Merkel's party wants to deport migrants to Afghanistan, but this refugee says it's unsafe

A German far-right party won parliamentary seats after campaigning against policies that welcomed refugees. One of those refugees, Ahmad Wali Temory, hopes to preserve the policies that brought Afghans like him to the country.

Merkel's party wants to deport migrants to Afghanistan, but this refugee says it's unsafe
White mushroom-shaped cloud surrounded by dark skies tinged with red

Can a nuclear explosion be peaceful? US scientists used to think so.

Fifty-five years ago, scientists created the largest man-made crater in America. Milo Nordyke was there.

Can a nuclear explosion be peaceful? US scientists used to think so.
A comic depicting a blimp flight seen by spectators in Germany

Drawing comics of Nazis taught this US author what fascism really looks like

Jason Lutes is from Montana, speaks no German, and grew up sheltered from stories of war. But for two decades, he has been drawing a comic book about the rise of fascism in Berlin.

Drawing comics of Nazis taught this US author what fascism really looks like
A couple shops at a Louis Vuitton store in China.

Kevin Kwan's new novel satirizes the richest of the rich in Asia

He says his "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy is like a Singaporean version of "Downton Abbey."

Kevin Kwan's new novel satirizes the richest of the rich in Asia
Victoria Jabara Williams with her brothers, from left, Rami Jabara and Khalid Jabara.

An immigrant was shot in Oklahoma. His family wants justice.

The family of Khalid Jabara say he was murdered in an act of hate. But a hate crime charge may have little impact on the case.

An immigrant was shot in Oklahoma. His family wants justice.
Karen Aroesty standing in front of the headstones of Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery

St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.

“We won’t call something anti-Semitism until we really know it’s anti-Semitism."

St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.
Man poses in front of lab equipment

When Soviet science faltered, the US stepped forward. Now it's France's turn.

The US capitalized on post-Soviet misery by recruiting that country's nuclear experts. Andrei Afanasev was one of them.

When Soviet science faltered, the US stepped forward. Now it's France's turn.
Burial grounds in Majuro.

Rising seas are washing away graves in the Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands, where American scientists tested dozens of nuclear weapons, now face the challenge of rising seas.

Rising seas are washing away graves in the Marshall Islands
The rebuilt mosque in Joplin, Missouri

How a Muslim community in Missouri rose from the ashes of an arson attack

Five years ago, during Ramadan, a Missouri mosque was burned to the ground. So local Muslims built a bigger one.

How a Muslim community in Missouri rose from the ashes of an arson attack
A gathering of Marshallese immigrants in Springdale, AR

The proud Pacific nation that preserves its homeland with the Bikini Anthem

The Bikini Anthem preserves the history of the Marshall Islands, which gained independence on May 1, 1979.

The proud Pacific nation that preserves its homeland with the Bikini Anthem