Missouri History Museum – Public Lecture

Join us for a presentation by Sam Moore, Managing Director of Public History at the Missouri Historical Society!  This event is free and open to the public. Advance reservations are not required, but guests are encouraged to reserve complimentary tickets in order to...
VERT-de-GRIS

VERT-de-GRIS

As you might imagine, I was caught completely off-guard when, strolling through the shire one evening, a dashing young prince in the guise of a Blanchard’s cricket frog (Acris blanchardi) bounced out of the shadows and onto the path before me, demanding a kiss.

LIKE CATS… AND DOGS

LIKE CATS… AND DOGS

BY KIERAN LINDSEY, PhD Gazing blearily through coffee steam, a ghostly figure wafting through the early morning haze caught my neighbor’s eye. “At first, it was just a ginger-orange and white shadow,” she told me, “and I thought, Oh, no… another...
WASTE MANAGEMENT

WASTE MANAGEMENT

If you’re an American Black Vulture (or ABV, aka Coragyps atratus), feasting on freshly squished squirrel is all in a day’s work and part of your duties as a sanitation worker.