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Speech by Mr Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at the Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, 3 April 2020.

In an official statement, the Institution announced temporary closures beginning Saturday, March 14

Don’t let the coronavirus quarantine hold you back from becoming an armchair traveler

From doodle sessions to zoo tours, here's a week of online activities to keep your kids learning during the school shutdown

Venturing into the wilderness for often weeks at a time, nature photographer Dawn LaPointe is used to social distancing

Do some armchair traveling and see the breathtaking vistas of all 50 states while learning about their histories

The 72-year-old animal was the third oldest in the North American population

Authors, scientists and others are offering fun livestream lessons and performances to keep kids engaged during isolation

Learn hip-hop dance or do citizen science without leaving home this week, thanks to the internet's many intrepid artists and educators

A Smithsonian folklorist examines Jewish humor in the midst of a pandemic

A planned exhibition at the Portland Art Museum highlights the boldness of their work

Graffiti artists and muralists are sending messages of hope and despair with coronavirus public art

Schools are shuttered, but kids can dance with New York's Ballet Hispánico and listen to a story from a certain former First Lady

“Care Package” showcases Asian American and Pacific Islander artists, writers and scholars as sources of solace during the Covid-19 pandemic

Why not use quarantine as an opportunity to have your homeschoolers master woodworking or engine repair?

The National Book Award winner's new book delves into matters of family grief and loss

Find the capital cities, working from a list of state names

Dreamscape is an escape from the relentless pace of cityscapes. A matrix caught between reality and a dream. A moment frozen amongst the chaos there is calm.

Fishing down the stream

Glymur is the second-highest waterfall in Iceland, with a cascade of 198 m.It was considered the highest till 2011, when new measurings gave 1st place to Morsárfoss. Doubtfully it makes any difference for seagulls flying around epic walls of water.

A Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) swimming by an iceberg in Antarctica on a snowy day.

This male Polar Bear is walking across the frozen fjord in search of an active seal breathing hole, in the midnight sun.

The children run to the boat.Because the boat leave to the ways.

Pink flamingo greeting each other.

A Brown Bear takes a quick dip while hunting for salmon at Anan Creek Bear Observatory in SE Alaska.

The Great Egret displaying its beautiful plumage to attract a mate.

The hair-care magnate at the center of the new Netflix series 'Self Made' left her imprint on the city where she launched her career

We're highlighting newly released titles may have been lost in the news as the nation endures the coronavirus pandemic

The second installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Using the lunar module as a lifeboat and employing techniques never before considered, the astronauts' ordeal ended triumphantly

The third installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis

Tensions leading to the split, announced 50 years ago today, had been bubbling under the band’s cheery surface for years

During his 20-year professional career, his boisterous style endeared him to fans but rankled traditionalists

As Babe Ruth was emerging as baseball's great slugger in 1918, he fell sick with the flu

In the late 1300s, tea was introduced to Japan from mainland China, transported in delicate jars. Over the years, as drinking tea became a prized activity in Japan, so too did the jars in which it was stored

A filmed documentary on the University of Michigan 1970 environmental teach-in, asks the questions: Do teach-ins work? (The Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan)

See how researchers at Smithsonian's National Zoo are trying to glean insight into elephant foraging behavior and more.

A female leopard is risking life and limb by trying to steal food from another male leopard. One wrong move and the male, a third bigger than she is, could make her pay.

The pilum, a vital weapon in Rome’s imperial ambitions, was a simple iron spear fixed with two bolts onto a heavy wooden post. It was remarkably effective against an attacker charging at high speed.

The smart tool gives users step-by-step instructions based on WHO’s handwashing protocol