9 Two High Schoolers Found an 'Impossible' Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:13:33 +0000 Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians long thought could not be done Full Article
9 Three Sisters in Ohio Just Sold a Rare 1975 Dime With a Missing 'S' Mint Mark for $500,000 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:01:42 +0000 The owners inherited the valuable coin from their brother, who kept it locked in a bank vault for decades. He purchased it with his mother in 1978 to provide financial security for the family farm Full Article
9 Japan's Mount Fuji Has Now Remained Snowless for the Longest Time in Its 130-Year Record By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:09:30 +0000 After a summer that tied for the country's hottest, meteorologists say an unusually warm autumn is delaying snowfall Full Article
9 You Can Listen to a Lost Chopin Waltz That Hasn't Been Heard for Nearly Two Centuries By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 The one-minute composition, which dates to the 1830s, was found on a piece of paper about the size of an index card at a museum in New York City Full Article
9 Geologists Finally Explain New Jersey's Strange Earthquake That Rocked the Northeast in April By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:42:11 +0000 A new study suggests the seismic energy traveled outward from a previously unmapped fault, emanating from the hypocenter in bouncing waves that shook distant areas Full Article
9 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
9 Scientists Unearth the Oldest Tadpole Fossil Ever Found, and It's a 161-Million-Year-Old 'Giant' By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:37:00 +0000 Found in a rock in Argentina, the six-inch-long tadpole sheds light on the history of frog metamorphosis Full Article
9 The Nation's Oldest Schoolhouse for Black Children Will Open to the Public Next Year By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:30:07 +0000 Work is underway to restore the Bray School, which will be dedicated in a ceremony on Friday. The historic building in Colonial Williamsburg will open its doors in the spring of 2025 Full Article
9 Jill Biden Unveils a Reimagined White House Tour, Which Invites Visitors to 'Touch, Hear and See' History By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:36:06 +0000 The public tours of the historic residence hadn't been overhauled in decades. For two years, the first lady's office has been working to make them more interactive and educational Full Article
9 Archaeologists Stumble Upon 900-Year-Old Door Guardian Statues in Cambodia By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:57:50 +0000 The team was analyzing the structure of a royal palace’s gate when they discovered 12 statues made out of sandstone Full Article
9 See Picasso's Lesser-Known Print Works, Which He Continued Experimenting With Into His 80s By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:14:38 +0000 A new exhibition spotlights the Spanish artist's printmaking talents, which he began honing in his 20s. In the decades that followed, he produced thousands of breathtaking creations Full Article
9 At the Age of 50, an Elderly Female Elephant Dies at the Smithsonian's National Zoo By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:55:14 +0000 The pachyderm, named Kamala, was suffering from osteoarthritis when zoo staff chose to euthanize her Full Article
9 Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence With NASA via a Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 1981 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:55:20 +0000 The farthest spacecraft in the universe went momentarily rogue, but scientists breathed a sigh of relief when it reconnected at an unexpected radio frequency Full Article
9 The World's Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone 'Cylinder Seals' By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:56:01 +0000 Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research suggests that these markings informed the development of writing Full Article
9 Banksy's Former Manager Sells His Trove of Artworks and Other Objects Connected to the Anonymous Street Artist By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:06:59 +0000 Steve Lazarides' personal collection of prints, original works, handwritten press releases and burner phones sold at auction for around $1.4 million Full Article
9 Check Out the Stunning New Images of Jupiter From NASA's Juno Spacecraft By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:13:36 +0000 On its 66th flyby of the king of planets, Juno has captured spectacular views of the stormy atmosphere, processed by citizen scientists Full Article
9 After the Death of Cassius, the World's Largest Captive Crocodile, Scientists Are Trying to Solve the Mystery of His Age By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:50:23 +0000 The beloved reptile in Australia died last weekend and was thought to be up to 120 years old, though that age is only an estimate. Research on his bones might reveal a more exact number Full Article
9 When Art Thieves Stole Four Andy Warhol Prints, They Didn't Realize Only Two Would Fit in the Getaway Car By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 The robbers only made away with two of the screen prints, which they swiped from a gallery in the Netherlands. They abandoned the other artworks on the street Full Article
9 Rare 'Terror Bird' Fossil Found in Colombia Reveals the Enormous Size of a Prehistoric Predator By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:22:45 +0000 The bone, described two decades after its discovery, suggests the species might have grown up to 20 percent bigger than other terror birds Full Article
9 See New Images of Pesto, Australia's Enormous Baby Penguin, in His 'Awkward Phase,' Molting His Downy Feathers By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:58:09 +0000 The viral king penguin chick at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is beginning to lose his youthful down, a process that will give him his distinctive and waterproof adult plumage Full Article
9 Travelers Can Now Buy a Can of '100 Percent Authentic Air' From Italy's Lake Como By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:25:29 +0000 It's not the first time savvy entrepreneurs have marketed canned air to tourists. Similar products have been sold at vacation destinations for decades Full Article
9 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
9 A Rare 'Otherworldly' Sculpture by Surrealist Artist Leonora Carrington Is Going to Auction By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:27:31 +0000 The 1951 artwork, "La Grande Dame (The Cat Woman)," stands over six feet tall and features paintings of "hybrid creatures and lush dreamscapes" Full Article
9 Divers in Mexico's Underwater Caves Get a Glimpse of Rarely Seen Artifacts, Fossils and Human Remains By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:22:49 +0000 Cenotes in the Yucatán Peninsula are time capsules preserving remnants of Maya culture and fossils of extinct megafauna Full Article
9 What It's Like to Experience Polar Night in the World's Northernmost Town By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:30:00 +0000 Eight years into living in Longyearbyen, on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, I embrace the seasonal plunge into total darkness Full Article
9 Actually, T. Rex Probably Couldn't Stick Out Its Tongue By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:36:39 +0000 The tongues of bird-like dinosaurs and pterosaurs, however, may have been more mobile Full Article
9 To Study Night-Shining Clouds, NASA Used Its 'Super Soaker' Rocket to Make a Fake One By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0000 In summer months above the North and South Poles, glowing clouds occasionally form naturally at sunset under the right conditions Full Article
9 Why the World's First Pet Cemetery Was Revolutionary By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:06:50 +0000 A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an animal companion Full Article
9 Meet the Italian 'Fruit Detective' Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis Full Article
9 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
9 Bionic 'Pilots' Compete for the Gold at the Cybathlon By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:02:33 +0000 In the international competition, people with physical disabilities put state-of-the-art devices to the test as they race to complete the tasks of everyday life Full Article
9 This Is What You're Paying for When You Buy a Bentley By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:13:06 +0000 Manufacturing a Bentley in the traditional way is a time-consuming nod to their brand heritage. Each hand-crafted wheel can take 4.5 hours to finish Full Article
9 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
9 Remembrance Day ceremony held for 1st time with Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:30:00 EST Hundreds congregated in downtown St. John's Monday morning to pay tribute to Newfoundland and Labrador's fallen soldiers, and honoured the dead for the first time at the newly refurbished National War Memorial and tomb of the Unknown Solider. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
9 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
9 Pat White, Gander-based aviation pioneer behind EVAS Air, dead at 69 By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:46:57 EST Pat White, an entrepreneur who launched EVAS Air and the Gander Flight Training, has died. He was 69 years old. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
9 With 45 years in business, this family's crafts are tied to N.L. traditions By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:27:53 EST The 50th Christmas Craft Fair gathered over a hundred vendors and thousands of customers in Torbay over the weekend. One family business was inspired by the early years of the fair and a passion to keep traditional crafts in style. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
9 Who's sparking joy in your community? Let us know about the people making things better By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:26:18 EST CBC Newfoundland and Labrador would love to hear your suggestions of folks and organizations who are there when you need them — and all the other times, too. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
9 Nurses' union blasts health authority over lack of job offers for nursing students By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:14:00 EST Nurses' union president Yvette Coffey says more must be done to ensure young nurses stay in the province. Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says work is underway to match students with job openings. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
9 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
9 Doctors said her gangrenous appendix was just anxiety. She's not alone By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:30:00 EST A woman who says she was repeatedly denied emergency care last spring is blasting the Newfoundland and Labrador health-care system, saying she’s been left psychologically scarred after being told several times that her gangrenous appendix was simply anxiety or constipation. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
9 School in Sipekne'katik First Nation commemorates Indigenous Veterans Day By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST The L'nu Sipuk Kina'muokuom school observed Indigenous Veterans Day with an event on Friday. Students, faculty and staff got together to honour Mi’kmaw military veterans and RCMP members. Full Article
9 Cape Breton woman tracks down great-uncle's lost WWII medals in time for Remembrance Day By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST A Port Hawkesbury woman has long imagined a Remembrance Day with her great-uncle's war medals. It will happen this year for the first time thanks to some sleuthing and the kindness of her great-uncle's foster family. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
9 Rail transit advocate says more highways not the solution to Halifax's traffic woes By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:34:41 EST Building highways isn't the only solution to the growing problem of traffic congestion in and around the Halifax Regional Municipality, says the head of an organization that advocates for rail-based public transit. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
9 CBRM to seek new CAO, but not before municipality's financial situation is known By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:30:15 EST The new mayor and council are planning big changes for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, and one of those is at the top of the staff organizational chart now that chief administrative officer Marie Walsh is set to retire. Full Article News/Canada/Nova Scotia
9 '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
9 Man, 36, charged with 1st-degree murder of partner on Montreal's South Shore By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:11:01 EST Shilei Du, 36, was charged Monday morning with the premeditated murder of his partner, Guangmei Ye, whose body was found Sunday in a residence on Fontenelle Street in Candiac, Que. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
9 Montreal says it's making it easier for groups to build off-market housing By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:37:37 EST The City of Montreal wants to sell more land to community organizations, housing co-ops and other groups to build off-market housing. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
9 Labour minister forcing end of negotiations at Quebec ports marks 'dark day for workers' rights,' union says By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:16:05 EST The union representing dockworkers in Montreal says Canada's labour minister forcing its members back to work at ports in Montreal and Quebec City marks a "dark day for workers' rights." Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
9 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