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13-year-old boy, 98-year-old Holocaust survivor strike up friendship as museum volunteers
CBS News· 13 hours agoJanine and Dhilan come from very different worlds and generations—but know in their hearts that...
Cicada "superfans" are eating them, making art with them, performing strip teases as them
CBS News· 4 days agoTrillions of once-hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people's shirts,...
More Than 1,000 Birds Died One Night in Chicago. Will It Happen Again?
New York Times· 4 days agoA mass of birds died in Chicago in October after striking one building, adding to the push for more...
If birds are dinosaurs, why aren't they cold-blooded?
LiveScience· 8 hours agoFor more than 100 years, researchers assumed that dinosaurs were like giant lizards: sluggish...
Art Institute of Chicago returns artifact to place of origin in Thailand
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoAs part of its ongoing provenance research, the Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century artifact to its place of origin in Thailand. The museum
The Hope Diamond: The 'cursed' blue gemstone coveted by royalty
LiveScience· 6 hours agoWhere it was found: It was long believed that the diamond was extracted from the Kollur Mine in...
DeVinck: History we can touch
Dallas Morning News· 10 hours agoMany years ago, while visiting San Antonio for an invitation to speak about my writing, I woke up in my hotel wondering what I would do during the day...
Former Chicago White Sox Micah Johnson aims to inspire in Juneteenth artwork collaboration with ACE...
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoMicah Johnson didn’t hesitate when an opportunity presented itself to collaborate with the Chicago...
Hypersexual ‘zombie’ cicadas infected with parasitic fungus being collected by scientists
Fox News· 2 days agoWest Virginia University mycology professor Matt Kasson told The Associated Press that he traveled...
Hypersexual ‘zombie’ cicadas infected with parasitic fungus being collected by scientists
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoScientists are continuing to study the fungus Massospora cicadina on specimen of infected cicadas as...