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The American Museum of Natural History began the process of separating two long-time combatants — barosaurus and allosaurus skeletons — that have shared the same display mount in the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda since they were first installed in 1991. The separation kicked off with curator Mark Norell overseeing the first ceremonial cut in the mount.The American Museum of Natural History began the process of separating two long-time... more
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TIME magazine recently went to interview astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson and we noticed a huge crate had been delivered to his office at the American Museum of Natural History. He was then kind enough to open it on-camera. The back story of this gift is that Neil was adamant that ABC News include the Saturn V Rocket on its list of The 7 Wonders of America. The folks at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama were so grateful, they sent Neil a replica.TIME magazine recently went to interview astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson and we noticed... more
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Zircons are tiny crystals with a big story to tell. Some of these minerals are the oldest Earth materials ever discovered, and therefore yield clues about what the planet was like after it formed 4.5 billion years ago. In this new Science Bulletins video, travel to a remote island off Greenland's coast and a zircon-making lab in New York State to learn how geologists are using these time capsules to build new hypotheses about the early Earth.Zircons are tiny crystals with a big story to tell. Some of these minerals are the... more
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This is a rather nice video with a home-made feel to it. It presents a quick view of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, starting on the subway platform (filled with lots of beautiful tile art, all of which I've photographed and shared on my blog). The AMNH is a scientific research and education institution, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts.This is a rather nice video with a home-made feel to it. It presents a quick view of... more
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For the last 12 years, Carter Emmart has been coordinating the efforts of scientists, artists and programmers to build a complete 3D visualization of our known universe. He demos this stunning tour and explains how it's being shared with facilities around the world.For the last 12 years, Carter Emmart has been coordinating the efforts of scientists,... more
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Spider biologist Norman Platnick, from the American Museum of Natural History, has traveled the world cataloguing some of these creatures, many for the first time ever. World renowned for his work, he hopes to find as many as species as possible before some disappear.Spider biologist Norman Platnick, from the American Museum of Natural History, has... more
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This video tells the story of speciation in Central Africa's roiling, rapid Lower Congo River. This river is home to an extraordinary assortment of fish -- many truly bizarre. This new video by Science Bulletins, the American Museum of Natural History's current-science video program, features Museum scientists on a quest to understand why so many species have evolved here. Follow Curator of Ichthyology Melanie Stiassny and her team as they search the Lower Congo Rivers mysterious depths for an evolutionary driver.This video tells the story of speciation in Central Africa's roiling, rapid Lower... more
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This video is the first of a new series of behind-the-scenes looks at the collections at the American Museum of Natural History. In this video, Melanie Stiassny, Axelrod Research Curator in the Department of Ichthyology, takes us through the Museum's vast collection of fishes.This video is the first of a new series of behind-the-scenes looks at the collections... more
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With Madagascar containing nearly two-third's of the world's chameleon species, Christopher Raxworthy, Associate Curator of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History, recently embarked on an expedition to the island in search of these special lizards.With Madagascar containing nearly two-third's of the world's chameleon... more
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Introducing the first official iPhone app from the American Museum of Natural History, DINOSAURS: American Museum of Natural History Collections. This app lets paleontologists of all ages explore the Museum's famous fossil halls in depth.Introducing the first official iPhone app from the American Museum of Natural History,... more
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The Known Universe is a brief glimpse into the newest exhibit at NYC's American Museum of Natural History. It is an educational video that takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang.The Known Universe is a brief glimpse into the newest exhibit at NYC's American... more
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Unique Spider Silk Tapestry on Exhibit at AMNH [video] A spectacular and extremely rare textile, woven from golden-colored silk thread produced by more than one million spiders in Madagascar is now on display at the NYC's American Museum of Natural History in the Grand Gallery. Drawing on the legacy of a French missionary, Jacob Paul Camboué, this contemporary textile measures 11 feet by 4 feet and took four years to make using a painstaking technique.Unique Spider Silk Tapestry on Exhibit at AMNH [video] A spectacular and extremely... more
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Can you imagine oceans that have been emptied of all fish? What would life be like for other life forms on this planet if there really were no more fish in the sea? This is not science fiction: human-caused ocean acidification is already making its effects known. Sometimes known as the "wet underbelly" or "evil twin" of climate change, ocean acidification is caused by excess carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels dissolving in sea water.Can you imagine oceans that have been emptied of all fish? What would life be like for... more
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