ter New edition of the Farmer's Market at FAO Headquarters By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT The farmers will offer seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables to around 3000 people - including employees, contractors, delegates and visitors - that enter the FAO headquarters every day. Centro Agroalimentare [...] Full Article
ter Sign up to receive FAO's publications newsletters By www.fao.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT To keep up to date on FAO’s most recent publications, sign up to one of the newsletters produced by the Publications team of the Office for Corporate Communication: The weekly update [...] Full Article
ter Farmers' Market 2020 at FAO Headquarters By www.fao.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT As of the start of the New Year, the Farmers’ Market will be back at FAO’s premises – Atrium - on January 29th from 12.00- 16.00 hours. All of [...] Full Article
ter Farmers' Market at FAO Headquarters on the occasion of the Biodiversity for Food Diversity fair By www.fao.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Buy fresh and seasonal produce at the Farmers’ Market on Wednesday 26 February from 12.00 – 16.00 hours, and be sure to visit the [...] Full Article
ter Rising popularity of email newsletters across the Organization By www.fao.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT FAO email newsletters have sparked great interest across the Organization in the last few years, with over 2 million emails sent out in 2018 and over 3 million last year. Corporate newsletters cover approximately 100 [...] Full Article
ter Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 ☚ ☚ ☚ A slavish adaptation of a book with potential By www.bigempire.com Published On :: Full Article
ter Joy Harjo, First Native American Writer to Be Named U.S. Poet Laureate, Reappointed for Second Term By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:18:24 +0000 Harjo, a member of the Muskogee Creek Nation, says the appointment "honors the place of Native people in this country, the place of Native people’s poetry" Full Article
ter JCCCII Performer Interview TOMPKINS.m4v [1m56s] By www.youtube.com Published On :: David Rees interviews Paul F. Tompkins in anticipation of JoCoCruiseCrazy II. Full Article
ter poppy quarter led to spy coin warning [2m53s] By www.youtube.com Published On :: The surprise explanation behind the U.S. government's sensational but false warnings about mysterious Canadian spy coins is the harmless poppy [...] Full Article
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ter Egypt's Oldest Pyramid Reopens to Public After 14-Year Hiatus By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:23:09 +0000 Built nearly 4,700 years ago as a tomb for the pharaoh Djoser, the structure underwent more than a decade of on-and-off restorations Full Article
ter Chlamydia-Related Bacteria Discovered in the Deep Arctic Ocean By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000 ‘What on earth were they doing there?’ one researcher asks Full Article
ter U.K. Storms Unearth Bones From Historic Scottish Cemetery—and Archaeologists Are Worried By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:40:03 +0000 The burial site, which contains remains from both the Picts and the Norse, is at risk of disappearing due to coastal erosion Full Article
ter This Fading Star Wasn't on the Brink of Death After All—It Was Just Dusty By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:37:38 +0000 After four months of unexpected dimming, the red supergiant star has perked back up, and astronomers may have a new explanation for the fluke Full Article
ter Graduate Student Discovers One of World's Oldest Swords in Mislabeled Monastery Display By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:10:02 +0000 At 5,000 years old, the weapon predates the era when humans first started using tin to make bronze Full Article
ter Insect With ‘Wacky Fashion Sense’ Named After Lady Gaga By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:56:56 +0000 It’s not quite a meat dress, but Kaikaia gaga does boast some impressive horn-like appendages Full Article
ter After a Lifetime of Donkey Polo, This Chinese Noblewoman Asked to Be Buried With Her Steeds By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 14:51:56 +0000 New research reveals a Tang Dynasty woman's love for sports—and big-eared, braying equids Full Article
ter In a First, Researchers Record Penguins Vocalizing Under Water By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000 But the scientists still aren’t sure what the birds are saying Full Article
ter Your Butterfly Photos Could Help Monarch Conservation By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:15:24 +0000 As monarchs leave their winter hideaways, conservationists are seeking assistance in studying their migration routes Full Article
ter Two Men Arrested After Trying to Steal Stones From Notre-Dame By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:55:32 +0000 The suspects were found drunk and hiding under a tarpaulin, reportedly in possession of small stones from the fire-ravaged cathedral Full Article
ter Albert Uderzo, Co-Creator of 'Asterix and Obelix' Comics, Dies at 92 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:15:34 +0000 The pint-sized, mustachioed Gaul immortalized in the French cartoon has spawned films, a theme park and many other spin-offs Full Article
ter Take a Free Virtual Tour of the Winchester Mystery House By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:32:40 +0000 The California landmark is closed, but you can explore its bizarre architectural features from afar Full Article
ter A Dead Cat's Brain Revives Discussion of 1960s Mercury Poisoning Disaster in Japan By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:27:48 +0000 The exact molecule behind the Minamata mercury disaster, caused by a chemical plant’s wastewater, remains a point of disagreement Full Article
ter Japan's Experiment to Calculate an Asteroid's Age Was a Smashing Success By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:33:53 +0000 The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater Full Article
ter Van Gogh Masterpiece Stolen From Dutch Museum Shuttered by COVID-19 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:38:25 +0000 Thieves pilfered "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884" from the Singer Laren in the early hours of Monday morning Full Article
ter Shuttered Museums Use Social Media to Share Bouquets of Floral Artwork By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 20:55:47 +0000 Hundreds of museums are participating in an online attempt to spread joy as COVID-19 keeps their galleries empty Full Article
ter With Many Countries Under Shelter-in-Place Orders, the World Shakes a Little Less By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:30:00 +0000 Geoscientists noticed the normal rumbles of human activity picked up by their instruments have died down as much of the world ground to a halt Full Article
ter Quarantined Couple Builds Art Museum to Entertain Pet Gerbils By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The story of two bored art lovers who found a way to "a-mouse" themselves Full Article
ter Newly Discovered Portrait Depicts Woman Who May Have Inspired Jane Austen Character By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:06:10 +0000 Mary Pearson, who was briefly engaged to the writer's brother, may be the real-life counterpart of Lydia Bennet from "Pride and Prejudice" Full Article
ter Hand-Reared Monarch Butterflies Are Weaker Than Their Wild Cousins By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:01:47 +0000 In the wild, only about one in 20 caterpillars grows up to be a butterfly Full Article
ter Colorful Image Lights Up Microscopic Guts of 'Water Bear' By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:55:38 +0000 Biologist Tagide deCarvalho created this award-winning image of the tardigrade using fluorescent stains Full Article
ter Scientists Suggest New Origin Story for 'Oumuamua, Our Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:43:38 +0000 Perhaps the cigar-shaped object is a shard from a shredded planetary body, a computer simulation suggests Full Article
ter Traces of Millennia-Old Milk Help Date Pottery Fragments to Neolithic London By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:52:22 +0000 These dairy products are no longer edible, but they're still valuable to researchers Full Article
ter Local Bookstores Offer 'Mystery Bags' of Quarantine Reading By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:59:17 +0000 Buyers can ask for a mix of their favorite genre or seek booksellers’ recommendations Full Article
ter How COVID-19 Interferes With Weather Forecasts and Climate Research By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:46:35 +0000 'The break in the scientific record is probably unprecedented,' one ecologist says Full Article
ter Norway Lobsters Crush Ocean Plastic Into Even Smaller Pieces—and That's Bad By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:17:05 +0000 The crustaceans' guts pulverize plastics into tiny bits that can be consumed by even smaller creatures at the base of the ocean food chain Full Article
ter 'Disappearing' Exoplanet Might Not Have Been a Planet After All By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:21:40 +0000 Study suggests alleged exoplanet may have been a cloud of asteroid debris Full Article
ter Toxic Newts Use Bacteria to Become Deadly Prey By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Scientists discover neurotoxin-producing bacteria living on the skin of rough-skinned newts Full Article
ter Prickles the Sheep Returns Home After Seven Years on the Lam(b) By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:41:01 +0000 After missing years of shears, the voluminous creature had ballooned to about five times the size of a typical sheep Full Article
ter 300,000-Year-Old Stick Suggests Human Ancestors Were Skilled Hunters By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:28:52 +0000 The ancient throwing stick may have been used by Neanderthals or an even earlier hominin Full Article
ter Why Microsoft Word Now Considers Two Spaces After a Period an Error By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:27:05 +0000 Traditionalist "two-spacers" can still disable the function Full Article
ter One Hundred Years After Influenza Killed His Twin Brother, WWII Veteran Dies of COVID-19 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 15:23:28 +0000 In the days before his death, the New York man spoke often of his lost twin and the lessons humanity seemed not to have learned Full Article
ter Meet the New Species of Snake Named After Salazar Slytherin of the Harry Potter Franchise By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:30:00 +0000 Perhaps the fictional Hogwarts founder would have appreciated the honor Full Article
ter What Does Your Sourdough Starter Smell Like? Science Wants to Know By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:52:05 +0000 A citizen science project aims to chart the microbial diversity present in starters all over the world Full Article
ter High Waters in the Great Lakes Reveal Two Centuries-Old Shipwrecks By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:06:05 +0000 In the month of April alone, the remnants of two historic vessels washed up on Lake Michigan's shores Full Article
ter Quarantine Cat Film Fest Will Raise Funds for Independent Theaters Closed by COVID-19 By www.smithsonianmag.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000 The quarantined felines of the world are coming for your screens Full Article