Tiaras sparkled atop gray hair as five centenarians sat down to celebrate their birthdays together. Minnie Styles, Sylvia Jones, and Lois Herron — all 102 — along with Odessa Bass, 104, and Elaine Jones, 105, parked their wheelchairs next to each other and posed for a photo.

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The Baltimore Banner photojournalist Kaitlin Newman and audience engagement editor Krishna Sharma were granted rare access to The Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel at the University of Maryland. See how much wind they could withstand.

A peregrine falcon fell from its nest in downtown Baltimore. Turns out, there's a man - dedicated to helping these fallen avians. And a USFWS program.

Residents keep finding and rescuing young herons in this small urban park.

The nonprofit works with vulnerable youths in Baltimore. Authorities have charged a former coach in the organization with sexually abusing one of the students.

Before colonizers arrived, the Piscataway, or “the people where the rivers bend,” lived here. Sumwalt Run flowed beneath an open sky as a tiny capillary connecting what is now North Baltimore to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Critics worry that stream restorations are more about money and politics than the environment, with little accountability when it comes to results.

A new Fells Point business is teaching people how to cultivate cannabis and selling plants. Is it legal? That answer isn’t so simple.

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Here’s what viral knitter Sam Barsky has to say about Baltimore and his social media journey.

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Cownose rays return to Maryland every summer — even though the state used to have killing competitions for them.

More than 230 contestants from all 50 states, plus Ghana, Guam, Germany and elsewhere, competed at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center this week.

The Banner’s TikTok anchor picks three pieces that deserve another look.

Climate change is luring sea turtles farther north — but some get trapped in frigid waters.

From a motorcycle punk tea house to a proper British experience, Baltimore's tea scene is unique and exciting.

Did you know that hyenas give birth through their half-foot long clitoris, or that squirrels have a bone in their phallus? All this and more at The Maryland Zoo.