Articles in Natural History
Natural History Museum Launches Urban Tree Survey
The Natural History Museum have announced one of the biggest ever urban tree surveys in the UK. Trees are essential in urban landscapes, helping to reduce noise and air pollution. But relatively little is known about them. A lot more is known about trees in the British countryside. So, scientists want to find out what types of trees you have in your gardens and neighbourhoods across the UK, and here’s how you can help. Identify the trees in your area. There are guides and keys for 80 ... Read More
New York State Museum Scientist Selected to Investigate Climate Change
ALBANY, N.Y. – A New York State Museum paleontologist has become the only scientist in the U.S. selected to participate in an all-expense paid research program in Spain that will enable him to investigate the effects of climate change on mammals over the last 2 million years. Dr. Robert Feranec, the Museum’s curator of vertebrate paleontology, will work with Dr. Nuria Garcia from the Department of Paleontology at the University at Madrid. The three-month research project, ... Read More
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Welcomes New Aircraft Exhibit
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum welcomed the newest and largest aircraft to date for the USS Yorktown’s flight deck on historic Charleston Harbor in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. on Thursday, July 8. The aircraft arrived at Patriots Point by barge and a crane was used to place it onto the Yorktown flight deck. The aircraft, a Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior, was first introduced in 1956 and for many years, represented the largest aircraft designed to operate from a carrier. Nicknamed “the ... Read More
National Museum of Wildlife Art Honors Jerry Pinkney with Bull-Bransom Award
Children’s book author/illustrator Jerry Pinkney is the recipient of the inaugural Bull-Bransom Award, announced the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States, which presented the award to the artist at a July 8 ceremony in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The museum created the new annual award to recognize excellence in children’s book illustration with a wildlife and nature focus. Pinkney was selected for the Bull-Bransom award for his 2009 picture book The Lion and the Mouse (Little ... Read More
Age of Mammals Exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Part of the oldest museum in Los Angeles County has been turned into a home for the aged — and the ages. With specimens that date back 4 billion years, the Age of Mammals exhibit opens Sunday in the north wing of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. It’s the first permanent museum exhibition in the world to trace 65 million years of evolution based on geology and climate, said curator John Harris. “We are trying to figure out why the change took place, not just ... Read More
Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem Presents The Deep
Exhibition travels from Paris to the Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem. Open through August, 31, 2010. A journey to the unknown world at the great depths of the ocean floor, home to creatures unlike any you’ve ever encountered. These are animal species that survive extreme conditions of total darkness, crushing water pressure, and freezing temperatures–creatures that can thrive at depths of over 10,000 meters below sea level! How do they live and thrive? What enables them to survive ... Read More
Record 35 000 People Attend Grand Reopening of Canadian Museum of Nature
More than 35 000 people came through the doors of the Canadian Museum of Nature during its grand reopening celebrations on the May 22–24 (Victoria Day) weekend. “This was an extraordinary response and a strong indication of the public’s interest in nature and the environment, as well as their love for this venerable national historic site,” says Joanne DiCosimo, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature. “We look forward to welcoming many thousands more ... Read More
New York State Museum Scientists to Study Glacial Lakes in Esopus Valley
ALBANY, NY – During the week of June 28, New York State Museum geologists will collect sediment cores in the Esopus Valley and its tributary valleys to conduct research relating to climate change, as well as to assist in improving the quality of New York City’s water supply. The research project, funded by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, will involve mapping the location and thickness of clay deposits in the Esopus Creek watershed. The clay was deposited in large lakes ... Read More
Cleveland Museum of Natural History Announce Discovery of 3.6 Million-Year-Old Relative of ‘Lucy’
Meet “Lucy’s” great-grandfather. Scientists from The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Kent State University, Case Western Reserve University, Addis Ababa University and Berkeley Geochronology Center were part of an international team that discovered and analyzed a 3.6 million-year-old partial skeleton found in Ethiopia. The early hominid is 400,000 years older than the famous “Lucy” skeleton. Research on this new specimen indicates that advanced human-like, ... Read More
Friday Night is Party Night at Zoological Society London Zoo
Londoners are being invited to get that Friday feeling every week this August with ZSL London Zoo’s brand new late-night-opening event, ZOO LATES. The Zoo is the place to go this summer, and the party animals will be staying up past their bed-time to enjoy a cosmopolitan night of cocktails, canapés and dancing… Each Friday night in August, ZSL London Zoo will be keeping its doors open after hours so that everyone has the chance to get their weekend off to a wild start. Guests will be ... Read More
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