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Skywatchers can expect spectacular meteor showers, a comet soaring past Earth and a long-anticipated total solar eclipse

Oprah Winfrey’s portrait is now on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren painted Winfrey in a purple taffeta dress amidst a lush garden at

Christian Thorsberg is an environmental writer and photographer from Chicago. His work, which often centers on freshwater issues, climate change and subsistence, has appeared in Circle of Blue, Sierra magazine, Discover magazine and Alaska Sporting Journal.

Soybean growers in Brazil already have lower production costs than their U.S. counterparts, and Brazil is making some headway in cutting its inland transportation expenses as well, according to a new study by USDA’s Economic Research Service.

Wealth Enhancement Group used data from Harvard University to show where American kids have the best chances at upward economic mobility.

To the editor:

After years of Black expression following the murder of George Floyd, Indigenous creativity has experienced an awakening across the United States, from art exhibitions in Washington, to series such as ‘Reservation Dogs’

The Daily Yonder follows the Smithsonians prestigious Museum on Main Street exhibits as they travel to rural communities, highlighting local stories, and inspiring new homegrown installations.

Leap Years are typically every four years with a few exceptions

Machinery Partner used BLS data to identify the construction materials—including equipment—that saw the steepest price increases over the last year.