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The Big Dig this Summer at Bighorn Basin 

February 6, 2023 Academy Editor Membership, Paleontology

A joint field study between the Academy and Elevation Science Institute promises to be an amazing experience for all naturalists and nature lovers, and you can join in, too.

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Reporting From Antarctica, Week Two

December 17, 2018 Mackenzie Fitchett Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Paleontology

Training on how to survive in Antarctica.

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Aja Carter in front of statue at Academy of Natural Sciences

Meet Aja Carter: Star of Scientist Saturday

December 11, 2017 maryalicehartsock Featured, Fossil, Paleontology, People, Program

Aja Carter grew up with the Academy and is now a paleontologist

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Shells, Slime, and Science

December 6, 2017 Liyah Desher Education, Environmental Science, Featured, Interactive, Live Animals, Membership, Ornithology, Paleontology, People, Program

Nobody else gets to see this side of the museum…

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Ken Lacovara talks with Maiken Scott

Why Dinosaurs Matter: A Conversation with Kenneth Lacovara

December 1, 2017 Liyah Desher Featured, Fossil, Paleontology, Program

Missed the talk? We’ve got you covered.

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Eggs appearing in Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Blue Dinosaur Eggs Uncovered

October 30, 2017 Liyah Desher Exhibit, Featured, Fossil, Paleontology, Uncategorized

Ostrich-like dinosaur laid clutches of blue-green eggs.

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Step Back into Dinosaur Time

July 5, 2017 Christine Sellers Education, Exhibit, Featured, Interactive, Paleontology, Photoblog

New Time Machine experience, safer than being there.

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Find modern traces in your backyard, and then check out Backyard Adventures, the exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Modern Traces

June 12, 2017 Gelsey Torres Education, Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Interactive, Paleontology

Hunt for traces in your backyard, urban neighborhood, or local park.

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Ted Daeschler Check in from Antarctica – Part 4

January 7, 2017 MikeServedio Featured, Paleontology

Ted Daeschler reports back after three weeks in the field in Antarctica.

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Ted Daeschler Checks In from Antarctica – Part 3

December 19, 2016 MikeServedio Featured, Paleontology

Ted Daeschler posts a final note as the team is delayed in getting to their field site.

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Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity was created by the California Academy of Sciences and modified for travel and distributed by the Science Museum of Minnesota. The exhibit is generously supported by Susan and Nicholas Pritzker and Family.
🔊 Announcing Dinos After Dark Halloween edition 🔊 Announcing Dinos After Dark Halloween edition! 🌙🦖🎃⁠
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Join us on October 27 from 4 to 9 p.m. for a spine-tingling evening in the museum. Don your very favorite frighteningly fun getup and join us at 7 p.m. for a fabulous, all-ages-appropriate Dino Hall costume contest. Kids — and adults, too — can go trick-or-treating at stations throughout the museum. Pay-what-you-wish admission (suggested donation $10). ⁠
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Come one, come all and let’s make this Halloween an unforgettable night - tap the link in bio to get your tickets!
🎃 Join us for "Not-So-Spooky Night in the Museu 🎃 Join us for "Not-So-Spooky Night in the Museum" on October 21! Sleep next to dinosaurs, enjoy live animal shows, experiments, and a Halloween Dance-Off under our T.rex.  Don't miss this spooktacular opportunity for family fun and adventure at the museum! Visit the link in bio to get your tickets now and let the Halloween festivities begin! 🕷️🌕
We are thrilled to announce that we have received We are thrilled to announce that we have received funding from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (@PewCenterArts) in support of our upcoming exhibition, "The Botany of Nations: Re-collecting the Lewis and Clark Herbarium With Indigenous Perspectives." The project forefronts the voices of Native Nations traditional knowledge keepers who have inhabited and sustainably stewarded the lands that Lewis & Clark traversed and contributed richly to the scientific knowledge advanced by the expedition. Stay tuned!
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Visit the link in bio to learn more about the The Pew Center grants. ⁠
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Image: Camassia quamash (Camas Root) are native to present day Northwestern United States and Canada and blossom in the late spring and early fall. Credit: Thayne Tuason
The Academy's Patrick Center for Environmental Res The Academy's Patrick Center for Environmental Research has teamed up with the partners of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative to dive deep into water quality research in the Delaware River Basin. 🌊💧⁠
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🎓 On our newest blog post, meet Kayla Aughenbaugh, a recent Drexel University graduate, and discover her fascinating biogeochemistry work at the Patrick Center. Visit the link in bio!
Did you know that the Academy’s Malacology Colle Did you know that the Academy’s Malacology Collection is a priceless resource for the study of North American land and freshwater mollusks? It holds more relevant type (or species-defining) specimens than any other! ⁠
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A new book, Utah Mollusk Identification Guide by Eric J. Wagner features images of specimens in the Academy’s collection to illustrate  142 species. In most cases, these are sets of high-resolution color photos and tiled SEM images of often microscopic shells that were created by Drexel co-op students under the Academy's NSF-funded Type Imaging project. ⁠
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Image: Oreohelix peripherica weberiana, Pilsbry, 1939 from the west side of the Weber River, 4 miles west of Coalville, Utah. ANSP Malacology Collection.
🍂 Fall is just around the corner 🍂⁠ Whethe 🍂 Fall is just around the corner 🍂⁠
Whether you live in the city, suburbs or out in the woods, you can help local biodiversity flourish with a few of our simple autumn garden tips. Tap the link in bio to access our fall garden guide!
Looking for something to do with your family this Looking for something to do with your family this weekend?  We've got a great lineup of events and free admission for college students and grandparents!⁠
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Saturday 9/9 ⤵️⁠
CollegeFest - Free admission for college students all day! See @campusphilly for full details. ⁠
Science Story Time, 11 a.m.-Noon ⁠
Awesome Armor Reptile Encounter, 2:30-3 p.m.⁠
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Sunday 9/10 ⤵️⁠
CollegeFest - Free admission for college students all day!⁠
Grandparents Day - bring your favorite adult in for free (with purchase of a child ticket) ⁠
Science Story Time, 11 a.m.-Noon⁠
Art and Observation: Illuminating Birds Art Studio, 2-4 p.m.⁠
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Check out the link in bio for a full listing of all upcoming events.
We love to see what art our visitors have created We love to see what art our visitors have created in our #AvianArtStudio in the Illuminating Birds exhibition! Have you stopped by yet? Tap the link in bio to find out what events are coming up! ⁠
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