The Teddy Bear Was Once Seen as a Dangerous Influence on Young Children (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the stuff of legend
Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the stuff of legend
Upon their arrival in China, 25-year-old Mei Xiang and 26-year-old Tian Tian will enjoy “a luxurious retirement,” while their son Xiao Qi Ji will have the opportunity to find a mate of his own, NZCBI’s director, Brandie Smith, tells NBC Washington’s Maggie More.
Eventually, an artist will be chosen to transform the bronze bars into a public art installation
Visitors will dine at themed restaurants and participate in immersive experiences
The piece is a plaster version of one of the figures from the French sculptor’s “Les Bourgeois de Calais”
Researchers suspect the trove may have belonged to a “rich woman with a passion for collecting”...
In 1873, greed, speculation and overinvestment in railroads sparked a financial crisis that sank the U.S. into more than five years of misery
For Star Trek Day, learn about the relationship between sci-fi and real-life science in this excerpt from
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doi.org/10.1126/science.abq7487
A study proposes that the population that gave rise to modern humans may have been reduced to roughly 1,300 reproducing individuals
During World War II, the OSS sent Moe Berg to Europe, where he gathered intel on Germany's efforts to build an atomic bomb
In news media and scientific accounts and on some government websites, kudzu is typically said to cover seven million to nine million acres across the United States. But scientists reassessing kudzu’s spread have found that it’s nothing like that. In the latest careful sampling, the U.S. Forest Service reports that kudzu...
Baklava appears to have its origins in the ancient Assyrian Empire. The layering of flat breads evolved into how it is known today, requiring great skill to work with delicate layers of dough. It became a dessert reserved for special occasions, due to the time and difficulty it took to prepare. Its association with special days...