Following the shareholder’s decision to dissolve the Open Education Resource Foundation (OERF), all OERF websites and services previously maintained by staff whose roles have been disestablished will not be in a position to ensure ongoing access to OERF-maintained platforms after 19 December… Read More »Terminating OER Foundation services
Saturday, December 13, 2025 Væb, the 2025 Icelandic Eurovision entrant, performing Róa in Basel. Image: Quejaytee. Music Related articles Iceland pulls out of Eurovision 2026, joining four other countries to do so Four countries back out of Eurovision 2026… Read More »Iceland pulls out of Eurovision 2026, joining four other countries to do so
Rocky Mountain National Park and the Rocky Mountain Conservancy are pleased to announce that the summer 2026 Artist-In-Residence and Scholar-in-Residence Programs will begin accepting applications beginning on Monday, December 15, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/news/rocky-mountain-national-park-announces-the-opening-of-the-2026-artist-in-residence-and-scholar-in-residence-program-applications.htm www.nps.gov · Public Domain
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Kate MacGregor joined the National Park Service, community members, and partners today to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the newly redeveloped Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center at Everglades National Park, which is scheduled to open… Read More »Everglades National Park Cuts Ribbon on New Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center
Children participating in clinical trials received a huge surprise. www.nih.gov · Public Domain
The Calabash Nebula, pictured here — which has the technical name OH 231.8+04.2 — is a spectacular example of the death of a low-mass star like the Sun. This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the star… Read More »The Calabash clash
— This is a guest post by Sahar Kazmi, a public affairs specialist in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. It also appears in the September-October issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. In a page among the Library’s… Read More »Louder than Words: The Lives of Johnathan Larson and Leonard Bernstein
On Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, the Jingle All the Way 5k race will take place through Memorial Parks. In conjunction with the event, there will be road closures that motorists should take into consideration. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/uspp/traffic-advisory-2025-jingle-all-the-way-5k.htm www.nps.gov · Public Domain
Construction-related closure of the Natchez Trace Parkway between Mississippi Highway 413 (milepost 181) and U.S. Highway 82 (milepost 204) in Choctaw and Webster counties will remain in effect longer than originally anticipated. https://www.nps.gov/natr/learn/news/2025_detour_update.htm www.nps.gov · Public Domain
NIH clinical trial shows promise for people with treatment-limited, life-threatening disorder. www.nih.gov · Public Domain
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses inside the International Space Station’s cupola as it orbits 265 miles above the Indian Ocean near Madagascar.Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will recap his recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a news… Read More »NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Eight-Month Space Station Mission
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME’s “Best Inventions Hall of Fame”. NASA GSFC, NASA JPL Two icons of discovery, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in… Read More »NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured an uncommon sight – the death of a low-mass star – in this image of the Calabash Nebula released on Feb. 3, 2017. Here, we can see… Read More »A Rare Gourd
Thursday, December 11, 2025 Sports Related articles 4 November 2025: India wins 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, defeating South Africa by 52 runs 15 September 2025: Prosecutors charge man with attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump 3… Read More »10-man Preston North End draw with Coventry City in Championship fixture
Webb’s image of the enormous stellar jet in Sh2-284 provides evidence that protostellar jets scale with the mass of their parent stars—the more massive the stellar engine driving the plasma, the larger the resulting jet. www.nasa.gov · Public Domain
Beginning with the 2026 award cycle, the Alliance for Performance Excellence and the Baldrige Foundation will take on most operations for the program. www.nist.gov · Public Domain
This post is by Jessica Fries-Gaither, a 2024-2025 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at the Library of Congress. How do we know when an organism has gone extinct? This feature from The Tacoma Times presents an intriguing story from paleontology—the… Read More »Learning About Extinction, Evolution, and the Nature of Science through the Case of a ‘Living Fossil’
Isle Royale National Park will expand its Artist-in-Residence programs in coordination with America 250 celebrations for summer 2026. The three programs offered will include: Established Artist-in-Residence Program (started 1991), Teen Artist Exploration (started 2016), and Emerging Artist Experience (new for… Read More »Become a Summer 2026 Artist-In-Residence, Teen Artist, or Emerging Artist at Isle Royale National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park will host a star party for the Geminids meteor shower on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. This free family-friendly event is open to all, from seasoned astronomers to first-time star gazers. https://www.nps.gov/maca/learn/news/experience-the-geminids-meteor-shower-at-mammoth-cave-national-park.htm… Read More »Experience the Geminids Meteor Shower at Mammoth Cave National Park
Share your thoughts. The National Park Service and DC’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) want your input on improvements at Kingman Lake. The project will make the lake a healthier home for fish, birds, and other wildlife and your… Read More »Share your ideas for restoring Kingman Lake