May 2017 – The Academy of Natural Sciences

Backyard Adventures Opens June 9

May 31, 2017 Christine Sellers Education, Exhibit, Featured, Interactive, Photoblog

Discover the hidden world of science.

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six-spotted tiger beetles from ANS collection

Finding the Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

May 22, 2017 Gelsey Torres Education, Entomology, Featured, Interactive, Live Animals

Where can you spot this striking beetle?

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Who’s Minding the VIREO Collection?

May 17, 2017 Christine Sellers Featured, People, Photoblog

He wants a photo of each of the world’s bird species.

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Academy paleontologist Ted Daeschler traveled to Antarctica to find Middle Devonian fossils for the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Antarctica in Pictures

May 15, 2017 maryalicehartsock Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Paleontology, People, Photoblog

Academy paleontologist travels to Earth’s end to find fossils

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Water: Will There Be Enough?

May 10, 2017 Carolyn Belardo Environmental Science, Featured, People

Expert Weighs in at Academy Town Square

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Marie Kurz is involved in environmental research at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Marie Kurz: Ecogeochemist

May 8, 2017 maryalicehartsock Environmental Science, Featured, People

Why she found herself in a field she tried to avoid.

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Extraordinary Clam Found Alive

May 3, 2017 Christine Sellers Education, Featured, Malacology, People, Photoblog

On finding the smelly giant shipworm.

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