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Events

  • Science Story Time: A Family for Zoya

    Saturday, January 31, 2026

    11:30 AM-12:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Have some fun with Academy educators and other young natural history fans during a very special science story time. Each week will feature a family-friendly science story and hands-on craft to try.

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  • Science Story Time: A Family for Zoya

    Sunday, February 1, 2026

    11:30 AM-12:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Have some fun with Academy educators and other young natural history fans during a very special science story time. Each week will feature a family-friendly science story and hands-on craft to try.

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  • Academy Town Square: Tending the Canopy

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    6:00 PM-7:30 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    In our next Academy Town Square, Tending the Canopy, WHYY’s Maiken Scott speaks with three experts who illuminate how and why trees are planted and what it takes to sustain a healthy urban forest.

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  • Science Story Time: Linus the Vegetarian T. Rex

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    11:30 AM-12:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Have some fun with Academy educators and other young natural history fans during a very special science story time. Each week will feature a family-friendly science story and hands-on craft to try.

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  • Drop-in Science Workshops: The Heart of the matter

    Saturday, February 7, 2026

    2:00 PM-4:00 PM

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

    • Everyone

    Check out some of our rarely seen specimens and discover how hearts work with a hands-on sheep dissection.

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