Spotting Spring On Philly’s Nature Scene

March 21, 2023 Academy Editor Environmental Science, Sustainability

Spring is here and as the days lengthen, more and more characters will take their place on nature’s stage all around the city.

Highlighting Biodiversity: Familiar Flora in Newfoundland and Labrador

March 13, 2023 Academy Editor Biodiversity, Botany, Photoblog

As the Academy celebrates biodiversity — the remarkable, beautiful tapestry of life on Earth — this year, we are delving into some of the fascinating locations our scientists have visited in the region and across the globe to study and help protect our planet’s phenomenally diverse and incredible species.

Crafting Scientific Leaders and Community this Summer Through DESLA

March 7, 2023 Academy Editor Environmental Science, People, Program

A weeklong outdoors summer adventure for high school students that gets everyone out in the field doing real environmental research, right alongside our very own Academy scientists and BEES professors.

Black Excellence in Local Birding Communities Is Creating Change at the Academy

February 27, 2023 Academy Editor Birding, People

New ANS partnerships and events with local Black Birders who are creating communities around the city and region to support equity and getting outdoors

There Is a Fungus Among Us! Killer Fungi in the Flesh at the Academy

February 13, 2023 Academy Editor Botany, Entomology

Specimens of a certain parasitic fungi found in our collections with those otherworldly growth traits that have long been the inspiration for science fiction

The Art of Tidying Up in the Entomology Collections

February 10, 2023 Academy Editor Entomology, People

Drexel BEES student talks about the real scientific power (and fun!) of an orderly insect collection

Embrace Winter and Explore Philly’s Nature

February 8, 2023 Academy Editor Birding

Bundle up, there’s still a lot to take in outside. Here are some ideas to get you started.

The Big Dig this Summer at Bighorn Basin

February 6, 2023 Academy Editor Membership, Paleontology

A joint field study between the Academy and Elevation Science Institute promises to be an amazing experience for all naturalists and nature lovers, and you can join in, too.