Climate crisis: how museums could inspire radical action
How museums can reimagine themselves in the context of the climate crisis.
Nov. 18, 2020 • ~25 min
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Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min
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Fantastic beasts in the real world and where to find them
London's Natural History Museum is set to stage one of the most ambitious exhibitions in its history.
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~5 min
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Ammonite: Who was the real Mary Anning?
In a romantic Victorian-era drama, Kate Winslet plays the role of fossilist Mary Anning. Who was she?
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~8 min
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3D images of 19th-century glass marine invertebrates go online
Harvard has digitized 19th-century glass models of 15 marine invertebrates made by Rudolf and Leopold Blaschka. The 3D models are the result of between 250 to 700 images that had to be taken per glass piece.
Sept. 28, 2020 • ~4 min
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Harvard researchers make sense of ancient fossils using 3D
Harvard and Chinese scientists study Cambrian fossils using micro-CT and 3D models.
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~11 min
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Penarth 'dinosaur footprints' investigated by museum
The prospect of a "really, really exciting" find will be checked by the Natural History Museum, experts say.
Aug. 26, 2020 • ~4 min
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Teen museum guides can improve your visit
Teen docents can improve the experiences of both young and adult visitors to museums, zoos, and aquariums, research finds.
July 23, 2020 • ~5 min
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Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics
Genetic information that could help finger the next infectious threat is stored in museums around the world.
June 24, 2020 • ~9 min
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New paper suggests spinosaurus may have been aquatic
New paper argues the Spinosaurus was aquatic, and powered by predatory tail.
April 29, 2020 • ~7 min
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