The Smithsonian’s National Zoo will open the new American Trail exhibit to the public Saturday, Sept. 1, at noon. The renovated area in the extensive lower valley between Elephant Trail and Amazonia will transport visitors [Read More]
Natural History
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The Prehistoric Museum, USU Eastern is participating in Blue Star Museums. The Prehistoric Museum creates understanding and appreciation of natural and cultural processes that formed the geologic, fossil and prehistoric human records found in eastern [Read More]
An international team of scientists has discovered the oldest record of arthropods— invertebrate animals that include insects, arachnids, and crustaceans—preserved in amber. The specimens, one fly and two mites found in millimeter-scale droplets of amber [Read More]
Cincinnati Museum Center’s Museum of Natural History & Science will be open free of admission charge from August 26 through September 2, 2012. Armstrong selected CMC’s Museum of Natural History & Science to receive a [Read More]
Virginia Living Museum is closed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Aug. 25, 26 and 27) due to an early morning flash flood. Water came over the museum’s floodgates, inundating the entire lower level of the [Read More]
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum presents Natural History of the Sonoran Desert a two-day natural history course on Oct 20, 2012 – Oct 21, 2012. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Through indoor lectures and outdoor hikes, both on the [Read More]
Scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus examined the internal anatomy of the 164.5-pound snake Friday. The animal was brought to the Florida Museum from Everglades National Park as part [Read More]
Lower Mississippi River Museum presents Amazon Voyage. Vicious Fishes & Other Riches, an exhibition on view through October 31, 2012. National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium presents Amazon Voyage. Vicious Fishes & Other Riches. The [Read More]
Western Australian Museum – Albany presents new discoveries in the world around us in the next In the Wild West lecture at the Western Australian Museum – Albany on 16 and 17 August. ‘New discoveries [Read More]
The Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder will host two public lectures on mining and malleefowl on August 15 and 19, in celebration of National Science Week. Kalgoorlie – Boulder’s ‘Superpit’ Image courtesy of KCGM WA [Read More]
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has received a series of grants totaling $3.75 million from the Avenir Foundation in support of the Museum’s new Collections Conservation Center, currently under construction. The funds will [Read More]
National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole presents Carl the Chipmunk a summer exhibition at the museum, “Carl: Original Illustrations by John Potter,” open through August 5, 2012, offers visitors a behind-the-scenes look at [Read More]
Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois presents Rick’s Picks. A Lifelong Affair With Guitars and Music. Opening August 11, 2012. A celebratory concert, Rick Nielsen & Friends is being planned for January, 2013. [Read More]
Coral Gables Museum presents Design for a Living World, on view through October 25. The Nature Conservancy invited 10 designers to create objects from sustainable materials sourced from around the world. Wood, plants, wool and [Read More]
American Museum of Natural History presents Spiders Alivea new exhibition on view at the American Museum of Natural History from July 28, 2012, through December 2, 2012. Among the most versatile animals on the planet, [Read More]
Draper Museum of Natural History presents Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience a live raptor education program of the Draper Museum of Natural History at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. The birds of the Draper Museum’s Greater [Read More]
Kirk Johnson, chief curator and vice president of research and collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, has been appointed the Sant Director of the National Museum of Natural History, effective Oct. 29. [Read More]
The National Museum of Natural History will host “The Deep Sea: Life in Extreme Environments and Exploitation of Natural Resources” July 19 as part of the series “Changing Tides: A Series of Ocean Discussions.” Charles [Read More]