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The new image of galaxy group "Stephan's Quintet" from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows in rare detail how interacting galaxies trigger star formation in each other and how gas in galaxies is being disturbed. The image also shows outflows driven by a black hole in Stephan’s Quintet in a level of detail never seen before.

U-M designers watch success of James Webb Telescope with pride

After working on the James Webb telescope for decades, astronomers from University of Michigan are taking in the first returned photo's with pride. Cathy Shafran has more.

'Click:' One Book, 10 Authors

When book editor Arthur Levine invited author Ruth Ozeki to team up with nine other writers to create a new novel, she thought he was nuts. The literary tag team came up with Click, the story of a globe-trotting photojournalist as viewed from a variety of perspectives.

Food writer Jessica Harris prepares Brazilian-style collard greens.

Following The Flavors From Africa To America

Many of the foods and flavors we think of as classically African-American — like watermelon, black-eyed peas and okra — actually come from Africa. Cookbook author Jessica Harris traces that journey in her new book.

From 'Blotto' To 'Betty Booped,' A Dictionary Of Drink

There are almost as many words for inebriation as there are mixed-drink recipes. Author Paul Dickson presents 2,964 intoxicating euphemisms — including "eating dirt" and going "off me pickle" — in his new book, Drunk: The Definitive Drinker's Dictionary.

Host Thomas Lavin (left) mingles with Alice Dzidic, Claudio Montanari and Janet Bussell at a 2003 party in West Hollywood, Calif.

Mingle All the Way Through Holiday Parties

'Tis the season for parties. For many they're a joyful occasion. But for some they're a terrifying experience. You walk into the room. Then what? Have no fear. Learn conversation-survival techniques from a mingling maven.

More Airports Renovating, Adding New Terminals

On Wednesday, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth airport in Alabama opens its newly renovated terminal, the first phase of an expansion and upgrade that will cost more than $200 million. The airport is among many across the country being updated decades after they were built.

A sign is seen by the entrance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on April 23, 2020. The CDC said it is investigating an <em>E. coli</em> outbreak in four states that has sickened at least 37 people.

CDC investigates an E. coli outbreak in 4 states after some Wendy's customers fell ill

The CDC said the source has not been determined but said many of the sickened people had reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy's restaurants in four Midwestern states.

Out of This World: Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Nancy Pearl had a hard time compiling a short list of her favorite science fiction and fantasy books. There are too many good ones, she says. But one title seemed a natural to the Seattle librarian: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians.

Washtenaw Community College joins national trend to cut back on remedial courses

Many of Michigan’s community colleges are reducing the number of remedial courses they offer. and that includes Washtenaw Community College. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Clockwise from upper left: Superorganism, MILCK, serpentwithfeet, Haley Heynderickx, Jorja Smith

Your Favorite New Artists Of 2018 (So Far)

Many of your favorite musicians of 2018 (so far) defy genres and expectations, from the idiosyncratic wonder of Superorganism to the stirring, swirling ballads of serpentwithfeet.

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