Kayla Randall
Editorial Specialist at NPR
Editorial specialist @NPR | Words: @wcp @cjr @Washingtonian @225batonrouge | Forever LSU | @lsureveille alum
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1 week ago |
smithsonianmag.com | Kayla Randall
The shower will peak during pre-dawn hours in early May, as fast-moving meteors trail across Earth’s atmosphere, thanks to debris left behind by Halley’s Comet Every spring, swift meteors from the Eta Aquariid shower illuminate the sky. Known for their speed, these shooting stars are pieces of cosmic rock and dust that glow as they travel through Earth’s atmosphere at 40.7 miles per second, according to NASA.
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1 month ago |
smithsonianmag.com | Kayla Randall
Laid out like an orchestra in a quiet gallery room, 40 colorful gems have one of the planet’s most distinguished conductors: a red diamond, 2.33 of the rarest carats in the world, shining like a little bit of magic. It’s called the Winston Red Diamond, and what makes it so exceptional is the nature of its redness. Designated as a “fancy red” by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), a global authority on gems, it’s one of the largest of its kind ever found.
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Feb 12, 2025 |
smithsonianmag.com | Kayla Randall
Before she was a legend, Josephine Baker was a little girl from Missouri who loved to make funny faces. Teachers chided her for this habit; Baker paid them little heed. “Our faces aren’t made to sleep,” she later said. Baker’s life was so full that it’s easy to imagine she never slept.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
smithsonianmag.com | Kayla Randall
About 7,000 public servants make up the Smithsonian Institution. That’s a fact that Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III likes to emphasize when he talks about the place to which he’s devoted his life and work. Bunch became the Smithsonian’s 14th Secretary in 2019 and, before that, was founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). His history at the Smithsonian goes back even further.
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Jan 3, 2025 |
msn.com | Kayla Randall
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