Spiders have moved in to dine on the bugs drawn by the lights. Wasps have built nests to eat the spiders. And a “community” of dark biofilm has spread over the surface of the marble like spots on a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images) A direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson has called for the memorial to ...

The Jefferson Memorial prior to restoration work, including the removal of biofilm from its dome and roof repairs. (Andy Ellis/Flickr)/CC BY 2.0) An estimated three million people visit the John ...

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is undergoing a major restoration project to address clogged drains, leaky roofs, crumbling stone and a peculiar growth that’s discoloring its magnificent white marble.

Jefferson Randolph Kean and six other members of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission filed into the second-floor studio of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, near the White House, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 30 ...