Statement from President Scott Cooper.
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Category: Botany
Chromatography Experiment
Predict what color a tree’s leaves will turn in the fall!
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Start a Nature Journal
Fall is a great time to record your observations in a nature journal.
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Last Man Who Knew Everything
Looking back to Joseph Leidy
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Surprising Discovery of Civil War Plant
Preserved at the Academy, it was plucked from the Gettysburg battlefield.
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Spotting the Spotted Lanternfly
Pretty but wreaking havoc on plants
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Boozy Botanicals for Next Door 19
Live jazz, Roaring ’20s, adults only, June 14. What’s not to like?
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How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
Academy Town Square April 11, presented in conversation with WHYY
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Plant to Self: Adapt or Die
Plants evolve away from obsolete defenses in some situations.
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Algae Hold Key to Nutrient Pollution
Microscopic algae hold key to N.J.’s nutrient pollution now and in the past.
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