Thousands of specimens housed at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will be used as part of a $1.7 million grant to study long-term and ongoing population trends in the Pacific walrus. Curator [Read More]
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The Whatcom Museum presents Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012 an exhibition on view November 3, 2013 through March 2, 2014. Comprised of 70 works of art, Vanishing Ice will unfold thematically [Read More]
The Canadian Museum of Nature’s (CMN) upcoming season will literally shine bright with vibrant exhibitions and programs: the blockbuster Creatures of Light, the Nature Nocturne social events for adults, and a new series, Nature Talks, [Read More]
Titans of the Ice Age will launch in 3-D at the Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History on Oct. 25. Titans of the Ice Age is an action-packed immersive [Read More]
Hands-on programs test the skills of our next generation of paleontologists CINCINNATI- Dinosaurs have invaded Cincinnati Museum Center and we’re calling all aspiring paleontologists to help us feed dinosaurs, offer a T-Rex a tissue and [Read More]
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum announce Critters Up Close!, a new monthly program, offered in collaboration with the Leslie Science & Nature Center, starting October 12-13. The events include special animal guests and programming at [Read More]
University of Alaska Museum of the North researchers have found a major new site for dinosaur fossils in Alaska along the Yukon River. In July 2013, researchers set off in boats for a 500-mile journey [Read More]
Participants will be led by an experienced bird watcher around Pinckney Island Wildlife Refuge. With a combination of habitats including Salt Marsh, Maritime Forest and open fields, this site allows for participants to see many [Read More]
The American Museum of Natural History is currently displaying the 55.08-carat, champagne-colored Kimberley Diamond. Cut from a 490-carat crystal, which was found in the 19th century at the Kimberley Mine in South Africa, the Kimberley [Read More]
The Children’s Museum of Houston invites you to em-“bark” on a Summer of Epic Adventure. From July 8 to 14, superhero trainees will raise the “woof” with Super Dogs to the Rescue and get a [Read More]
The National Museum of Natural History announced today that it has reached a 50-year loan agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to transfer a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton to the Smithsonian for eventual display [Read More]
The National Museum of Natural History, in partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health, opens “Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code” June 14—a multimedia exhibition that explores how the genomic [Read More]
Everhart Museum presents What’s in the Cloud?. Bats on the Atlantic Coast an exhibition on view through July 1. What’s in the cloud? features current research by local specialists on bats in Pennsylvania and the [Read More]
The biggest, strangest and newest dinosaurs discovered in South America, Africa and Madagascar visit the United States for the first time ever in Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana CINCINNATI – Forget about the dinosaurs that [Read More]
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh presents Dinosaurs in Motion an exhibition on view through September 8. Dinosaurs in Motion sculptures take interactivity to a whole new dimension. Visitors can manipulate each dinosaur [Read More]
Knoxville McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee presents Birds in Art an exhibition on view through August 18, 2013. Since 1976, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum has organized Birds in Art annually, seeking [Read More]
Introducing Giganotosaurus! Ultimate Dinosaurs opens June 13 CINCINNATI – You’re familiar with the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex, now meet his bigger, badder “cousin” from the Southern Hemisphere, Giganotosaurus! As installation continues for Cincinnati Museum Center’s new [Read More]
The Gallery of California Natural Sciences is reopening on Friday, May 31. Discover nature in the Golden State as never before in OMCA’s all-new Gallery of California Natural Sciences! Explore Oakland, Yosemite, Mount Shasta, Sutter [Read More]