“Jurassic World,” the long-awaited sequel to the movie “Jurassic Park,” shattered box office records in its opening weekend. But has it had comparable gargantuan success in improving viewers’ knowledge about what dinosaurs were really like? […]
Tag: Academy of Natural Sciences
Drexel Snapshot: Geology Class Digs into Earth Science on Instagram
GEO 103 class characterizing the nature of the sediments of the Cohansey Formation in the NJ Pinelands. #geo103rocks #drexelcoas #acadnatsci #talkinboutrocks A photo posted by Ted Daeschler (@teddaeschler) on Apr 18, 2015 at 12:29pm PDT […]
Drexel Snapshot: Mongolian and Philly Teens Meet at the Museum
This week, five teenage girls from Mongolia are in Philadelphia exploring the city and learning about natural sciences halfway around the world from their home. Since the fall, they have been part of a group […]
Why is This Weevil #BlueandBlack? And How Do We Know?
Do you see blue and black here? The insect pictured above is a weevil from the genus Eupholus, a specimen in the entomology collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. You’re looking […]
Drexel Snapshot: Butterfly is Half Female, Half Male
This butterfly has not been photoshopped. It is exactly half male and half female, a very rare condition known as gynandromorphy. This results in the dramatically different coloring on each half of the animal in […]
A Year of Finding New Life on This Planet
In most year-in-review posts, we take the opportunity to reflect on experiences and stories, both local and global, that we took note of over the past 12 months. But this one is about new finds […]
Dreadnoughtus schrani: Frequently Asked Questions on the Super-Massive Dinosaur
In a scientific paper published in the journal Scientific Reports today, a Drexel-led team has described a new genus and species of dinosaur they have named Dreadnoughtus schrani. An overview of the discovery and its […]
With “Your Inner Fish”, Tiktaalik Gets Its Close-Up—On TV, Online and in Philly
It’s almost time for Tiktaalik roseae to make another appearance on television. Tiktaalik is already extremely famous for an ancient fish fossil. It’s one of the best-known transitional species between fish that swim in the […]
Curiosity Created the Exhibit
“Cabinet of Curiosity: Drexel’s Rare and Unusual Collections” marks the first time in Drexel history that an art exhibit has featured the skull of conjoined calves, a 19th century medical amputation kit and a silver […]
Drexel’s Moth Goes Full Circle
It was a surprise to Jon Gelhaus, curator of entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences, when he came across the photo of a modest-looking moth in a book a few months ago. It was […]