- And now you see it - The oldest microscope at the National Museum of American History. [via O Say Can You See? blog, NMAH]
- A previously misfiled fossil leads to the revelation that the prehistoric reptile, known as a mosasaur, gave birth in the open ocean rather then lay eggs. [via Smithsonian Science News]
- From the Archives of American Art - A look at how the life and work of artist Miné Okubo was affected by being detained in the Topaz internment camp in Utah during World War II. [via Archives of American Art Blog]
- It's official - It was announced this week that President Barack Obama's Presidential Library will be located in Chicago. [via InfoDocket]
- Happy 50th Anniversary to the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center! This Saturday, May 16, they are hosting an open house at their location in Edgewater, Maryland. [via SERC]
- There's an app for that - Yale University released an app that builds on the Map of Life’s integrated global database of everything from bumblebees to trees, which tells users which species are likely to be found in their vicinity. [via Yale News]
- Congratulations to the University of Pennsylvania who recently acquired a copy of Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg’s Petit Code de la raison humaine, a book printed in France by Benjamin Franklin in 1782. One of only four known surviving copies, its acquisition by Penn adds to its collection of more than 330 works printed by Franklin. [via InfoDocket]
- New from the National Museum of African Art - Its first graphic novel, The Song of Lionogo, which is based on a Swahili mythological figure from East Africa and was inspired by the cultural connections between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Ocean. [via NMAfA]
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