Featured – The Academy of Natural Sciences

Dioramas Revealed, Part 2

September 20, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Botany, Education, Entomology, Environmental Science, Exhibit, Featured, Photoblog

Diorama makeover, takins before and after

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Dioramas Revealed, Part 1

September 19, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Botany, Entomology, Environmental Science, Exhibit, Featured, Malacology, Ornithology, Paleontology, Photoblog

Gorillas makeover, before and after.

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Irreplaceable Loss to Science

September 17, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Botany, Entomology, Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Malacology, Mineralogy, Ornithology, Paleontology

Statement from President Scott Cooper.

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Women Making Science History

September 13, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Entomology, Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Malacology, People

Meet some of the Academy’s best

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Close up of Red Autumn leaves against blue gray sky

Chromatography Experiment

September 11, 2018 maryalicehartsock Botany, Featured, Interactive, Kids Club, Membership

Predict what color a tree’s leaves will turn in the fall!

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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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Hawk Watch in Cape May

September 3, 2018 maryalicehartsock Featured, Interactive, Kids Club, Live Animals, Ornithology

Make plans for fall bird-watching

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Female scientists stand knee deep in water in a stream by a bridge

Stefanie Kroll: Tales of a Watershed Scientist

August 29, 2018 maryalicehartsock Environmental Science, Featured, People

Stefanie Kroll calls fieldwork her “Cinderella Clause.”

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Last Man Who Knew Everything

August 27, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Botany, Education, Entomology, Evolution, Exhibit, Featured, Fossil, Malacology, Paleontology, People

Looking back to Joseph Leidy

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Field trips to the Academy of Natural Sciences may involve seeing a tortoise up close, like these two elementary school children.

For Teachers: Field Trip FAQ

August 22, 2018 maryalicehartsock Education, Featured, Program

Tips on affording a field trip, special experiences and more

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