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An artist works on a mural installation in the “Citified” program.

June 29: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Today at the Folklife Festival: cooking with goat meat, seeing HIV/AIDS through photography, and an evening concert by Quetzal and La Sardina de Naiguatá

In a recent experiment, researchers used directed evolution to create enzymes that make silicon dioxide, used in semiconductors and computer chips.

Can Evolution Make the Next Generation of Computer Chips?

In a recent experiment, genetic mutation and artificial selection were harnessed to make semiconductors

This Sunday, local artist Kristina Bilonick will hold a workshop on screen printing and t-shirt design in pop culture.

Events June 29-July 1: Remembering Amelia Earhart, the War of 1812, and Hands-On Screen Printing

This weekend, commemorate Amelia Earhart, observe the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and make your own graphic tee

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Presidents vs. Monsters and Legends

A reconstructed Acrocanthosaurus at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

In the Steps of a Hungry Acrocanthosaurus

A special set of footprints may record a dinosaur attack in progress

Cork oaks recently harvested of their bark are a common sight in the southern Iberian Peninsula. These middle-aged trees are growing in the Spanish province of Extremadura.

Cork Trees: Soft-Skinned Monarchs of the Mediterranean

A cork tree stripped of its bark will be harvested again in nine years—if people are still using cork by then

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Mining an Oyster Midden

The Damariscotta River was an epicenter of oyster shucking between 2,200 and 1,000 years ago

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The Swimsuit Series, Part 2: Beauty Pageants and the Inevitable Swimsuit Competition

In the latest chapter of the series, we look at how bathing suits came to be an integral part of the Miss America competition

Last year’s opening ceremony

June 28: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Today at the Folklife Festival: spoken word, Missouri regional cooking, a steel band performance, and more

Sid Laverents in Multiple Sidosis

Multiple Sidosis and Disneyland Dream: Two Amateur Masterpieces

Your chance to see two hard-to-find independent shorts

Sarah Rhodes’ photographs capture a movement to revive aboriginal traditions.

Ancient Traditions, New Stories: Reviving the Aboriginal Possum Skin Cloak

Photographer Sarah Rhodes documents how aboriginal communities in Australia are reclaiming their heritage

The dental plaque on Australopithecus sediba teeth reveals the species ate wood or bark.

Australopithecus Sediba: The Wood-Eating Hominid

For the first time, researchers have discovered that a hominid dined on wood or bark

Bill Gates

1987 Predictions From Bill Gates: “Siri, Show Me Da Vinci Stuff”

The co-founder of Microsoft worried that, in the information age, people would prefer synthesized reality

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The High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance

Participants from the Campus and Community delegation from University of Hawaii take a dinner break.

June 27: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

The Folklife Festival kicks off today, June 27

Photinus pyralis, a species of firefly found in the eastern United States

14 Fun Facts About Fireflies

Fact number 3: In some places at some times, fireflies synchronize their flashing

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You Say Tyrannosaurus, I Say Tarbosaurus

Was the million-dollar dinosaur a species of Tyrannosaurus, or was it a different sort of dinosaur?

A diagram of how the K-Cup works

Coffee Pods, An Instant Classic

Single-serving coffee pods are the most recent form of instant coffee. Its history is much shorter than the espresso shot, though just as inventive

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The Hunt for a Bottle of Asturias Cider and the Stories of More Drinks From Northern Spain

In this part of Europe, a glass of rioja is nice, but nothing beats apple cider, a way of life

A series of studies indicates that we can reinforce existing memories during deep sleep.

Experiments Show We Really Can Learn While We Sleep

Our minds are surprisingly active during deep sleep, capable of cementing memories we learned while awake

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