On the south side of Whiteclay, Neb., a crowd gathers outside one of the town's four liquor stores. Hilary Stohs-Krause/NET News hide caption

In 1991, the Batwa forest people of Uganda were evicted from their land when two neighboring national parks were created to protect shrinking habitat for the endangered mountain gorilla. A new program is trying to help them earn money and reconnect with their roots. Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin for NPR hide caption

Kaki King's latest album is called Glow. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Oyster fisherman Bren Smith on his boat, The Mookie. Smith decided to try his hand at seaweed farming, collaborating with ecology professor Charles Yarish. Ron Gautreau/Courtesy of Bren Smith hide caption

The Priscilla event, part of Operation Plumbbob conducted at the Nevada Test Site in 1957, was a 37-kiloton device exploded from a balloon. U.S. Department of Energy hide caption

South Korean rapper Psy performs his massive K-pop hit "Gangnam Style" live on NBC's "Today" show. Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP hide caption