Academy in the News
Check back here regularly for the latest stories about the Academy of Natural Sciences in the news. Our scientists, research, educational programs, special events, and exhibits are frequently highlighted in local, national, and international news.
Featured News
Drilling in the Marcellus Shale
- “Academy Of Natural Sciences: Marcellus Shale Needs Scientific Study to Set Guidelines”
PA Environment Digest - “Finally, Some Science on Marcellus Drilling”
gantdaily.com - “Hydraulic Fracturing: Pennsylvania Moves Forward With Regulations For Natural Gas Drilling, 'Fracking'”
My Average Blog - “Marcellus Shale Needs Scientific Study to Set Guidelines”
Earth Times - “More Research Urged on Marcellus Drilling Impact”
Science Business - “Philly academy study finds gas drilling threatens streams”
The Philadelphia Inquirer - “Preliminary study finds Marcellus Shale gas drilling threatens streams”
Citizen Power Alliance
Discovering Audubon's Missing Bird
The Academy's Robert M. Peck and Eric Newman, an authority on early American money, have discovered the first published bird illustration by John James Audubon. (read more)
- “Audubon's first engraved illustration discovered”
The History Blog - “Audubon's First Engraving Discovered”
DiscoveryNews - “Audubon's First Engraving Discovered”
ScienceDaily - “Audubon's first engraving of a bird discovered”
Nat Geo News Watch - “Audubon's First Print is Found, Ending Long Search”
NPR.org (includes podcast) - “Eureka! Audubon's first engraved illustration discovered”
The Philadelphia Inquirer - “Finding Audubon drawing another stellar moment for Academy of Natural Sciences curator”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
- “Local numinastic scholar Eric Newman's discovery of an Audubon etching has set the scholarly world afire”
STLtoday.com - “Numismastist Newman Makes Audubon Find”
St. Louis Business Journal - “Rare sketch by John James Audubon found”
WHYY News and Information - “Researchers Unveil ‘Holy Grail’ of Audubon Illustration”
artdaily.org
News by Date
January 21, 2011
- “Academy of Natural Sciences sees the future boldly”
Philadelphia Business Journal
January 19, 2011
- The Artist as Botanist
Science & the Arts: NPR's Science Friday
January 17, 2011
- “A surprising discovery of mussels in the Delaware”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
January 15, 2011
- “Where the Wild Things Are”
The Daily News
Video on Philly.com
January 14, 2011
- “Art, Nature, Learning Come Together in Exhibit”
NBC Philadelphia (video)
December 9, 2010
- “Academy of natural Sciences hires two to spur growth”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 7, 2010
- “Academy of Natural Sciences Will Offset Energy Use”
TheStreet.com - “Academy of Natural Sciences will Offset Energy Use 100 percent of museum's annual electricity usage will be Green-e certified”
CNBC.com - “State looks to protect eagle nests”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
December 6, 2010
- “City plans proliferation of small parks”
The Philadelphia Inquirer - “Every neighborhood needs a park”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
November 30, 2010
- “Freshwater mussels discovered in urban Delaware river”
LabSpaces.net - “Freshwater mussels discovered in urban Delaware river”
Technoban Biology
November 24, 2010
- “Mussels in Delaware River surprises scientists”
Daily Record.com - “Mussels in Delaware River surprises scientists”
phillyBurbs.com
November 19, 2010
- “Academy of Science with Dr. Ted Daeschler”
Project Dryptosaurus
November 17, 2010
- Sue Serio at Animal Exhbit
myfoxphilly.com (video and photos)
November 2, 2010
- “Public Media Commons: ANSP Documentary”
Vermont Public Television (video)
October 26, 2010
- “A Pope of climate denial”
Facing South - “Scientist Tim Flannery is first Austrailian to receive Joseph Leidy Award”
FirstScience News
October 25, 2010
- “Local geologist discovers new dinosaur remains in Argentina”
The Quad
October 24, 2010
- “Inqlings: Cherry Hill octet regroups for 'Sing-Off'” (Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer visits the Academy)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Photo Gallery (photo 2)
October 22, 2010
- “Artists’ Cooperative Members Win Awards at Philadelphia Shell Show”
Cape May County Herald.com
October 19, 2010
- “Science Live! At the Academy of Natural Sciences”
6abc.com
October 14, 2010
- Dr. Jerry Mead on drilling in the Marcellus Shale
The Rick Smith Show (includes audio) - “Finally, Some Science on Marcellus Drilling”
gantdaily.com
October 12, 2010
- “Academy Of Natural Sciences: Marcellus Shale Needs Scientific Study to Set Guidelines”
PA Environment Digest - “Hydraulic Fracturing: Pennsylvania Moves Forward With Regulations For Natural Gas Drilling, 'Fracking'”
My Average Blog - “Marcellus Shale Needs Scientific Study to Set Guidelines”
Earth Times - “More Research Urged on Marcellus Drilling Impact”
Science Business - “Preliminary study finds Marcellus Shale gas drilling threatens streams”
Citizen Power Alliance - “Video: Gephart right at home at Academy of Natural Sciences” (includes video)
Main Line Media News
October 12, 2010
- “Philly academy study finds gas drilling threatens streams”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
October 5, 2010
- “Gephart right at home at Academy of Natural Sciences”
Main Line Media News
August 25, 2010
- “Creatures of the Abyss” (video)
myfoxphilly.com
August 23, 2010
- WHYY Arts & Culture Service — Experience
Academy of Natural Sciences (video)
PBS Video
August 10, 2010
- “Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Sciences is Sure to Be as Sweet as Honey”
philly2philly.com
August 4, 2010
- “Audubon's First Print is Found, Ending Long Search” NPR.org (includes podcast)
August 2, 2010
- “Researchers Unveil ‘Holy Grail’ of Audubon Illustration”
artdaily.org
August 1, 2010
- “Getting Real at the Natural-History Museum”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
July 31, 2010
- “Audubon's first engraved illustration discovered”
The History Blog - “Finding Audubon drawing another stellar moment for Academy of Natural Sciences curator”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
July 30, 2010
- “Audubon's First Engraving Discovered”
ScienceDaily - “Eureka! Audubon's first engraved illustration discovered”
The Philadelphia Inquirer - “Local numinastic scholar Eric Newman's discovery of an Audubon etching has set the scholarly world afire”
STLtoday.com - Rare sketch by John James Audubon found
WHYY News and Information
July 29, 2010
- “Audubon's First Engraving Discovered”
DiscoveryNews - Audubon's first engraving of a bird discovered
Nat Geo News Watch
July 23, 2010
- “It was a WOW experience for girls from Philly”
Pocono Record
July 22, 2010
- “Turn the Page: Audubon's Birds of America at the Academy of Natural Sciences”
Philadelphia City Paper
July 21, 2010
- “Oysters and the Ecosystem” (includes podcast)
WHYY Radio — Radio Times
July 16, 2010
- “Philadelphia shells help measure pollution from
BP oil spill”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
July 15, 2010
- “The beauty of fish bones” (includes video)
TheScientist.com - “Scientists studying South Fork of Holston River” (includes video)
TimesNews.net
July 7, 2010
- “Could the Delta Bulrush save river marshes from oil?”
WHYY News and Information
July 5, 2010
- “Paragons of their species”
The Philadelphia Inquirer - “Science becomes art at natural science institute”
WHYY News and Information
July 1, 2010
- Perry's Arcana, 1810-1811
TheScientist.com
June 30, 2010
- “‘Creatures of the Abyss’ — more beautiful and endangered than deadly”
Bucks Local News
June 29, 2010
- “Academy authority on delta bulrush has ‘his’ plant could help oil spill crisis”
EnterprisePost.com Science News - “Creatures of the Abyss”
Main Line Media News - “Delta Bulrush Plant Could Help Ease Oil Spill
Crisis, Botanist Says”
ScienceDaily News - “Native plan may blunt oil spill’s effects”
BuckIsGreen.com
June 28, 2010
- “Academy authority on delta bulrush has ‘his’ plant could help oil spill crisis”
ScienceBlog - “‘Creatures of the Abyss’ at the Academy of Natural Sciences”
6ABC Philadelphia
June 24, 2010
- “Limbs from Fins? One gene may be responsible”
Los Angeles Times - “Mississippi Delata Plant Could Play Role in Fighting Gulf Oil Spill” (includes video)
myEyewitnessNews.com
June 23, 2010
- “‘Creatures of the Abyss’ — more beautiful and endangered than deadly”
Montogomery News
June 11, 2010
- “Philly museum exhibit explores unknown part of ocean”
NJ.com
June 6, 2010
- “‘Creatures of the Abyss’ swim at ANS”
Delaware County Daily Times
May 26, 2010
- “Academy of Natural Sciences names Gephart president”
Philadelphia Business Journal - “New CEO of Academy of Natural Sciences expert at money and management”
WHYY News and Information - “New Leader for Academy of Natural Sciences”
Philadelphia Inquirer
May 24, 2010
- “Museums offer free admission for military families”
leheighvalleylive.com
May 18, 2010
- “Is Philadelphia a “Livable” City?”
PhillyNow — PW Blogs - “Visit the Academy of Natural Sciences for FREE”
philly2philly.com
April 19, 2010
- “PA. Guv Debate: Sustainability”
Philadelphia Weekly
April 16, 2010
- “Democrats running for governor promise a greener PA.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 13, 2010
- “Pew and Academy of Natural Sciences Highlight Protecting Species and Ecosystems”
examiner.com Los Angeles
April 2, 2010
- “Art of Science Gallery explores beauty of science”
Delaware County Daily Times - “Beyond the field trip crowd” (includes video)
TheScientist.com
March 30, 2010
- “Annual toad migration is on”
montgomerynews.com