- A salamander, the axolotl, found in Mexico that once numbered in the 6000s/square kilometer is now down to 35. [via Scientific American]
- As we know, the Biodiversity Heritage Library has a lot of gorgeous images of natural specimen, in fact over 2 million of them, and it includes some from the Archives! [via Open Culture]
- Beatles fans, John Lennon's stolen diary was recovered by the Berlin police. [via Art Newspaper]
- 10 new portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, and we can't wait to see them. [via Smithsonian Magazine]
- How the observation of 2 stars colliding led to leaps of understanding in astronomy. [via Five Thirty Eight]
- Holiday shopping ideas! The New York Public Library just released their 2017 best books for children and teens lists! [via NYPL]
- Harvard Library launched a new website for a multi-year project to digitize material about Colonial America. [via Harvard Gazette]
- Two great posts from our National Museum of American History for Thanksgiving; The Workers Turkey and Four Thanksgiving Ingredients. [via O Say Can You See]
- A new video series from the Royal Academy of Arts, Artists in 60 Seconds.
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