Academy scientists and their partners set out to better understand freshwater mussels and their hidden lifecycles, then find a way to propagate and reintroduce them back into the wild.
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Tag: Patrick Center for Environmental Research
Science Shop: Co-creating Climate Resilience in Philadelphia
Community members, local organizations and Academy scientists are working together to find just solutions to environmental issues.
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Groundtruthing: Using Scientific Data to Support Local Communities Across Philadelphia
To accurately and equitably determine environmental justice neighborhoods, Academy scientists create a digital tool
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Studying Quality of Life with Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Brenda Vong, a recent BEES student, gets outside and learns about the importance of water and our local macroinvertebrates
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Highlighting Biodiversity: Searching for Snails in the Delaware River
As the Academy celebrates biodiversity — the remarkable, beautiful tapestry of life on Earth — this year, we are delving into some of the fascinating locations our scientists have visited in the region and across the globe to study and help protect our planet’s phenomenally diverse and incredible species.
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Remembering Thomas Dolan IV (1923-2021)
Academy friend and champion of the natural world
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BEES Students Show Off Their Research Mussels
Mussels provide valuable ecosystem services
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Home Laboratory Set-ups
With fieldwork on hold, there’s plenty of research to do at home
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Keeping Tabs on the Environment
Hot field season in full swing
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Women Making Science History
Meet some of the Academy’s best
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