Media Information
Exhibits
- Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics (May 24 - Sept. 28th, 2008)
- Past Exhibits
Current Releases
See Archives for media information prior to May 2007.
May 8, 2008
Academy hosts International Conference on Arctic Exploration, May 21-23, plus rare-film festival May 24. Full release
May 7, 2008
Academy welcomes two new trustees to governing body. Full release
May 1, 2008
Molecular lab combined with scientific expertise and important specimen collections make the Academy a global center for biodiversity research. Full release
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- Anthony Geneva removes specimens from an ultracold freezer at The Academy of Natural Sciences' Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Ecology. The lab, coupled with scientific expertise and important specimen collections, make the Academy one of the global centers for biodiversity research.
- The Academy of Natural Sciences' Laboratory for Molecular Systematics and Ecology, coupled with the Academy's scientific expertise and specimen collections, make the Academy a global center for biodiversity research.
April 3, 2008
The Academy of Natural Sciences announces formation of its Asia Center to forge international partnerships for the study, protection and sustainable use of environmental resources. Full release
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- Caption: Clyde Goulden, director of The Academy of Natural Sciences' new Asia Center, using a GPS to determine coordinates at a study site on the shore of Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia. Drawing on a history of research in Mongolia, the Academy established the Asia Center to forge international partnerships for the study, protection and sustainable use of environmental resources.
Credit: R.M. Peck, The Academy of Natural Sciences
March 24, 2008
Revolutionary evolutionary fossil goes on display, one of few places in world. Full release
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- Caption: The Academy of Natural Sciences paleontologist Ted Daeschler displays the fossil that rocked the world and an artist's sculpture of it. Both are now on permanent display at the Academy, one of the few museums in the world where the public can see this important transitional creature that is both fish and limbed animal.
March 6, 2008
Genetics expert heads Spring Town Square speaker series. Full release
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- Caption: Dr. J. Craig Venter, a pioneer in mapping the human genome and president of the J. Craig Venter Institute, will speak on Genomic Research from Humans to the Environment on Thursday, April 10, at The Academy of Natural Sciences.
March 4, 2008
Celebrate Mother's Day—and International Migratory Bird Day—with animal moms and famous birding author Kenn Kaufman. Full release
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- Ornithologist and author Kenn Kaufman. Photo by Rick and Nora Bowers.
- Learn about nurturing moms in The Academy's Live Animal Center during Animal Mom's Weekend, May 10-11.
February 21, 2008
Academy hosts 29th annual George Washington Carver Science Fair, one of the largest of its kind in the country, Feb. 25-28. Full release.
January 21, 2008
In this presidential election year, The Academy of Natural Sciences offers a unique way to mark Presidents Day, even if you’re not patriotic or haven’t decided yet for whom to vote. Full release.
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- Caption: The Academy of Natural Sciences Senior Fellow Robert M. Peck displays an album of presidential locks, open to a sample from George Washington's head. The rare album will be on display at the Academy jn Philadelphia for Presidents Day festivities Feb. 16-18 along with some of Thomas Jefferson's fossils, also part of the Academy's collections. (photo by Bruce Tepper/ANSP)
- Caption: A lock of President George Washington's hair will be on display as well as a lock of Thomas Jefferson's hair as part of The Academy of Natural Sciences' festivities Feb. 16, 17 and 18 to mark President's Day. (photo, Ewell Sale Stewart Library, ANSP)
January 10, 2008
Academy volunteer wins national paleontology award. Full release.
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- Caption: Norman Douglas Rowe (photo by Ted Daeschler)
November 12, 2007
Academy scientists search for disappearing bridle shiner to shed light on the environmental health of the Upper Delaware River. Full release
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- Caption: The Academy of Natural Sciences' scientists Shane Moser (left) and David Keller use seine nets to look for the dwindling bridle shiner, a key indicator of environmental health.
Image Credit: The Academy of Natural Sciences, or ANSP - Caption: Bridle shiner
Image Credit: Daniel L. Hartl, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University