The story of a pair of murdered whooping cranes and just how difficult it is to save a endangered species.

Katharine Hayhoe is one of the country’s most influential atmospheric scientists, spreading the word about the effects of climate change. She’s also an evangelical Christian.

While a Marine stationed in Afghanistan, Austin Tice decided he wanted to become a war photographer. He entered Syria and filed stories for McClatchy and the Washington Post. Then he disappeared.

After a member of the Church of Wells abruptly left the group (which may or may not be a cult), many held out hope. A week later she went back, and the church’s elders are eager to explain why.

Previously: Sinners in the Hands

The rise and murderous fall of the Harkey family, the scions of a pecan dynasty.

A small Texas town suddenly finds it’s the home of a possible cult.