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Whelks at the Shore

May 30, 2019 Gelsey Torres Education, Featured, Interactive, Malacology

Search for whelk shells and egg cases at the shore this summer.

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Compost, featuring orange peels and pink flowers

Composting: A Guide

October 24, 2018 Gelsey Torres Education, Environmental Science, Featured, Interactive

Turn your fall leaves and food scraps into something useful.

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Black walnut leaves against sky

Finding the Black Walnut

October 1, 2018 Gelsey Torres Botany, Education, Featured, Interactive

Search for a native hardwood that is known for useful autumn fruits.

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edges of yellow and orange autumn leaves

Start a Nature Journal

September 10, 2018 Gelsey Torres Botany, Education, Environmental Science, Featured, Interactive

Fall is a great time to record your observations in a nature journal.

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Backyard Adventures Exhibit opens June 9

Fireflies In Your Backyard

June 25, 2018 Gelsey Torres Education, Entomology, Featured, Interactive, Kids Club, Live Animals, Uncategorized

The not-so-secret secrets of fireflies

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purplish black bird on branch

The Phenomenal Purple Martin

July 31, 2017 Gelsey Torres Education, Interactive, Live Animals, Ornithology

Spot one in south Jersey this summer.

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Find modern traces in your backyard, and then check out Backyard Adventures, the exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Modern Traces

June 12, 2017 Gelsey Torres Education, Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Interactive, Paleontology

Hunt for traces in your backyard, urban neighborhood, or local park.

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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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Jennifer Vess, Archivist

Jennifer Vess: Keeper of Stories

October 26, 2015 Gelsey Torres Featured, Library, People

Academy archivist makes amazing find

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Movable Laboratory

Part 5: Birds, BEES, and Bloodsuckers

September 14, 2015 Gelsey Torres Education, Environmental Science, Featured, Ornithology, People

What do scientists do when they go out in the field?

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๐Ÿ”Š Announcing Dinos After Dark Halloween edition ๐Ÿ”Š Announcing Dinos After Dark Halloween edition! ๐ŸŒ™๐Ÿฆ–๐ŸŽƒโ 
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Join us on October 27 from 4 to 9 p.m. for a spine-tingling evening in the museum. Don your very favorite frighteningly fun getup and join us at 7 p.m. for a fabulous, all-ages-appropriate Dino Hall costume contest. Kids โ€” and adults, too โ€” can go trick-or-treating at stations throughout the museum. Pay-what-you-wish admission (suggested donation $10). โ 
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Come one, come all and letโ€™s make this Halloween an unforgettable night - tap the link in bio to get your tickets!
๐ŸŽƒ Join us for "Not-So-Spooky Night in the Museu ๐ŸŽƒ Join us for "Not-So-Spooky Night in the Museum" on October 21! Sleep next to dinosaurs, enjoy live animal shows, experiments, and a Halloween Dance-Off under our T.rex.  Don't miss this spooktacular opportunity for family fun and adventure at the museum! Visit the link in bio to get your tickets now and let the Halloween festivities begin! ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐ŸŒ•
We are thrilled to announce that we have received We are thrilled to announce that we have received funding from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (@PewCenterArts) in support of our upcoming exhibition, "The Botany of Nations: Re-collecting the Lewis and Clark Herbarium With Indigenous Perspectives." The project forefronts the voices of Native Nations traditional knowledge keepers who have inhabited and sustainably stewarded the lands that Lewis & Clark traversed and contributed richly to the scientific knowledge advanced by the expedition. Stay tuned!
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Visit the link in bio to learn more about the The Pew Center grants. โ 
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Image: Camassia quamash (Camas Root) are native to present day Northwestern United States and Canada and blossom in the late spring and early fall. Credit: Thayne Tuason
The Academy's Patrick Center for Environmental Res The Academy's Patrick Center for Environmental Research has teamed up with the partners of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative to dive deep into water quality research in the Delaware River Basin. ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’งโ 
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๐ŸŽ“ On our newest blog post, meet Kayla Aughenbaugh, a recent Drexel University graduate, and discover her fascinating biogeochemistry work at the Patrick Center. Visit the link in bio!
Did you know that the Academyโ€™s Malacology Colle Did you know that the Academyโ€™s Malacology Collection is a priceless resource for the study of North American land and freshwater mollusks? It holds more relevant type (or species-defining) specimens than any other! โ 
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A new book, Utah Mollusk Identification Guide by Eric J. Wagner features images of specimens in the Academyโ€™s collection to illustrate  142 species. In most cases, these are sets of high-resolution color photos and tiled SEM images of often microscopic shells that were created by Drexel co-op students under the Academy's NSF-funded Type Imaging project. โ 
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Learn more by tapping the link in bio. โ 
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Image: Oreohelix peripherica weberiana, Pilsbry, 1939 from the west side of the Weber River, 4 miles west of Coalville, Utah. ANSP Malacology Collection.
๐Ÿ‚ Fall is just around the corner ๐Ÿ‚โ  Whethe ๐Ÿ‚ Fall is just around the corner ๐Ÿ‚โ 
Whether you live in the city, suburbs or out in the woods, you can help local biodiversity flourish with a few of our simple autumn garden tips. Tap the link in bio to access our fall garden guide!
Looking for something to do with your family this Looking for something to do with your family this weekend?  We've got a great lineup of events and free admission for college students and grandparents!โ 
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Saturday 9/9 โคต๏ธโ 
CollegeFest - Free admission for college students all day! See @campusphilly for full details. โ 
Science Story Time, 11 a.m.-Noon โ 
Awesome Armor Reptile Encounter, 2:30-3 p.m.โ 
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Sunday 9/10 โคต๏ธโ 
CollegeFest - Free admission for college students all day!โ 
Grandparents Day - bring your favorite adult in for free (with purchase of a child ticket) โ 
Science Story Time, 11 a.m.-Noonโ 
Art and Observation: Illuminating Birds Art Studio, 2-4 p.m.โ 
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Check out the link in bio for a full listing of all upcoming events.
We love to see what art our visitors have created We love to see what art our visitors have created in our #AvianArtStudio in the Illuminating Birds exhibition! Have you stopped by yet? Tap the link in bio to find out what events are coming up! โ 
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Image 1: @annas.birdtalesโ 
Image 2: @ja.swens.art
๐Ÿ“š๏ธ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“š๏ธ Our next Science Story Times ar ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“š๏ธ Our next Science Story Times are on September 9 and 10. Tap the link in bio to get all the details!
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