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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The Science Section of the Library of Congress has created a new reference guide to celebrate the double emergence of periodical cicadas this summer (2024).
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Let's take a look at the bat with an open mind, and allow them to fly out of our nightmares and into our hearts.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science, Zoology
Posted by: Nate Smith
Continuing the Library of Congress COVID-19 Health Webinar Series, the Library's Health Services Division (HSD) and Science, Technology & Business Division (ST&B) will be hosting a virtual panel on "COVID-19: A One Health Approach" on Tuesday, October 19th at 12 p.m. (ET).
Posted in: Health Sciences, Science, Zoology
Posted by: Nate Smith
Cicada Brood X is on its way! Learn more about their upcoming appearance.
Posted by: Nate Smith
St. Patrick is credited with banishing all snakes from Ireland, but did he?
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science, Zoology
Posted by: Nate Smith
Interested in learning about animal-inspired holiday songs? Read this!
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science, Zoology
Posted by: Nate Smith
Learn about the work performed by various pollinators during National Pollinators Week.
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
To celebrate the birthday of John James Audubon on April 26, we learn the difference between birding and bird watching and how to become a citizen scientist.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science, Zoology
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
On Tuesday, October 15, and Wednesday, October 16, 2019, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., the Library of Congress Science and Business Reading Room will pair fiber art quilts with our October reading room book display Obscure and Endangered. The book display highlights lesser known endangered plant and animal species, ranging from the Goldstreifiger to the Jellyfish Tree.
Posted in: Displays and Exhibits, Zoology