Behind the Scenes with the Baron de Bayet and L. W. Stilwell Collection, Part 4: Buying and Selling Fossils in the 19th Century
In this, our fourth and final installment, we will look at the Stilwell-Bayet letters. Because letter writing was the central form of …
Fourth of July and the Firefly
Although many fireworks shows are cancelled this Fourth of July, this is a great opportunity to get out over the holiday weekend …Mesozoic Monthly: Protostega
June 20th was the first day of summer! The weather here in Pittsburgh is already beautiful. It’s enough to make one dream …Behind the Scenes with the Baron de Bayet and L. W. Stilwell Collection Part 3: The Wild West Formed Million of Years Ago
New to this series? Read Part 1 and Part 2. The Lakota called the Badlands “Mako Sica” or “land bad.” The early …The Bromacker Project Part VI: Seymouria sanjuanensis, the Tambach Lovers
New to this series? Read The Bromacker Fossil Project Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, and Part V. At lunchtime on the last …The Zebra Mussel and the Shopping Cart
Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are eastern European freshwater bivalves that invaded North America. Something unusual about their biology facilitated this invasion. In …
Behind the Scenes with the Baron de Bayet and L. W. Stilwell Collection, Part 2: The Wild West a Century Ago
Fancy yourself on the hottest day in summer in the hottest spot of such a place without water — without an animal …Meet our two new curators!
Dr. Travis Olds Hello! My name is Travis Olds. I’m Assistant Curator of Minerals in the Section of Minerals and Earth Sciences …The Mineralogy of Ice Cream
Have you ever made ice cream at home? You may have noticed that homemade ice cream has a different texture than what …What Do Minerals and Drinking Water Have to Do With Each Other?
In the same way scientists discover new plant or animal species, new minerals are usually found by exploring new places with hard …The inequity of summer heat
Ah, summertime! In Pittsburgh, after months of cold, grey days, the warm temperatures and sunshine bring a collective sigh of relief. Plants …Behind the Scenes with the Baron de Bayet and L. W. Stilwell Collection, Part 1: Crossing the Atlantic with a Boatload of Fossils
Why did a wealthy European baron seek out a Dakota Territories fossil dealer in the winter of 1889? This post is …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 …The Bromacker Project Part V: Orobates pabsti, Pabst’s Mountain Walker
New to this series? Read The Bromacker Fossil Project Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV. In 1995, my first year of field …Hip and “Trashy” Ice Cream
I grew up in the country, on a gravel back road where the diary truck drove by to fill its tank at …
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