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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Traveling Smithsonian exhibit in Leawood for two more weeks
LEAWOOD, Kan. — A traveling exhibit about evolution from the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is in Leawood for just two more weeks. You can see an interactive display at the St. Paul School of Theology, which is located on the campus of the Church of the Resurrection off 138th and Roe. Kansas City-area preschoolers join World Wish Day to help sick children The exhibit is traveling the country to both libraries and seminaries and it's been here since early February. Organizers hope that the people who visit learn more about evolution and realize that science and faith can co-exist. 'I want people to be part of a larger conversation,' said St. Paul School of Theology Professor Dr. Nancy Howell. 'I teach a course in science and theology, so it's the best visual aid ever and the thing I love about it is connecting with people in the community I might not have ever met.' Many people have already visited to see the exhibit and you can go too. The exhibit is free but it's only here for two more weeks through May 14, 2025. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Times
27-04-2025
- Science
- Times
We can be hopeful about the planet, says biologist known as ‘Dr Doom'
Formerly known as Dr Doom for her pessimistic view on the state of the planet, a leading biologist has outlined ten reasons to be hopeful, celebrating 'real progress' in humanity's efforts to repair damage to the natural world. . People should 'focus on the bright spots', according to Nancy Knowlton, former head of marine science at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington. 'I want to shine a spotlight on what's working, why it's working and how to make more of it,' she said, speaking on the Canary island of La Palma at the Starmus science and music festival co-founded by Sir Brian May, Queen guitarist turned astrophysicist. Knowlton, who is American, did have one negative note to sound. Aiming at President Trump, she
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
World-famous guitar collection on display Tuesday in Burlington
A legendary collection of guitars will be on display Tuesday at Christ the King School in Burlington. The Blue Guitar Collection honors famous guitar builder, Jimmy D'Aquisto, who died in April 1995 at age 59. D'Aquisto was a teenager when he started learning the art of building archtop guitars in the 1950s, when he became an apprentice to John D'Angelico, considered the grandfather of archtop guitar construction. Today, D'Aquito's deluxe models routinely sell for well over $100,000 and are coveted by collectors around the world. Watch: Christ the King music teacher Nick Verdirame plays the Benedetto La Cremona Azzura In 1995, one of those collectors, Scott Chinery, asked more than 20 respected luthiers to each build a guitar in tribute to D'Aquisto. The only rules: The guitar had to be an 18-inch archtop (hollow acoustic or semi-acoustic guitars that are favored by many jazz guitarists); and it had to be the exact shade of blue as D'Aquisto's Blue Centura Deluxe. At the time, Chinery, who died in 2000, said the goal was to bring the best guitar-builders together to interpret the same guitar. 'All of these great luthiers saw this as a friendly competition, and as a result they went beyond anything they'd ever done,' he said. 'We ended up with a collection of the greatest archtop guitars ever made.' The Blue Guitar Collection was displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History from November 1997 through October 1998. After Chinery's passing in 2000, the guitars were passed along to The Archtop Foundation, which as part of its mission, exhibits the collection at shows, museums, and schools. Tuesday's exhibit starts at 9 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
See it: Nightmarish deep-sea fish spotted swimming in shallower waters
A very rare fish sighting is making a splash on social media. A deep-sea anglerfish, with its mouthful of sharp teeth, was spotted near the surface of the water near the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa earlier this month. The videos and pictures were taken by Condrik Tenerife a Spanish NGO that researches sharks and rays in the Canary Islands and marine photographer David Jara Borguña. According to the organization, the fish is a so-called "black seadevil" known by its scientific name Melanocetus johnsonii. They typically swim between 650 and 6,500 feet below the ocean's surface. This range is known as the Bathypelagic Zone or midnight zone. According to the Noaa, the temperature there remains constant – around 39 degrees – because sunlight is unable to penetrate water at that depth. Water pressure can climb over 5,850 pounds per square inch. The research team said there have been very few sightings of this kind of fish, and they aren't sure why she was so far from the depths of the ocean. Never-before-seen Fish Found More Than 3 Miles Under The Sea Only female deep-sea anglerfish have the characteristic lure on the front of their face, according to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. According to the museum, the bioluminescent lure is the main way anglerfish catch their prey as it is one of the few light sources in the depths of the ocean. "To date, records have mostly consisted of larvae, dead adults, or specimens spotted by submarines during deep-sea scientific expeditions," Condrik Tenerife wrote online, underscoring how rare this sighting was. In their social media post, the research team said the find, "will be remembered forever."Original article source: See it: Nightmarish deep-sea fish spotted swimming in shallower waters
