By Alissa Falcone One way to assess impacts to an ecosystem and express it to the public is to compile[…]
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Category: Botany
Scientists Discover New Life
Discovered Life Around the World in 2015
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How to Volunteer at the Academy
Volunteer in exhibits, research collections, and live animal care.
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Christmas in the Collection
Winter-themed specimens abound.
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Cuisine From the Collections
The Academy’s annual fundraiser.
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Brooktrout Lake Comeback
Putting the trout back in Brooktrout Lake
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Invasion of the Knotweed
This invasive species wreaks havoc in the Delaware.
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Clergy and Collections
This special exhibit coincides with the pope’s visit to Philly.
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A Species of Fungi to Catch Your Eye
Did you know about the eyelash fungus?
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Dorothea Dix
A surprise find in the Academy Archives.
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