Backyard Adventures Opens June 9

May 31, 2017 Christine Sellers Education, Exhibit, Featured, Interactive, Photoblog

Discover the hidden world of science.

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?

Who’s Minding the VIREO Collection?

May 17, 2017 Christine Sellers Featured, People, Photoblog

He wants a photo of each of the world’s bird species.

Academy paleontologist Ted Daeschler traveled to Antarctica to find Middle Devonian fossils for the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Antarctica in Pictures

May 15, 2017 maryalicehartsock Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Paleontology, People, Photoblog

Academy paleontologist travels to Earth’s end to find fossils

Water: Will There Be Enough?

May 10, 2017 Carolyn Belardo Environmental Science, Featured, People

Expert Weighs in at Academy Town Square

Marie Kurz is involved in environmental research at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Marie Kurz: Ecogeochemist

May 8, 2017 maryalicehartsock Environmental Science, Featured, People

Why she found herself in a field she tried to avoid.

Extraordinary Clam Found Alive

May 3, 2017 Christine Sellers Education, Featured, Malacology, People, Photoblog

On finding the smelly giant shipworm.

Ted Daeschler Speaks at the March for Science – Full Text and Video

April 26, 2017 MikeServedio Education, Featured

Academy paleontologist Ted Daeschler was a featured speaker at the Philadelphia March for Science on April 22. See his speech and read his full remarks.

Who’s Minding the Diatom Herbarium?

April 26, 2017 Christine Sellers Environmental Science, Featured, People, Photoblog

She played in the mud a lot as a kid.

Explore your backyard! Our Backyard Adventures exhibit opens June 9.

Packing for an Expedition

April 24, 2017 maryalicehartsock Education, Featured, Interactive

Explore your backyard this spring!

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