Featured – Page 33 – The Academy of Natural Sciences

Field trips to the Academy of Natural Sciences may involve seeing a tortoise up close, like these two elementary school children.

For Teachers: Field Trip FAQ

August 22, 2018 maryalicehartsock Education, Featured, Program

Tips on affording a field trip, special experiences and more

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botanists examine herbarium specimen

Surprising Discovery of Civil War Plant

August 20, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Botany, Featured, People

Preserved at the Academy, it was plucked from the Gettysburg battlefield.

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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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What Happened at Bug Fest?

August 13, 2018 maryalicehartsock Entomology, Exhibit, Featured, Photoblog, Program

Candy with a crunch, roach races, bug walks and more

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Bug Fest Is Here!

August 8, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Education, Entomology, Featured, Interactive, Live Animals, Program

Celebrate the amazing diversity of insects

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Bug Books at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Little Bug Books

August 6, 2018 maryalicehartsock Entomology, Featured, Library

Two tiny treasures in the Academy’s Library

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Xtreme Bugs is Extremely Awesome

August 1, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Education, Entomology, Environmental Science, Exhibit, Featured, Interactive

Mommy University offers tips for visiting the exhibit

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Spotting the Spotted Lanternfly

July 30, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Botany, Entomology, Environmental Science, Featured

Pretty but wreaking havoc on plants

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Entomologist’s View on “Ant-Man”

July 25, 2018 Carolyn Belardo Entomology, Featured

How accurate does the art imitate life?

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Academy of Natural Sciences summer campers search for fossils in a stream.

Summer Camp Preview

July 23, 2018 maryalicehartsock Education, Featured, Program

What do our campers say about Science Camp?

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