“Rack, Rum, or Brandy—What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Fluid Preservation.” John Simmons Penn State University

Bluebird Little Bluebird is looking for her friend, the wind, but she can’t find it! She searches high and low, looking to a flagpole standing tall and down to dandelions […]

Attracting Bluebirds and Why It’s Important Not very long ago, bluebirds were in big trouble. Thanks to many dedicated lovers of nature, they are doing much better. Can this improvement […]

“Climate Change Comes to Thoreau’s Concord.” Richard Primack Boston University

Moonlight and Snow In January, we hiked Sugar Camp Trail in the snow, observing animal tracks and listening to coyotes barking as they moved through the woods. If you missed […]

“Natural History’s Place in Science and Society.” Speaker: Josh Tewksbury We are living in a rapidly changing, increasingly resource limited world starving for answers to complex questions. In that context, […]

Who Will Plant a Tree? The world is full of sprouting trees and places to grow them. But how do they get started? Come explore many of the ways that […]

“Deciphering Dinosaur Lives: From Microscopes to Madagascar" Kristi Curry-Rogers Macalester College

Reading Tree Rings: The Art and Science of Dendrochronology Rose-Marie Muzika has been a visiting curator of ecology at Powdermill Nature Reserve over the past year. With research interests in […]

Moonlight and Snow In January, we hiked Sugar Camp Trail in the snow, observing animal tracks and listening to coyotes barking as they moved through the woods. If you missed […]

Do animals have superpowers? Find out by investigating the specimens that call the museum home! Learn more about the special abilities of animals, join your favorite superheroes to pose for […]

“Creative Collisions: How Might Art and Science Inform One Another?” J.D. Talasek National Academy of Sciences