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Biodiversity is Essential in Battling Climate Effects

June 21, 2021 Carolyn Belardo Birding, Botany, Entomology, Environmental Science, Featured, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Live Animals, Malacology, Ornithology, Sustainability

Join the next Academy Town Square June 24

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N.J. Water Treatment Needs Upgrade

October 22, 2018 Mackenzie Fitchett Botany, Education, Environmental Science, Featured, Uncategorized

New research calls for better water monitoring also.

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Parasite Diversity Hotbed

April 8, 2015 Carolyn Belardo Entomology, Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Ornithology

Study of African birds reveals hotbed of malaria parasites.

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🗓 Open Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
🎟 Plan your visit and save $2 on tickets at ansp.org

What IS that? This very interesting natural textur

What IS that? This very interesting natural texture is found in a Byrozoan specimen from the Academy's collection. The Bryozoans first appeared during the Early Cambrian (480 Ma), and they are still present in aquatic environments; these animals form colonies that take a variety of forms as sheets, fans and bushes. ⁠
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In these fossils, each hole was occupied by one tiny animal, called zooid; how tiny? The zooids are usually no more than 0.04 inch, but the colonies can reach more than 20 inches in diameter! ⁠
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Next time you go to the ocean, pay attention to the algae and the rocks, you may find a colony of living bryozoans. ⁠
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Photos: Daouda Njie/ANS

Happy #GroundhogsDay! So, do you think Phil got it

Happy #GroundhogsDay! So, do you think Phil got it right? ⁠
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Image: Pencil sketches of a groundhog by E. Stanley “Ned” Smith, self-trained artist and naturalist from Millersburg, PA, 1965. From the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University's Library and Archives.

It's finally Friday! Who's down to explore the mus

It's finally Friday! Who's down to explore the museum this weekend? ⁠
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p.s. Dinos After Dark is tonight! From 4-8 p.m. enjoy pay-what-you-wish admission. ⁠
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📷 @coffeeandrainbowsprinkles - thanks for visiting and sharing your pictures.

Amazon Royal Flycatchers (Onychorhynchus coronata)

Amazon Royal Flycatchers (Onychorhynchus coronata) are a common species that occur across the Amazon Rainforest. When alarmed they display a large red (males) or orange (females) crest like the ones seen here. Learn more about a recent expedition to the Amazon to research the effects bodies of water have on the genetics of various local bird species on our blog. ⁠
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📷️: Lukas Musher/ANS

The Academy's Women in Natural Sciences enrichment

The Academy's Women in Natural Sciences enrichment program is now accepting nominations for the 2023 application process!⁠
Do you know a young woman currently in 8th grade who plans on attending a Philadelphia public or charter high school this fall (2023) and is interested in science exploration? Check out the link in our bio to nominate a student for WINS! Nominations are due February 15.⁠

Ready for game day 🦅⁠ Fly Eagles Fly!⁠ ⁠

Ready for game day 🦅⁠
Fly Eagles Fly!⁠
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📷️ by Academy Ornithologist Jason Weckstein

How many paleontologists does it take to move a ja

How many paleontologists does it take to move a jaw? ⁠
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This mastodon jawbone (Late Pleistocene) was collected by W. Clark (1807), owned by Thomas Jefferson and was exhibited by him in the White House; now it is part of the Academy's Vertebrate Paleontology Collection. ⁠
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This fossil was part of the Exhibition Gateway to the University, and needed to go back home to the museum. Moving fossils can be both a delicate and hard task; in the pictures, you can see Ted Daeschler and Daouda Njie packing the jawbone in a special box. There is one little mistake on the box, do you notice what it is?

Dinos After Dark is back! Join us on Friday, Janua

Dinos After Dark is back! Join us on Friday, January 27 from 4-8 p.m. and enjoy pay-what-you-wish admission, a family friendly atmosphere and the Dino Drafts Beer Garden in Dinosaur Hall. ⁠
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p.s. A little bird told us this is a great date night!⁠
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At Dinos After Dark:⁠
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🐞 Explore our signature and special exhibits, including our newest exhibit Microsculpture: The Insect Portraits of Levon Biss⁠
🐅 Get an up-close look at the Academy’s dioramas from around the world⁠
🍺 Purchase drinks and food from the Academy Beer Garden: Dino Drafts⁠
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Dinos After Dark is a pay-what-you-wish event. Suggested donation is $10 per person. Link in bio to learn more!

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