Get up close and personal with our watershed on these recommended walks.
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Category: Biodiversity
From Fin to Limb to Art: A Love for Paleo Illustration Brings Tiktaalik to Life
The natural world of fishes and salamanders inspires an Academy artist’s scientific creativity.
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New Exhibit Examines the Interconnected Ecology of the Fashion Industry
The Academy enters the world of fashion in collaboration with the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection of Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
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Recent Acquisitions to the Academy’s Archives
New pieces in our Archives shed light on our mission to preserve and represent diverse voices in the field of natural history
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Studying Quality of Life with Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Brenda Vong, a recent BEES student, gets outside and learns about the importance of water and our local macroinvertebrates
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Q+A: Lights, Camera…Ants!
Sean O’ Donnell, PhD, a professor of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, believes putting insects on camera can help society see the integral role they play in the preservation of our natural world – and ultimately humankind.
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Empowering the Future with Plastic-free Philly Champions
Ale Gonzales, a BEES student, has a real drive to make environmental science truly accessible for students in Philly.
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Take a Look Under the Canopy
A new exhibition showcases immersive animal habitat displays with live animals, including a two-toed sloth, along with life-size, climbable animal sculptures and other interactive and dynamic features designed for all ages.
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Simple Ways to Support Spring Bird Migration
Plants, feeders, birdhouses and even a few small alterations in our daily habits can go a long way in supporting the livelihood and diversity of avian species.
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The Unexpected Diversity of Philadelphia’s Bees
Academy co-op and BEES student Liz Otruba surveyed the bee population at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum to see how many species were really there
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