we 'Highly Defensive' Mother Bear Grazer Defeats Male That Killed Her Cub to Win Fat Bear Week By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:04:20 +0000 For the second year in a row, Grazer bested the massive male named Chunk to take the crown in the single elimination online popularity contest at Katmai National Park and Preserve Full Article
we How to See the Bright Comet Flaring Up in the Night Sky This Week By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:32:17 +0000 Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS should be visible to the naked eye as it passes Earth on its way out of our solar system Full Article
we This Exhibition Is Betting That You Don't Know Frida Kahlo as Well as You May Think By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:13:13 +0000 "Frida: Beyond the Myth" aims to paint an intimate portrait of the artist through dozens of works created by Kahlo and photographs taken by her loved ones Full Article
we Why Are Witches and Warlocks Going Stand-Up Paddleboarding to Celebrate Halloween? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:22:29 +0000 Across the country, revelers are dressing in costumes and gliding across bodies of water on stand-up paddleboards to ring in the spooky season Full Article
we Two Lions Went on a Man-Eating Spree in 1898. Now, DNA Evidence Reveals Their Diets By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:20:25 +0000 The notorious predators, nicknamed the “Man-Eaters of Tsavo,” terrorized railway workers in Kenya for roughly nine months Full Article
we These Iron Age Swords Were Smuggled Out of Iran and Modified to Increase Their Value on the Black Market By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:11:49 +0000 Using advanced imaging techniques, researchers discovered modern glue, drill holes and even a fragment of a drill bit in the pastiches Full Article
we Minnesota Teacher's 2,471-Pound Gourd Triumphs in Annual Pumpkin-Weighing Competition By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:07:50 +0000 Travis Gienger, who nicknamed his prize-winning pumpkin "Rudy," has been growing gourds for nearly 30 years Full Article
we How to Watch the Bright and Speedy Orionid Meteor Shower By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:57:50 +0000 While the Orionids, peaking early Sunday and Monday, might be hard to see because of the waning gibbous moon, these zippy meteors can produce long "trains" that last up to several minutes Full Article
we The Top 25 Trending Halloween Costumes of 2024, According to Google By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:35:51 +0000 This year, celebrants will likely be channeling characters from hit franchises like "Beetlejuice," "Inside Out" and "Deadpool" Full Article
we Scientists Think a Skeleton Found in a Well Is the Same Man Described in an 800-Year-Old Norse Text By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:56:38 +0000 The remains were discovered during excavations in 1938. Now, researchers have learned new information about his identity by analyzing DNA from his tooth Full Article
we A Portrait of Alan Turing Made by an A.I.-Powered Robot Could Sell for Up to $180,000 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:17:32 +0000 Ai-Da creates art using A.I. algorithms, cameras and robotic arms. Her abstract painting will be the first-ever artwork made by a humanoid robot to be sold at Sotheby's Full Article
we These Giant, Vest-Wearing Sniffer Rats Could Help Combat the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Scientists Say By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:41:34 +0000 Researchers trained African giant pouched rats to detect commonly smuggled items, including rhino horns and elephant tusks Full Article
we The 'Super Bowl of Wildlife Art' Is All About Ducks, and It Has Protected America's Wetlands for 90 Years By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:14:32 +0000 Introduced in 1934, the federal duck stamp contest has raised more than $1.2 billion and protected at least 6.5 million acres across the nation. Now, an art exhibition at Connecticut’s Bruce Museum honors the competition’s history Full Article
we This Norwegian Island Wants to Become the World’s First Time-Free Zone By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +0000 ‘Our goal is to provide full flexibility, 24/7,’ one resident said. ‘If you want to cut the lawn at 4 a.m., then you do it.’ Full Article
we These Elephants Can Use Hoses to Shower—and Even 'Sabotage' Each Other, Study Suggests By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:39:02 +0000 Mary, a 54-year-old Asian elephant at the Berlin Zoo, is the “queen of showering,” but her companion Anchali seems to have figured out how to exploit that habit to play pranks Full Article
we Halloween Is Spooky. But So Are These Eight Other Celebrations Around the World By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:47:39 +0000 From Setsubun in Japan to Fèt Gede in Haiti, these festivals relish in the macabre Full Article
we Go Chasing Waterfalls With These 15 Awe-Inspiring Images By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 See photographs of the beautiful natural wonders from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Full Article
we How the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Went From Its Modest Start to an American Tradition Rivaling Stuffing and Pumpkin Pie By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 A century on, the country’s most beloved Thursday spectacle reaches new heights Full Article
we Marine Atlantic cancels ferry crossings due to rough weather By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 10:35:05 EST Adverse weather has cancelled ferry crossings between Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia heading into the long weekend. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
we Man fatally electrocuted after downed power line in Torbay Saturday By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:28:08 EST Police have reported that a man was fatally electrocuted in Torbay on Saturday evening. Two others are being treated for injuries. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
we Hundreds mark Remembrance Day in Corner Brook to honour western Newfoundland's veterans By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:17:18 EST Large crowds came together at city hall in Corner Brook to lay wreaths and honour veterans on Monday. The ceremony portion was completed with a playing of the Last Post. Full Article
we The province is falling into winter in this week's audience gallery By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:32:09 EST Have a photo you'd like us to see? Email us! Our address is nlphotos@cbc.ca. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
we I assure you, we're open: A.C. Hunter Public Library welcomes guests despite closure of main entrance By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:30:00 EST People using the library in the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's are being forced to use alternate entrances due to an unsafe staircase in front of the building. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
we KKK Halloween costumes symptom of growing far-right in Atlantic Canada, researcher says By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST A researcher studying the rise of extremism in Atlantic Canada warns Ku Klux Klan Halloween costumes are just one example of an insidious effort by far-right groups to normalize hateful attitudes. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
we 'We're all here together': Montreal English theatre shows its resilience with award ceremony By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST The Montreal English Theatre Awards ceremony is being held this evening at Le Gesù theatre. For the community, it's a time to celebrate their achievements and resilience coming out of the pandemic, together. Full Article News/Canada
we Power corporation relying less on diesel in the N.W.T.'s North Slave this year By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST The Northwest Territories Power Corporation expects that by the end of March it will have generated 72 per cent of power for the North Slave region using hydro, and 28 per cent from diesel. Last year, about half the region's power was from diesel because of low water levels. Full Article News/Canada/North
we 'The anxiety in town is sky-high': Norman Wells residents hold rally over soaring fuel prices By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:12:59 EST More than 50 Norman Wells residents gathered at the Royal Canadian Legion on Thursday night to voice frustrations over high heating fuel prices. Full Article News/Canada/North
we Weekend gun-related incidents in Hay River, N.W.T., believed to be linked to organized crime, RCMP say By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:49:37 EST Hay River RCMP say they believe two weekend incidents, including one in which a person was shot, are linked to drugs and organized crime. Full Article News/Canada/North
we How Captain George Vancouver Mapped and Shaped the Modern Pacific Northwest By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:15:00 +0000 The British explorer named dozens of geographical features and sites in the region, ignoring the traditions of the Indigenous peoples who’d lived there for millennia Full Article
we When the Nazis Seized Power, This Jewish Actor Took on the Role of His Life By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 After he was forced off the German stage in 1934 by antisemitic hecklers, Leo Reuss found a daring way to hide in plain sight Full Article
we This 19th-Century 'Toy Book' Used Science to Prove That Ghosts Were Simply an Illusion By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:41:01 +0000 "Spectropia" demystified the techniques used by mediums who claimed they could speak to the dead, revealing the "absurd follies of Spiritualism" Full Article
we These Black Americans Were Killed for Exercising Their Political Right to Vote By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 In the Jim Crow South, activists became martyrs at the hands of white racists, all for the just cause of using the vote to fight for equality and freedom Full Article
we How Spam Went from Canned Necessity to American Icon By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:41:51 +0000 Out-of-the-can branding helped transform World War II's rations into a beloved household staple Full Article
we N.B. Power wins long fight to raise rates 19 per cent over 2 years By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:10:20 EST N.B. Power has won approval to keep charging rates that it increased on customers by an average of 9.25 on April 1, and to repeat the increase next April, with only minor modifications. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
we Advocates welcome promised pay equity laws in N.B., but warn some will be left out By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST Advocates say pay equity laws, while needed, often do not help the most vulnerable workers. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
we Lest we forget: Stories of New Brunswick war veterans By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST From bravery on the field of battle to stoicism behind the lines, New Brunswickers of all backgrounds made their marks. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
we Weekend fire damages popular Saint Andrews eatery, the Herring By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:40:14 EST Emergency officials said the fire at the Herring Pub and Restaurant on Water Street broke out around 4 p.m. and appears to have started in an air conditioning unit. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
we Hardy Cup winning head coach leads first 3-5 team to a Canada West football title By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:54:21 EST The University of Regina Rams knock off their provincial rivals, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies to win their second ever Hardy Cup championship. An emotional Rams head coach, Mark McConkey talks about how his team was able to overcome a rough regular season and win the title. Full Article
we Students in northwestern Ontario embrace a different kind of classroom outdoors By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:36:57 EST Since 1970, Lakehead Public Schools has operated Kingfisher Lake Outdoor Education Centre just outside of Thunder Bay, Ont. The CBC's Matt Fratpietro spent a morning with students from École Elsie MacGill Public School to learn more about the forests that surround the city. Full Article
we Northwestern Ontario residents share wartime stories through mementos kept for generations By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST CBC's Superior Morning has been gathering wartime stories from listeners leading up to Remembrance Day based on mementos they have kept for generations. Here's some of the stories residents in northwestern Ontario have shared. Full Article News/Canada/Thunder Bay
we We do because we see By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 07:29:05 +0000 A South East Asian OM worker shared about how her relationship with Jesus has changed her life from one of fear to leading others and modeling Christ's love. Full Article
we Setup Week, TeenStreet 2019 By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 19:44:35 +0000 Service Team members share why they enjoy being onsite during Setup Week, when the vision of TeenStreet becomes a reality for them, and what part of the upcoming conference they are most excited for. Full Article
we Day 5: Power By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 06:32:59 +0000 On Day 5, we looked at 'Power.' Our words have the power to hurt and destroy as well as encourage and build up. Jesus' words give joy, life, peace, hope and purpose to those who believe Him. Full Article
we Wer geht da hin, wo sonst keiner ist? By www.om.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:26:32 +0000 Mar del Plata, Argentinien :: Eine Gemeinde hört von Ländern, die keinen Zugang zum Evangelium haben Full Article
we Ein Weg zu den Vergessenen By www.om.org Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 07:55:22 +0000 In einer Kleinstadt im Kaukasus finden Kinder neue Hoffnung. Full Article
we Legacy of Indigenous soldiers now being preserved in northwestern Alberta By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:00:00 EST A researcher in Grande Prairie, Alta., has undertaken a project to ensure past Indigenous soldiers and veterans are recognized for their sacrifices in both world wars. Full Article News/Canada/Edmonton
we Democracy Now! 2024-10-30 Wednesday By www.democracynow.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 Headlines for October 30, 2024; Report from Pennsylvania: Marc Lamont Hill on Harris’s Closing Speech & Dangers of a Trump Victory; Imara Jones: Transphobia Is “Key Pillar” of Trump’s Push for a “Patriarchal Fascist Regime” Full Article
we Democracy Now! 2024-11-06 Wednesday By www.democracynow.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0500 Headlines for November 06, 2024; “The Confederacy Won”: Why Donald Trump’s Reelection Is a Win for White Supremacy, Xenophobia & Hate; “This Is a Collapse of the Democratic Party”: Ralph Nader on Roots of Trump’s Win Over Harris; “A Devastating Result”: John Nichols on GOP Taking White House and the Senate; Linda Sarsour: Harris’s Embrace of Pro-Israel Policies at Odds with Democratic Base; Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: Democrats Demobilized Their Base. A Movement Is Now Needed to Oppose Trump; Rami Khouri: U.S. Voters Are Sick of Foreign Wars. Can Trump Strike a Grand Bargain in Middle East?; 7 States Vote to Protect Abortion Rights in Busy Year for Ballot Initiatives Full Article
we Province earmarks $2.5M for cellphone towers, but no one has signed on to use them By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:16:44 EST P.E.I.'s capital budget has allocated $2.5 million to build up to five provincially owned cellphone towers, but so far no telecommunications companies have committed to using them. Full Article News/Canada/PEI
we Logan McLellan picked to represent Conservatives in western P.E.I. for next federal election By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:28:46 EST The entrepreneur and financial adviser defeated Adam Bassett for the party nomination in Egmont after two days of voting last week. Full Article News/Canada/PEI