New Bedford Whaling Museum opens Signifying the Whale a new exhibition on view from November 1st. Signifying the Whale evolved from the Museum’s 2003 Whaling History Symposium presentation by Zubeda Jalalzai and Jason Fiering entitled [Read More]
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New DNA studies by Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) researchers indicate that two opposing views on the origin of ratites, large flightless birds originating on the southern supercontinent Gondwana, might both be correct. Dr. Allan J. [Read More]
Museum of London presents Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men, an exhibition on view 19 October 2012 – 14 April 2013. The Superficial Muscles of the Thorax and the Axilla 1876.® Wellcome Library. In 2006, archaeologists [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History will partner with the National Park Service and the American Geosciences Institute to celebrate the third annual National Fossil Day Oct. 17. The museum aims to raise public [Read More]
The Museum of the Rockies is hosting a Fossil Festival on Wednesday, October 17 at 3:30–6pm. Join MOR in celebrating National Fossil Day. Children ages 5-12 can become a “Junior Paleontologist” and receive an official [Read More]
“The Anthropocene: Planet Earth in the Age of Humans,” will be held Thursday, Oct. 11, from 9:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. National Museum of Natural History [Read More]
James Prosek has had a personal experience with each of the saltwater fish he has painted and hand-picked for a new exhibit opening Oct. 13 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. “You [Read More]
Florida Museum of Natural History Museum recently received a National Science Foundation grant of $339,000 to further digitize the department’s collection, one of the nation’s largest. The three-year, $339,000 award funds digitization of “relinquished collections” [Read More]
Florida Museum of Natural History presents Water. Discovering and Sharing Solutions, an exhibition on view from September 29 through Jan. 2, 2013. Covering about 70 percent of the world, water plays a critical role in [Read More]
The Virginia Living Museum has reopened after a recent flood. From Aug. 28 through Labor Day, general museum admission will be $5 off ($12 adults/$8 children) and planetarium shows will be free (limited seating). Because [Read More]
McClung Museum presents Celebrating the Tercentennial of Mark Catesby, an exhibition on view from September 21, 2012. To commemorate the arrival of Mark Catesby’s arrival in the New World 300 years ago, the Museum will [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has opened an exhibit in the Sant Ocean Hall that highlights a decade-long investigation of the biodiversity in Earth’s oceans. The exhibit, “Census of Marine Life: A Decade [Read More]
The Natural History Museum at the Gray Fossil Site presents Hatching the Past. Dinosaur Eggs and Babies from September 22nd, until May, 2013. “Hatching the Past” features amazing collections of real dinosaur eggs representing six [Read More]
Mesa Grande is an ancient treasure in the middle of a modern city that has created unusual interest to the public and substantial scientific significance to the archaeological profession. To enhance the experience, a groundbreaking [Read More]
The Smithsonian Associates presents an exclusive event with musician David Byrne Monday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. in Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. In conversation with singer, songwriter and guitarist [Read More]
North Museum of Natural History & Science presents Did Dinosaurs Poop, an exhibition on view from February 5, 2013. Did Dinosaurs Poop? is a new hands-on, informative exhibit for kids coming this February to the [Read More]
The Naranjo Museum of Natural History will open its doors to the public on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Families, friends, media and history enthusiasts are all welcomed for the ribbon cutting at 10 a.m., 5104 [Read More]
New Mexico History Museum / Palace of the Governors presents the 7th Annual Palace Gem & Mineral Show. The event is open 10 am to 7 pm on Friday, Sept. 28; and 9 am to [Read More]