specimens – The Academy of Natural Sciences

Invisible World: Diatoms

June 12, 2018 Christine Sellers Environmental Science, Featured, People, Photoblog

Judge a lake by its diatoms

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Art of the Abyss

December 27, 2017 Christine Sellers Education, Featured, Malacology, People, Photoblog

Hidden treasures from the Academy’s collection.

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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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Superior Snakes

November 20, 2017 Liyah Desher Featured, Herpetology, Program

Behind the scenes with our most impressive snakes!

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Members learn about insects in the collection

A Night Out at the Academy

November 6, 2017 Liyah Desher Botany, Education, Entomology, Featured, Membership, Ornithology, People, Program

Missed Member’s Night? Check out some of our favorite activities.

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Who’s Minding the Herpetology, Mammalogy, Vertebrate Paleontology, and Mineralogy Collections?

June 21, 2017 Christine Sellers Featured, Herpetology, Mineralogy, Paleontology, People, Photoblog

Weird things in jars are among his favorites.

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Extraordinary Clam Found Alive

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

On finding the smelly giant shipworm.

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Bugs Under Glass

March 29, 2017 Christine Sellers Education, Entomology, Featured, People, Photoblog, Program

Academy’s insects inspire student.

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Who’s Minding the Malacology Collection?

March 22, 2017 Christine Sellers Featured, Malacology, People, Photoblog

He frequently discovers new mollusk species.

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Who’s Minding the Ornithology Collection?

March 8, 2017 Christine Sellers Exhibit, Featured, Ornithology, People, Photoblog

He’s loved birds since childhood.

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