vi Hurricane Helene's Floodwaters Damaged 80 Percent of Buildings in Asheville's River Arts District By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:55:18 +0000 Home to more than 300 artists, the neighborhood was submerged under the record-high waters of the French Broad River Full Article
vi Immerse Yourself in the 'Hyperwall,' NASA's New Visual Showcase of a Changing Earth By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 21:19:14 +0000 A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History combines satellite observations and historical data to offer a "larger-than-life look" at our planet's climate today Full Article
vi Rome's Trevi Fountain Will Get a Much-Needed Cleaning—and a Controversial New Entry Fee By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:48:39 +0000 During the restorations, visitors will be able to see the famous site via a temporary walkway, which officials will use to study the flow of foot traffic Full Article
vi Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors Who Fight for Nuclear Disarmament By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:46:59 +0000 The grassroots organization, Nihon Hidankyo, was lauded for "demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again" Full Article
vi Nearly 40 Years After She Walked the Great Wall of China, Marina Abramović Returns to the Country With a New Exhibition By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:35:04 +0000 "Transforming Energy," the artist's first museum show in China, focuses on "artworks and objects that actively engage the audience" Full Article
vi 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
vi This Park Recreates Vincent van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' With a Dazzling Display of Plants, Trees and Winding Pathways By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:35:59 +0000 At a new park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, two dozen gardeners have spent years replicating the Dutch artist's masterpiece using the land as their canvas Full Article
vi Cats May Be Aware of Their Body Size, Suggests Study of Their Famously 'Liquid' Behavior By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:26:42 +0000 A scientist used at-home experiments to test whether cats hesitated when moving through increasingly shorter or narrower openings Full Article
vi Can't Get Enough Carbs? That Craving Might Have Started More Than 800,000 Years Ago By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 19:18:10 +0000 New research traces the genetic underpinnings of the enzyme amylase, which helps humans digest starches and sugars Full Article
vi See 15 Mesmerizing Photos of Hidden Scenes Only Visible Through a Microscope By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:16:11 +0000 Winners of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition captured insects, cancer cells, cat claws and more Full Article
vi This Pup Is Going Viral for Climbing to the Top of an Egyptian Pyramid By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Paramotorists spotted the dog while soaring above one of Giza's pyramids last week Full Article
vi Asheville's Biltmore Estate Will Reopen for the Holidays After Sustaining Damage From Hurricane Helene By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:42:06 +0000 The sprawling estate, which is the largest privately owned home in the country, will open its doors in November after a month-long closure Full Article
vi In a First, Scientists Find Animals Thriving Beneath the Ocean Floor in Hidden Habitats Near Deep-Sea Vents By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:18:15 +0000 The discovery of worms and snails confirms that these still-mysterious, dark hotspots of life extend beyond what’s visible above the crust Full Article
vi Before He Created His Vibrant Drip Paintings, Jackson Pollock Took Inspiration From Pablo Picasso By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:14:00 +0000 A new exhibition in Paris demonstrates the influence that the Spanish artist had on the young American painter who would help usher in the Abstract Expressionist movement Full Article
vi He Escaped Slavery and Became a Civil War Hero. Now, Robert Smalls Is Getting a Statue in South Carolina By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:19:48 +0000 A special committee has until January 15 to finalize the design, location and funding for a monument that will be erected on the lawn of the South Carolina State House Full Article
vi Polar Bears Are Exposed to More Parasites, Viruses and Bacteria as the Arctic Heats Up By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:54:18 +0000 Pathogens are more common in polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea now than they were three decades ago, a new study suggests—but it's not yet clear what that means for the mammals' health Full Article
vi These Tiny Doodles May Be William Blake's Earliest Engravings, Overlooked for Nearly 250 Years By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:14:02 +0000 Using high-res scans, a researcher uncovered scribbled etchings likely made by the British poet and artist while working as a teenage apprentice engraver in the 1770s Full Article
vi America's Oldest Living Person, Elizabeth Francis, Dies at 115. She Was a Supercentenarian and 'Houstonian Icon' By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:49:07 +0000 Since her birth in 1909, Francis lived through two world wars, segregation, the fall of the Soviet Union, multiple pandemics and the invention of the cellphone Full Article
vi This Ancient Paw Print on a Pottery Fragment in Jerusalem Is the Oldest Known Evidence of a Cat Kneading By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:46:17 +0000 The deep penetrations suggest that the feline was pressing its claws into the clay, a behavior sometimes known as "making biscuits" Full Article
vi 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
vi Tour Guide at Medieval Manor House Discovers Mysterious Etchings Meant to Repel Evil, Trap Demons and Curse Enemies By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:30:34 +0000 A "staggering array" of markings have been hiding in plain sight carved into the walls of Gainsborough Old Hall, a 500-year-old home in Lincolnshire, England Full Article
vi 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
vi Last Surviving Animals of Mosul Zoo Transported to Safety By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:01:09 +0000 Lula the bear and Simba the lion have been evacuated to a wildlife shelter in Jordan Full Article
vi Saudi Prince Revealed as Buyer of $450 Million da Vinci Heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:24:16 +0000 An investigation by David D. Kirkpatrick of the New York Times revealed the buyer's identity Full Article
vi DNA Evidence Is Rewriting the Stories of Victims Who Perished in Pompeii Nearly 2,000 Years Ago By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:32:00 +0000 A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. Full Article
vi Sea Cucumber Poop Could Revitalize Coral Reefs By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:11:21 +0000 In one reef, three million sea cucumbers released 64,000 metric tons of nutrient-packed poo back into the ecosystem Full Article
vi 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
vi Celebrate Day of the Dead With These 15 Scenes of Festivities and Remembrance By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show how communities in Mexico and beyond mark Día de los Muertos. Full Article
vi Revisiting the Unknown Soldier: How a grassroots campaign brought a fallen comrade home By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:30:00 EST Monday marks the first Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in St. John's to include the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We're proud to present again two documentaries that tell a remarkable story. Full Article News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador
vi 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
vi 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
vi Video game shines light on Indigenous history and voices By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) was developed in Montreal by a local studio that collaborated closely with Indigenous designers and consultants. Full Article
vi Quebec student groups demand paid internships amid rising living costs By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:57:03 EST Facing soaring food prices and an escalating housing crisis, Quebec student associations are urgently calling on the provincial government to fund internships required for post-secondary training. Full Article News/Canada/Montreal
vi Visualization of Apoptotic Ovarian Follicles during Aedes aegypti Mosquito Egg Maturation by Fluorescent Imaging Studies By cshprotocols.cshlp.org Published On :: 2024-10-01T07:08:54-07:00 In insects, oocyte resorption (oosorption) or follicular atresia is one of the key physiological processes and evolutionary strategies used to optimize reproductive fitness. Mosquitoes are ideal model organisms for studying egg maturation in arthropods, as their follicle development is initiated only following the ingestion of a blood meal, followed by a carefully orchestrated series of hormonally regulated events leading to egg maturation. A cohort of approximately 100 follicles per mosquito ovary begin developing synchronously. However, a significant fraction of follicles ultimately undergo apoptosis and oosorption, especially when available resources from the blood meal are limited. Therefore, simple, rapid, and reliable techniques to accurately evaluate follicular atresia are necessary to understand mechanisms underlying follicle development in insects. This protocol describes how to detect apoptotic follicle cells within the Aedes aegypti mosquito ovaries using a commercially available fluorescent-labeled inhibitor of caspases (FLICA). Caspases are key players in animal apoptosis. In this assay, the FLICA reagent enters the intracellular compartment of follicles in dissected mosquito ovaries and covalently binds to active caspases. The bound reagent remains within the cell and its fluorescent signal can be observed by confocal microscopy. Although this method was specifically developed for visualizing apoptotic ovarian follicles during Ae. aegypti mosquito egg development, it should be applicable to other mosquito tissues that undergo caspase-mediated program cell death in a time-dependent manner. Full Article
vi Museum Director Discovers His Mother’s Childhood Visit to the Smithsonian By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 21:10:23 +0000 By raising her son to be curious about the natural world, this mother helped shape the trajectory of the National Museum of Natural History Full Article
vi New street outreach, sobering centre in Yellowknife provide safe space for youth By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:23:41 EST Tammy Roberts, Home Base's executive director, said before these services launched, there was "no place for youth to go" other than the emergency room or to RCMP cells. Full Article News/Canada/North
vi Canadian government to apologize for Nunavik dog slaughter By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:17:24 EST In opening remarks at the Inuit-Crown partnership committee meeting in Ottawa on Friday, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the government is preparing to deliver an apology in Nunavik — the Inuit region of northern Quebec. Full Article News/Canada/North
vi Former mayor accused of property encroachment violations in Dawson City files his defence against town By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:24:30 EST Former Dawson City Mayor Bill Kendrick has filed his defence against the town's encroachment violation lawsuit. Full Article News/Canada/North
vi Residents across river from Dawson City, Yukon, stepping up to help neighbours when emergency services limited By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:07:46 EST A group of volunteers have been providing emergency services to West Dawson residents during the periods of freeze up and break up, when there is no reliable access across the Yukon River to town. Full Article News/Canada/North
vi This Female Civil War Soldier Participated in the Bloodiest Battle in American History and Spied on the South—or Did She? By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her wartime experiences. Still, she bravely served in the Union Army, becoming one of hundreds of women who fought in the conflict in secret Full Article
vi The Real Story Behind the 'Lee' Movie and Lee Miller, the Legendary Surrealist Photographer and World War II Journalist Who Inspired It By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 In a new biopic starring Kate Winslet, Miller's many lives—as an artist, model, muse, cook and war correspondent—need little embellishment Full Article
vi The Real Story Behind 'Saturday Night,' the Movie About the Television Show That Changed Comedy Forever By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 A new film revisits the 90 minutes before the first episode of "Saturday Night Live" premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975 Full Article
vi To Divine the Future, the Ancients Relied on These Chance-Based Fortune-Telling Tools By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Texts like the "Sortes Astrampsychi" promised insights on clients' love lives, career prospects, financial woes and families Full Article
vi The Surprising Artwork That Inspired Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson,' a New Movie Based on August Wilson's Award-Winning Play By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:57:44 +0000 A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's struggle to decide the fate of an ancestral heirloom Full Article
vi Interim leader calls for end to 'self-inflicted wounds' as PC divisions remain By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:07:17 EST Interim PC Leader Glen Savoie urged members to find a common purpose rather than blame former leader Blaine Higgs. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
vi Court of Appeal reserves judgment in criminal negligence conviction in teenager's workplace death By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:29:18 EST New Brunswick’s Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the case of a man found guilty of criminal negligence in the death of Fredericton teenager in 2018. Full Article News/Canada/New Brunswick
vi Victor Hugo: Acclaimed Author, Unknown Furniture Designer By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:59:45 +0000 The apartment once occupied by the author of Les Miserables is now a museum dedicated to his life and to 19th century Paris Full Article
vi Gun violence is on the rise in Canada. In parts of the Greater Toronto Area, it's a record-breaking year By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Families are grappling with the consequences of growing gun violence in Hamilton and across the Greater Toronto Area this year. Several of the region's police forces have warned of an alarming rise in shootings since January. Full Article News/Canada
vi Visita a una iglesia subterránea By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:01:02 +0000 Este año en el mes en que se llevó a cabo el mantenimiento anual de Logos Hope en Uruguay, la tripulante Cecilia* de Argentina se unió a un pequeño equipo que sirve en Asia Central. Mientras estuvo allí, pudo asistir a dos iglesias subterráneas que desbordaban de esperanza y fe. Full Article
vi This veteran decolonized Remembrance Day events to honour Indigenous military service By www.cbc.ca Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST Jeff Monague has worked to incorporate Indigenous elements into Base Borden's Remembrance Day ceremonies — an acknowledgement he never had as a soldier. Full Article Radio/Unreserved