Evolution – Page 4 – The Academy of Natural Sciences

Camping (For Fossils) in Antarctica

November 28, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Ichthyology, Paleontology, People

In a video interview, our paleontologist looks toward his trip to the end of the earth.

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Indulge Your Hair Obsession

November 7, 2018 Mackenzie Fitchett Evolution, Exhibit, Featured, Library, People, Program

Presidential, celebrity and sheep hair, the subject of new exhibit, free talk.

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Door 19: Skeletons in our Closet

Door 19: What You Missed

November 5, 2018 maryalicehartsock Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Paleontology, Photoblog

Evening event featured bones, weird beasts and open bar

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Undersea Treasures Wash Ashore

October 10, 2018 Mackenzie Fitchett Education, Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Malacology, Program

It’s the 35th Annual Philadelphia Shell Show!

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Irreplaceable Loss to Science

September 17, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Botany, Entomology, Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Malacology, Mineralogy, Ornithology, Paleontology

Statement from President Scott Cooper.

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Women Making Science History

September 13, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Entomology, Environmental Science, Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Malacology, People

Meet some of the Academy’s best

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Last Man Who Knew Everything

August 27, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Botany, Education, Entomology, Evolution, Exhibit, Featured, Fossil, Malacology, Paleontology, People

Looking back to Joseph Leidy

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Scientists Discover New Aquatic Predator

August 15, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Ichthyology, Paleontology

Fanged, torpedo-shaped fish grew to 6 feet long

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Illustrating a Devonian Predator: Part 2

July 16, 2018 maryalicehartsock Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Paleontology

Comparing artwork from 2009 and 2018 reveals leaps in scientific discovery

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Progress sketches of Hyneria lindae by Jason Poole

Illustrating a Devonian Predator

July 9, 2018 maryalicehartsock Evolution, Featured, Fossil, Paleontology

How do you paint a fish that nobody has seen in the flesh?

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