Dinosaurs in Their Time
Stepping Back in Time
by Suzanne Nuss I grew up in the silent Canadian Arctic, so sounds switch me to alertness. Once alert, I pause to …Jurassic Days: Icarosaurus
by Zach Lyons-Weiler Both visitors and staff love Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Dinosaurs in Their Time exhibition for many reasons. For …What Did Dinosaurs Sound Like?
A Brief Foray into Paleoacoustics in Science and Film by Niko Borish and Caroline Lee Did Dinosaurs Roar? When you think about …MESOZOIC MONTHLY: Volaticotherium
by Lindsay Kastroll Once again, spring has sprung. Prepare to see the gorgeous forests of Pennsylvania launch back into action. I, for …
Age of Mammals: The Cenozoic Era
Clues
By Amy Henrici Collection Managers often solve fossil mysteries, and sometimes we have only a few clues to assist us. A recent …Renovating Age of Mammals: The Cenozoic Era
Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s exhibition team has been working on renovating parts of Age of Mammals: The Cenozoic Era which features fascinating …Did you know?
Did you know that Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Cenozoic Era: Age of Mammals exhibition contains more than 30 mounted real fossil …Age of Mammals: The Cenozoic Era Opens
Friends of Carnegie Museum of Natural History celebrated the reopening of a popular exhibition hall this weekend and honored Joe and Kathy …
Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems
Fungi make minerals and clean polluted water along the way!
Fungi are all around in the environment. For example, the mold that invades wet basements, the mushrooms that we cook with, and …Roll Out the Beryl
Beryl has many different varieties that you may be familiar with, the most recognized being: Emerald (green), Heliodor (yellow), Morganite (pink), and …Everything Pennsylvania
On May 10th a new temporary exhibit is scheduled to be installed in Wertz Gallery: Gems and Jewelry that will feature gemstones, cabochons, …Avengers Scavenger Hunt at the Museum
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Hall of North American Wildlife
The Nose that “Sees”
by Lisa Miriello Despite the common name of the star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata), the 22 fleshy appendages at the end of its snout …Groundhog Day 2023
by John Wible January 21, 2023 was Squirrel Appreciation Day! With Groundhog Day, which commemorates our most famous squirrel, Punxsutawney Phil, right …Feather and Bone Connections to American History
by Patrick McShea Within the Hall of North American Wildlife, a Passenger Pigeon taxidermy mount stands above a handful of other objects in a display …Finding Answers: From Museum to Mountains and Back Again
by Patty Dineen The beautiful wildlife dioramas on the second floor of Carnegie Museum of Natural History have been fascinating visitors for …
Hall of African Wildlife
World Pangolin Day 2024 – The Mysterious Mammalian “Wishbone”
by John Wible World Pangolin Day 2024 is on February 17, a day to raise awareness of pangolins or scaly anteaters, one …World Pangolin Day 2023 – The Mysterious Brain Bone
by John Wible The third Saturday in February marks World Pangolin Day, celebrating the scaly anteater that is sometimes called the pinecone …GETTING FROM THE FERN HOLLOW BRIDGE TO THE FRICK FAMILY
by Lisa Miriello After the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse on January 28, 2022, many commuters found themselves experiencing some traffic headaches as …A Gorilla for Our Imagination
The lowland gorilla within the Hall of African Wildlife has a far different back-story than other large mammals in the exhibition’s dozen …
Bird Hall
Turkeys
by Stephen Rogers November is the month best known for the holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month, Thanksgiving, which …Travels with a Sketchbook: A Natural History Artist’s Observations at the Museum
Carnegie Museum of Natural History has a large and expansive collection of artifacts, oddities, and wonders. It also has its fair share …Why Do the King Penguins in Bird Hall Look so Different from Each Other?
Visitor comments often offer insight into the effectiveness of museum displays. The most candid comments are overheard snatches of conversation, some as …A Match Made by Coevolution
Darwin once predicted the existence of a pollinator after examining the star-shaped flower of the orchid Angraecum sesquipedale, a flower whose nectar …
Botany Hall
Exploring the Role of Leaf Litter In Our Forests
by Abby Yancy Leaf litter is the dead plant material that has fallen from trees, shrubs, and other plants. It hangs around …Carnegie’s Cactus: Carnegie gigantea
by Patrick McShea Diplodocus carnegii, a sauropod star of Dinosaurs in Their Time, is not the only large organism exhibited at Carnegie …Collected on this Day 105 years ago
So long, leaves. Autumn has fallen. This specimen of red maple (Acer rubrum) was collected on November 13, 1915 by Otto Jennings …Collected on this Day in 1966: Santa Clauses
Christmas in July…”Santa Claus” floating in the air. (Or I guess, technically Boxing Day in July, if that’s a thing.) Make a …
Polar World: Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life
Arctic Message
By Patrick McShea What happens in the Arctic effects all of us. The frozen seas of the northern hemisphere’s remotest territory influence …Are Santa’s Reindeer Real Mammals?
by Suzanne B. McLaren Yes! Reindeer are real mammals. In fact, reindeer are the same species as caribou (Rangifer tarandus). The species is …Face to face with a polar bear
Come face to face with a polar bear in Polar World: Wyckoff Hall of Arctic Life at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.What’s This?
What’s This: a spoon, a tongue depressor or a sled shoe? Sled shoes were made of bone or ivory and pegged to …
Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt
Egypt and the Nile
Over the course of some five millennia the ancient Egyptians developed a distinctive material culture shaped in large part by their local …Cats: The Archeological Site!
There’s an internet meme making the rounds that says if dogs are “man’s best friend” then cats are basically weird roommates. However, …Looking at Love in Ancient Egypt
With Valentine’s Day here, it’s hard to ignore all of the chocolate displays in stores and the sappy movies on TV – …The Haunted Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt and the Mystery of the Blob
by Erin Peters If you visited our Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt in the last few weeks, you may have seen the …
Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians
Tribal Museums Day and Promoting Indigenous Authors
by Amy L. Covell-Murthy The Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022, making it the oldest non-profit serving …Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022
by Amy L. Covell-Murthy Indigenous Peoples’ Day is observed in the City of Pittsburgh concurrently with Columbus Day, and I would like …Center Court Culture Sharing
by Patrick McShea In the final hour of a Saturday-long visit to the museum by a Kent State University class, a student …American Eel
For an image rendered in glass beads and porcupine quills, an American eel featured in Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians conveys …