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Morpho Mania 

45 minutes 25 seconds ago

The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House hosts a special exhibition during spring break season, celebrating the final days of winter with a flood of Blue Morpho butterflies.  Morpho Mania features […]

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Myranda Levins

Spring Training

45 minutes 25 seconds ago

This year, the St. Louis Aquarium is going bigger, brighter, and longer. For the first time, with two teams, freshwater grit meets saltwater flow. Two waters. One splashy showdown. Cheer […]

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Myranda Levins

Why Humans Start Cleaning in Spring

1 hour 29 minutes ago
The urge to clean can hit like a switch: one moment you’re stepping over shoes and ignoring dusty shelves, and the next you’re scrubbing baseboards and reorganizing a closet you haven’t opened in months. It can feel random, almost like a personality change. But “spring cleaning” isn’t just a cute phrase. It’s a predictable human response to a mix of biology, history, culture, and simple psychology. The brain likes a “fresh start” more than

This Day in History on March 3: First Indoor Hockey Game Played in Montreal

1 hour 48 minutes ago
On March 3, 1875, the first organized indoor ice hockey game was played in Montreal, Canada, at Victoria Skating Rink. It looked like a simple experiment—taking a fast outdoor winter game and moving it inside—but it helped turn a regional pastime into a modern sport with rules, venues, schedules, and eventually professional leagues. At the time, playing indoors made hockey more predictable and easier to watch, which mattered in a city where winter weather could be harsh and uneven.

GOP “Antitrust Concerns” Magically Disappear Now That Larry Ellison Is Buying Warner Brothers 

2 hours 18 minutes ago
You might have noticed that when Netflix was attempting to acquire Warner Brothers, Republicans were suddenly and uncharacteristically interested in media consolidation and antitrust reform. Republican AGs threatened investigation. The Trump DOJ launched a (fake) antitrust inquiry. Senator Mike Lee scheduled a hearing where he’d planned to press Netflix on the competitive impacts of the […]
Karl Bode

Missouri’s Josh Hawley defends Trump’s Iran strike, rejects war powers vote

2 hours 42 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Monday that President Donald Trump acted within executive powers when he launched an attack with Israel on Iran over the weekend. Several Democratic senators indicated Monday that they will force a vote on a war powers resolution to bar Trump from taking further military action in the region […]
Molly Gibbs