Articles in Natural History
San Bernardino County Museum Geologist Honored by FEMA
Kathleen Springer, Senior Curator of Geological Sciences at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, traveled to Washington D.C. this week to be honored for her efforts with regional colleagues in earthquake education and outreach. Springer joins a delegation from California’s Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) to accept an award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, on January 19. Springer has long been a leading voice in encouraging earthquake preparedness and safety ... Read More
University of Dundee Museum Awarded ArtFund Grant
The University of Dundee Museum Collections have been awarded a grant from the Art Fund of £100,000 to build a collection of art inspired by D’Arcy Thompson, the University’s first Professor of Biology. Curator Matthew Jarron explains: “D’Arcy was a brilliant polymath whose work laid the foundations for the science of biomathematics but who also had an extraordinary influence on art and design that continues to this day. Many famous artists such as Henry Moore, ... Read More
The Children’s Museum announces Dinosaurs Alive. Jurrassic Treehouse
The Children’s Museum in West Hartford will open a new travelling exhibit, Dinosaurs Alive-Jurassic Treehouse on Saturday, January 14. An immersive experience awaits children and parents alike as they walk through dramatic multimedia scenarios featuring animatronic dinosaur families of various species including Stegosaurus, T-Rex, Parasaurolophus and Apatosaurus. Children get a Pterodactyl’s eye view of these prehistoric families as they make their way through the Jurassic treehouse ... Read More
Museum of The Earth Announces Whales. From the Depths of the National Geographic Collection
The Museum of The Earth Announces Whales: From the Depths of the National Geographic Collection an exhibition on view January 27 – June 24. Whales: From the Depths of the National Geographic Collection presents the best sea mammal photography from National Geographic’s extensive archives. These dramatic photographs, paired with specimens from the Paleontological Research Institution’s collections, tell the long story of whales’ life on Earth, examine their present state, and ... Read More
Canadian Museum of Civilization Presents Flying Monsters 3D
The Canadian Museum of Civilization presents Flying Monsters 3D on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 8:05 pm.Flying Monsters 3D touches upon an extraordinary chapter in the history of Earth. Just as dinosaurs began dominating the planet, pterosaurs ruled the prehistoric skies. With wingspans as long as a modern jet plane, some of these flying reptiles were as spectacular in appearance as they were amazing in flight. Join world-renowned naturalist and documentary filmmaker David Attenborough as he ... Read More
New Book by American Museum of Natural History Anthropologist Explores Ancient City of Festivals
More than 500 years ago, the now-desolate Inka city of Huánuco Pampa, located high up in the Andes Mountains in Peru, periodically bustled with tens of thousands of people. But despite its large palace, temples, and public halls, the city was home to only a few hundred year-round guards, administrators, and religious specialists who prepared the massive complex for religious and political festivals that attracted swells of visitors from the surrounding area. A selection of findings from one ... Read More
USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum Unveils Utahraptor
Upon Dr. Carpenter’s arrival as The Prehistoric Museum’s new director, he had many visions for the museum ranging from minor tweaks to an uprising of the dinosaurs in the sand pit. Among those visions was to display the museum’s signature dinosaur, Utahraptor, in a new stance lofting in the lobby to greet guests upon arrival. The discovery of Utahraptor was a significant find for the museum and the timing couldn’t have been more opportune if it were strategically planned. Just prior ... Read More
Kunststiftung NRW (Arts Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia) announces editions
Editions of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen On the occasion of his exhibition at the K20 Grabbeplatz, Zvi Goldstein has created two editions for the series of editions issued by the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. Proceeds from sales will benefit the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. The sheets are conceptualized as an integrated work, but may also be purchased separately.My Gardened Mind a © Zvi Goldstein. © Photo: Lars Gundersen. Edition of the Kunstsammlung ... Read More
T. Rex Exhibition Final Weeks at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Only Three Weeks Remain to See Robotic Dinosaurs and Life-Size T. Rex Cast, Free with Museum Admission DENVER – The Denver Museum of Nature & Science invites visitors to experience T. Rex Encounter before it closes on January 8, 2012. Thousands of visitors have attended the exhibition and traveled back in time to 67 million years ago to explore the Cretaceous world of the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex. T. Rex Encounter’s advanced robotics and cutting-edge face recognition ... Read More
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Announces Digging Snowmastodon Book
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Aspen‐based People’s Press are publishing a first‐person account of the historic Ice Age fossil find near Snowmass Village. Digging Snowmastodon: Discovering an Ice Age World in the Colorado Rockies describes the events surrounding the amazing discovery, the excitement and emotion of the dig itself, and the colorful cast of characters who each played important roles as the story unfolded. “This incredible discovery captured everyone’s ... Read More
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