Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2024
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month | Smithsonian Events and Resources | The National Park Service | Library of Congress: Seeing Lost Enclaves | Video: Seeing Lost Enclaves | National Endowment for the Humanities: Teacher’s Guide | National Archives

Religious Holiday Calendar: May 2024

Yom HaShoa: Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 5-6, 2024
Days of Remembrance Resources

Reader Submission: A Father’s Memoir
A Son Remembers

Kid’s Corner: Young Writers
Online Writing Camps for Kids and Teens | NewPages Young Writers Guide

Around Town: Cinci de Mayo 2024
Cinco de Mayo 2024: Fiestas, Margaritas & More in Tucson

Holidays: Mother”s Day, Sunday, May 12, 2024
Adopt an Animal for Mom | Celebrate Mother’s Day at Tohono Chul! | Second SundAZe @ TMA | Video: Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Carter Set to Play Mother and Daughter In ‘The Lion King’ Prequel

Animals: This Cat Loves Her Human Mom
Video: Cat Brings Her New Mom Flowers Every Single Day

Pet’s Corner: A First for the Flock
Orange Juice and Taylor Fish | Goldfish Care Guide

Mother’s Day: A Poem For Mothers
My Mother, By Ann Taylor

The Heavens: The Northern Lights
Northern lights forecast: Auroras could be visible across much of US; G4 conditions observed Friday

Zoos: New From Reid Park Zoo
Hoofin’ It With the Baird’s Tapirs

Wellness: Sensitive & Scientific Newsletter
Holy cow, there’s a lot of bird-flu news

Pet’s Corner: LIttle Rosie

A Mother Brags: Family Time

Pacific Islands: Sea Turtles in Hawaiian Culture
The Hawaiian Honu – Symbol of Wisdom and Good Luck | The Significance of Sea Turtles in Hawaiian Culture | Kauila – Hawaiian Turtle Goddess

Hayward M. Fox, Ph. D.: New From Dr. Fox’s Blog
Seeing

The Heavens: The Flower Moon
Watch the Full Flower Moon Bloom!

Reaching High: A Challenging Season on Everest
Watch the Full Flower Moon Bloom! | Two Mongolian Climbers Missing on Everest

Archaeology: Amazon Discovery
Huge Ancient Lost City Found in the Amazon

Bragging Rights: Catching Up with Zoe and Ana Crimmel

Artist’s corner: Fran Bull
Video: Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts: Fran Bull

Gardening: Fast-Growing Perennials
8 Fast-Growing Perennials To Plant In Your Garden

Book Corner: The Way of Wanderlust

Pet’s Corner: MIles’ Comeback
This shelter mutt from Erie was returned numerous times. Now, he’s competing at the Westminster Dog Show

Memorial Day: May 27, 2024
The History of Memorial Day

Poetry: Military Poems
“In Flanders Fields” By John McCrae | “Man in the Arena” By Theodore Roosevelt

Military Holidays: June – July 2024
Important Military Holidays & Observances for 2024

Artist’s Corner: Terry Taube

Reaching High: New Everest Record
Nepali Smashes Women’s Record for Fastest Ascent of Everest

Photography: Milky Way Photographer ogf the Year
15 Beautiful Images from the 2024 Milky Way Photographer of the Year

Around Town: NYC Edition
New York’s Newest Island, a Man-Made Gift to the City | Video: New York City’s Little Island

Museums: Mercer Labs
Mercer Labs Museum of Art and Technology | Video: Mercer Labs Transports Visitors into the Dreamworld of Artist Roy Nachum

Kid’s Corner: The Children’s Railway
This Working Railroad is Operated by Young Children | Video: Young and Old Take a Ride on Hungary’s Communist-Era Railway

Nature: Red-tailed Hawks in NYC
Pale Male: NYC”s First “Celebrity Bird”

Around Town: NYC – The High Line Park
The High Line | Diller – von Furstenberg Sundeck & Water Feature | Chelsea Market passage | Video: Ultimate Guide to the High Line in NYC

Cicadapocalypse: Double Cicada Brood Event
Periodical Cicadas, 2024: Entomologists Prepare for the Six-Week Serenade | Kindness in the Time of Cicadapocalypse

Nature: Urban Hawks Update
Two off of the NYAC Nest | Video: 2024-05-29 NYAC Red-tailed Hawk Nest

Poetry: I Have Need of the Sky
I Have Need of the Sky, by Richard Hovey