Carnegie Museum of Natural History announce the opening of Discovery Basecamp. This new, 1,900-square-foot gallery devoted to hands-on, interactive learning for all ages features real and replica specimens, educational kits, and tools for observation. It [Read More]
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San Diego Natural History Museum present Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders an exhibition on view through June 2. Bizarre, bewildering marvels of the insect world are on display in Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic [Read More]
The San Bernardino County Museum Association is hosting a trip to tropical Costa Rica from October 12 through 20, 2013. Reservations are now being accepted for the nine-day adventure, organized by Collette Vacations. Guests who [Read More]
The “Wilderness Forever” public photography competition is now accepting entries of images illustrating the majesty, diversity and value of the nation’s wilderness areas. This professionally juried contest is conducted by the 50th Anniversary National Wilderness [Read More]
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University opens Stephen Dupont: Papua New Guinea Portraits and Diaries an exhibition on view May 2, 2013 through Sept. 2, 2013. As the Museum’s 2010 Robert Gardner [Read More]
Smithsonian Gardens will host an all-day celebration for its seventh annual Garden Fest, “Earth Matters to Smithsonian Gardens—Garden Fest 2013!” Friday, May 10, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Enid A. Haupt Garden. The [Read More]
An interdisciplinary research team from Northwestern University and The Field Museum of Natural History has a surprising answer: The corals themselves play a role in their susceptibility to deadly coral bleaching due to the light-scattering [Read More]
Anyone who has spent time in the tropics knows that the diversity of species found there is astounding and the abundance and diversity of ants, in particular, is unparalleled. Scientists have grappled for centuries to [Read More]
Blockbuster exhibition makes U.S. premiere June 13 at Cincinnati Museum Center CINCINNATI – Forget about the dinosaurs that you know – prepare for a whole new breed of beast! Opening June 13, Cincinnati Museum Center [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA — The contrasting qualities of snakes—their allure and danger, passivity and aggression—have captivated the imagination for thousands of years. A new exhibit this summer at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University captures [Read More]
The Thomas Cole Historic Site is pleased to present a series of guided hikes on the Hudson River School Art Trail, which brings you into the magnificent landscapes that inspired Thomas Cole and other luminaries [Read More]
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum presents Tiny Taxonomy an outdoor installation by Rosetta Sarah Elkins in its exterior gardens, on view May 15 through September 2, 2013. Tiny Taxonomy classifies plants through their shared and [Read More]
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has become a patron of the Natural History Museum London. The announcement follows The Duchess opening the Museum’s Treasures exhibition in November last year and her recent visit with The [Read More]
Natural History Museum in London presents Sebastiao Salgado Genesis an exhibition on view 8 September 2013. About 216 of Sebastião Salgado’s black-and-white documentary photographs are on show in Genesis. They capture some of the furthest [Read More]
The Bell Museum of Natural History presents Dig It! The Secrets of Soil an exhibition on view through July 28, 2013. In a world that depends on soil to sustain life, most humans still know [Read More]
Natural History Museum presents it’s Sensational Butterflies exhibition open 29 March – 15 September 2013. Watch butterflies and moths emerging from their chrysalises in the butterfly house hatchery. Discover the transition of egg to chomping [Read More]
The Natural History Museum in London has scanned the inside of the skull of a 100-million-year-old pterosaur has been seen by Natural History Museum fossil experts for the first time. Computed tomography (CT) scans revealed [Read More]
American Museum of Natural History presents Whales: Giants of the Deep, an exhibition on view from March 23. Through a variety of interactive exhibits, visitors will experience a re-created dive to the depths of the [Read More]