The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum recently launched Object of the Day to showcase the more than 217,000 objects in their collection. This image, “Design for Streamline Sleeper Car with Two Seat Compartment,” is one of the featured objects. It was created by Raymond Loewy, an industrial designer, on January 16, 1935. Loewy created designs for … Read more
Check Out the Encyclopedia of Life to Learn About the Species on Earth: The Encyclopedia of Life recently celebrated the creation of its one millionth species page with the addition of hundreds of thousands of new images and specimen data from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. The Encyclopedia of Life is building the … Read more
U.S. Army Spc. Brett Hyde, with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, performs sentinel duty at the Tomb of the Unknowns before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Every year a ceremony is held on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. It begins with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Learn more about Veterans … Read more
The Sun unleashed a medium-sized solar flare that is visually spectacular. The large cloud of particles mushroomed up and fell back down looking as if it covered an area of almost half the solar surface. Two NASA spacecrafts observed this event from three different view-points. Video by NASA
A soldier to soldier message for returning military veterans
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Cavallo throws a couch on a pile in Staten Island. Marines and sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit worked to support Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts in New York and New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy formed in the western Caribbean Sea and affected Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas before … Read more
What are the Benefits of International Education?: This week is International Education Week. Learn more about the benefits of international education and exchange.
An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer. The finding provides further evidence that risk of lung cancer among never-smokers, especially Asian women, may be associated with certain unique inherited genetic characteristics that distinguishes it from lung cancer in smokers.
Learn about American Indian Populations, Tribes and Languages: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month goes back to 1916. Learn about populations, tribes and languages.
Many members of the military with student loans are spending way too much to pay off those loans. They are not accessing the student loan repayment protections and forgiveness benefits that have been granted to them under federal rules. Unfortunately, those rules are extremely complex, and not all loan servicers are properly handling the loans … Read more
This is one of the eight tentacled snakes born at the National Zoo last month. The birth of the snakes was a surprise to zookeepers because the parents have not given birth to viable offspring in the last four years, despite past breeding attempts. This species of snake is aquatic and gets its name from the … Read more
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Kenneth Kendler, M.D. will deliver the 17th Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. Kendler is a world-renowned expert on the genetics of psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. His presentation is called “The Genetic Epidemiology of Alcohol Use Disorders: … Read more
Admission to National Parks is Free this Weekend: You can visit any national park this weekend for free. Find a national park near you.
When planning ahead in these uncertain financial times, it’s important to think about long-term care for yourself and your loved ones. Long-term care (LTC) is a range of services and supports you may need to meet your health or personal needs over a long period of time. These services might include emergency response systems, senior … Read more
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird photographed at the Quabbin Reservoir near South Athol, MA. Photo by Bill Thompson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Image description: A full moon rises over Mt. Everts in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by the Yellowstone National Park Service.
Researchers will study pre-symptomatic lung disease in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis (CF), under a new grant program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Results could reveal how CF develops, which in turn could lead to interventions that delay or prevent disease progression. The studies also could provide critical information … Read more