Recollections: Camas and Botany of Nations

December 4, 2025 Academy Editor Biodiversity, Botany, Exhibit

by Marina McDougall, Senior Curator for the Academy of Natural Sciences and co-curator of Botany of Nations Photos by John[…]

Open to Collaborate

October 11, 2024 MikeServedio Botany, Featured

The Academy of Natural Sciences Botany Herbarium is opening its collection of more than 1 million dried and pressed plant specimens to collaboration with Indigenous scientists living on the tribal lands where many of the plants were originally collected.

The Story of A Lifetime

June 27, 2022 Academy Editor Featured, Library, People

Senior fellow at the Academy is elected into prestigious society for his life’s work in understanding nature.

Philadelphia Joins National Lights Out

March 11, 2021 Carolyn Belardo Birding, Featured, Ornithology, Program

Program to Save Migrating Birds

Indulge Your Hair Obsession

November 7, 2018 Mackenzie Fitchett Evolution, Exhibit, Featured, Library, People, Program

Presidential, celebrity and sheep hair, the subject of new exhibit, free talk.

Have Your Fossil and Eat It Too

February 28, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Entomology, Evolution, Exhibit, Featured, Fossil, Live Animals, Ornithology, Paleontology, Program

It’s our 10th annual Paleopalooza, March 3-4.

Hadrosaurus foulkii at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Bone Up On States’ Fossils

February 21, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Paleontology, Program

PA doesn’t have one, but NJ and DE do.

Ted Daeschler Speaks at the March for Science – Full Text and Video

April 26, 2017 MikeServedio Education, Featured

Academy paleontologist Ted Daeschler was a featured speaker at the Philadelphia March for Science on April 22. See his speech and read his full remarks.