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  • This house in Detroit sat abandoned for a while before a couple of artists bought it for $1,900.
    Census shows 50% rise in vacant properties across Michigan
    The number of vacancies in Michigan rose by nearly 50% over the past decade.According to the latest U.S. Census data, the number of vacant housing units…
  • Coming To 'Americanah': Two Tales Of Immigrant Experience
    The new book from Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a knockout of a novel about immigration that transcends genre. It's everything from a coming-of-age novel to a romance to a comic novel of social manners to an up-to-the-minute meditation on race.
  • Dow Chemical corporate headquarters in Midland, Michigan.
    Dow's partnership with the Nature Conservancy
    Let's play word association. When I say "Dow Chemical," what's the first word that comes to mind?It's probably not bunnies or birds, but with it's new…
  • The Transocean Discoverer Enterprise drill ship collects oil from the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil well as workers try to stem the flow of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, June 12, 2010.
    Transocean To Pay $1.4 Billion In Gulf Oil Spill Settlement
    The owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig where 11 men died in April 2010 has agreed to pay criminal and civil penalties to resolve Justice Department allegations over its role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
  • People sit in the shade of trees at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids. The city values the 61,000 trees within its boundaries at $71 million.
    Michigan cities take a tree census
    Grand Rapids, Adrian and Ann Arbor are taking part in a tree study that could help other Michigan cities assess their own urban forests. The goal is to…
  • Commentary: Where Detroit stands
    If you haven’t been to Detroit lately, it’s easy to have an image of a ghastly ruin full of ominous criminals waiting behind the rubble to shoot you,…
  • 'Shaman' Takes Readers Back To The Dawn Of Humankind
    Kim Stanley Robinson's latest novel, Shaman, paints a vivid portrait of life in 30,000 B.C. It's the story of young Loon, who's destined to become the new shaman of his tribe. Reviewer Alan Cheuse says the world of Shaman is so authentic, he dreamed he was living in it.
  • Bright Tastes And Colors Of India's Spring: Holi
    Colorful, sweet and savory Indian treats are a natural when it's time to celebrate the coming of spring. That's what the Hindu holiday of Holi — or the Festival of Colors — is all about. The day calls for bright curries, sweet and savory rice, a mango cannoli, and a special carrot juice.
  • According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the past year through June 2012 has been the hottest year in the continental U.S. since modern record-keeping started in 1895. Above, New Yorkers flocked to Coney Island to try to beat the heat in early August.
    Climate 'Weirdness' Throws Ecosystems 'Out Of Kilter'
    "We've had time to act — and essentially we haven't acted," says science journalist Michael Lemonick. He describes the threats posed by climate change in his new book, Global Weirdness: Severe Storms, Deadly Heat Waves, Relentless Drought, Rising Seas, and the Weather of the Future.
  • Duggan, Jones take the stand in Detroit bankrutpcy trial; court adjourned until next week
    The city of Detroit wrapped up its case in bankruptcy court today, with Detroit’s two top elected officials as the final witnesses.Mayor Mike Duggan and…
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