Bloom Archives
Category: Science & Education
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IU Digitizing Early Recordings Made on Antique Instruments
Artists, historians, and ordinary folks have been recording sounds—music, speeches, religious rituals, and banal conversations—since the late 19th century. One of the world’s largest…
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Was Abe Lincoln Gay? Public Historian Brings LGBTQ Past to Light
Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg may be the first openly gay man to run for president, but according to some historians, if he wins the…
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IU Institute Supporting Efforts to Reclaim Native People’s Languages
Forced into boarding schools bent on assimilating them, America’s indigenous children were once punished for speaking in their native languages. Students uttering words in…
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Fighting Invasive Species Takes Community Effort
Monarch caterpillars are picky eaters, dining exclusively on the leaves of the milkweed plant. Monarch butterflies are equally picky, only laying their eggs on…
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Citizen Scientist: Help Researchers to Track Nesting Birds
I found the dead indigo bunting splayed on the ground near Graham Plaza. Flying high—but not high enough, I’m afraid—the iridescent bird either failed…
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We Can Learn a Lot from Babies: IU Research Is Leading the Way (PHOTO GALLERY)
Linda Smith’s research subjects may be pint-size, but the data they’re providing is vast.
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Globe-Trotting With Brooke Bierhaus: Morning Meditations on Jerusalem’s Western Wall
You might not believe it, but 6:45 a.m. is my favorite time of day. It has been since I was 13 years old. Waking…
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Citizen Scientist: Help Save the Birds
Using data gathered in part by citizen scientists, researchers recently determined we’ve lost nearly three billion birds since 1970. Birds across the United States…
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Stone Age Institute Designs Monument at Olduvai Gorge
Tourists to the East African nation of Tanzania, hurtling along the highway between the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park, often rush…