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Hundreds of Thousands of BHL Images Available for Viewing and Tagging in Flickr
BHL Images in the new IA Book Images Flickr StreamTwo Ways to Access BHL Images in Flickr Images from the books and journals of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) are now more readily available in...
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Using the Salamander Brain to Understand Human Behavior
What can a salamander brain tell us about human behavior?A lot more than you might think, discovered Lou Morgan, an independent researcher who has been studying the physiological underpinnings of human...
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The Stories Seeds Tell
Since the mid-19th century, seed and nursery catalogs have reflected the agricultural and horticultural landscape of the United States. These catalogs—which began as guides to medicinal herbs, and are...
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New Online Exhibitions! Notable Women and Latinos in Natural History
We are pleased to announce the release of two new BHL online exhibitions: Early Women in Science and Latino Natural History.Earlier this year, the Smithsonian Women's Committee awarded a one-year grant...
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Early Women In Science: Trekking Through Nature, Trailblazing Their Way...
The sixteen women featured in the “Early Women In Science” exhibition are each extraordinary for unique reasons. One trait they all share is that they were doing work in scientific fields reserved for...
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Dolphins and True Love: An Ode to Frederick W. True
The Smithsonian Field Book Project is showcasing Frederick William True in February! This post is the first in a series of blogs and social media content from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, Pyenson...
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Empowering Access to Biodiversity Information in Africa
Almost two years ago, BHL Africa officially launched during a three-day workshop hosted by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden in...
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Voilà! Evolution by Means of Natural Selection
Exploring Darwin's Journey Towards the Theory of Evolution, Part 2 (View Part 1)In our previous post, David Kohn, Director of the Darwin Manuscripts Project, discussed two Darwin manuscripts...
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Happy Darwin Day!
Charles Darwin by George Richmond. Cambridge University Library.Today in 1809, Charles Darwin, remembered for his theory of Evolution by means of Natural Selection (which was so eloquently outlined in...
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True Detective: Frederick W. True’s lifelong dedication to uncovering the...
This post is a guest post by John Ososky and Nick Pyenson, originally published on the Pyenson Lab blog.The Smithsonian Field Book Project is showcasing Frederick William True in February! This post is...
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White House Biodiversity: Presidential Pets
Celebrating President's Day with a Look at Presidential PetsIt's President's Day (recognized as Washington's Birthday - the event for which this holiday was originally established - on the federal...
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Just a Click Away: BHL Promotes Biodiversity Research and Taxonomy
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is dedicated to providing open access to the biodiversity resources in its collection. Open access not only ensures that users the world over can freely locate the...
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Documenting the Flora of the Nation’s First Urban Park System
Did you know that the city of Boston is blessed with one of the largest and the oldest urban forest reservations in America?Photo: Charles Eliot, 1897At the turn of the 20th century, Boston saw a rapid...
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Zooniverse releases Science Gossip
Zooniverse unveils its latest project called Science Gossip which is an investigation into the making and communication of science in both the Victorian period and today. This project is born from a...
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Announcing Garden Stories: A Week Long Event for Garden Lovers
Spring is coming! Get your trowels ready!We're excited to announce BHL's spring event, "Garden Stories," which will occur March 23-27, 2015.“Garden Stories” is a week long social media event for garden...
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Finding Artistic Inspiration in Biodiversity Literature
It's no surprise that the natural history books and archives available in the BHL collection are of vital importance to scientists and modern scientific research. They not only provide species and...
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Shaping Early American Gardening: Bernard M'Mahon
Our Garden Stories campaign is just under a week away! We're excited to share fantastic gardening information, history, art, and tips with you March 23-27, 2015. And don't forget our TwitterChat this...
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Buy a Garden Stories T-Shirt, Support BHL!
Are you ready to dive into gardening next week with our Garden Stories event?! Well we are!We'll be celebrating the art, history, and science of gardening, highlighting over 14,000 seed and nursery...
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Garden Stories: A Celebration of Gardening
Friday we celebrated the March equinox (and, incidentally, a total solar eclipse!), when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator heading northward. In the northern hemisphere, this is also known...
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Help us Improve Access to Seed and Nursery Catalogs!
In celebration of our Garden Stories event, we've released some of our seed catalogs for transcription as part of our Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded Purposeful Gaming project....
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