Thoreau floral collection inspires new exhibition

‘In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss’ exhibition marries art and science at Harvard Museum of Natural History.

Bethany Carland-Adams • harvard
May 24, 2022 ~4 min

Was Charles Darwin first? Kind of depends

Charles Darwin’s work arose in an era where many were thinking about the source of nature’s variety.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 5, 2020 ~6 min


How scent, emotion, and memory are intertwined — and exploited

A Harvard panel explores the connection between smell, emotion, and memory.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
Feb. 27, 2020 ~7 min

Harvard Museum of Natural History gives hands-on lab work to middle school educators

Mansi Srivastava's lab worked with middle school teachers in an education workshop on DNA and evolution.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
July 30, 2019 ~2 min

Harvard doctoral students describe projects at the cutting edge of evolutionary inquiry

Harvard doctoral students offered a glimpse of the future of evolutionary inquiry, outlining projects that touch on the human pelvis, butterfly hybrids, field and forest mice, and the mystery of an ancient pile of bones.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 22, 2019 ~9 min

‘The Rockefeller Beetles’ explores the beauty of a major gift

“The Rockefeller Beetles,” a new exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, features hundreds of specimens from an exceptional collection that reflects the story of a man whose childhood pursuit grew into a lifelong passion.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 18, 2018 ~2 min

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