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Connecting Collections to Field Notes

July 12, 2021 Carolyn Belardo Entomology, Featured, Library, People

Living testament to Academy research and collections

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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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Italian Wall Lizard

Exotic Locals

November 9, 2015 maryalicehartsock Education, Environmental Science, Featured, Herpetology, Interactive, Live Animals, People

There’s a first time for everything.

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Come hang out with us this weekend! Did you know w

Come hang out with us this weekend! Did you know we are open until 8 p.m on Fridays and admission after 3 p.m. is just $10? ⁠
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Use the link in bio to plan your trip! ⁠
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📷️: @mrs.mirmar - thanks for visiting!

Happy #fossilfriday! We’re so excited to watch a

Happy #fossilfriday! We’re so excited to watch as
@elevationscience 2022 field season finds are being worked on in our Fossil Prep lab. Make sure to stop by when you are in Dino Hall! 🦕 🦖

Community scientists and @drexel_bees professor Ro

Community scientists and @drexel_bees professor Ron Smith have been helping out the horseshoe crab population in the Delaware Bay during their spawning season. Flipping and freeing trapped horseshoe crabs is important because they are a vital part of the food chain for some endangered migratory shorebirds. Check out the Academy blog post titled “Community Science to the Rescue, One Flipped Horseshoe Crab at a Time” for more info!

This past weekend the Academy joyfully celebrated

This past weekend the Academy joyfully celebrated the 40th anniversary of our Women In Natural Sciences (WINS) program. We are beyond proud of this program and all the achievements of WINS alumnae! ⁠
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Thanks to all those who help support our WINS program, especially our donors, partners and sponsors @comcast @boeing @fiduciarytrustintl @saintgobaingroup⁠
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In excitement for our 40th anniversary celebration

In excitement for our 40th anniversary celebration of our Women In Natural Sciences (WINS) program this weekend, explore testimonials from three highly successful alumna — Dominique Thomas, Ninette LaDeva Bennett and Maleka Diggs via the link in bio. ⁠
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Admission to the museum is free this weekend in honor of WINS 40th Anniversary and the achievements of our alumna! ⁠
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Saturday, September 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.⁠
Sunday, September 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.⁠
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Special thanks to @comcast @boeing @fiduciarytrustintl @saintgobaingroup⁠
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Photography by @iamkerrin⁠
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The world is full of sounds, smells, sights and te

The world is full of sounds, smells, sights and textures - but each creature experiences these riches in very different ways. Science journalist Ed Yong's latest book, "An Immense World," offers fascinating insights into the "sensory bubbles" of animals all around us. Elephants that scan for clues with their trunks, snakes that smell with their tongues, butterflies with ears on their wings or beetles that can sense fire... Yong invites us to see what is around us with new eyes.⁠
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He'll talk about his new book with Maiken Scott, host of WHYY's health and science show The Pulse. They will also discuss Ed's important coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic, which was followed by thousands of readers around the globe.⁠
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Register via link in bio!

Have you experienced our collection of science-ins

Have you experienced our collection of science-inspired interactive art, Watershed Moment? ⁠
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⭐️ Grab a moment of calm on the Schuylkill River Trail at our Inside The Watershed sound installation ⁠
⭐️ Get curious at our Attunement sculpture in front of the museum⁠
⭐️Take an adventure walk, How To Get To The River and discover aspects of our watershed you may have never noticed⁠
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Learn more via link in bio! ⁠
Watershed Moment has been supported by @pewcenterarts

We're celebrating the 40th Anniversary of our Wome

We're celebrating the 40th Anniversary of our Women In Natural Sciences (WINS) program! Swipe to see then vs. now! 🔬⁠
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WINS is a free after-school and summer science enrichment program. Since its founding in 1982, WINS has introduced 1,000 high school students to future careers in science and other professions by providing hands-on science workshops, career and college exploration and positive youth development. Of the Academy’s WINS students, 100% graduate high school, 97% attend college and 63% major in STEM. Join us and @wins_ans in the museum for free Sept 17-18 to recognize and celebrate the remarkable achievements of women in the sciences. Check the link in our bio to learn more! ⁠
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Special thanks to @comcast @boeing @fiduciarytrustintl @saintgobaingroup⁠

We can BEARLY contain our excitement that it's Fri

We can BEARLY contain our excitement that it's Friday 🎉⁠
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Don't forget we are open until 8 p.m. and after 3 p.m. admission is just $10 on Fridays through October 28! ⁠
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📷: @eringoestotheparks - thanks for sharing!

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