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Identification Day On May 6, 2017
The American Museum of Natural History's annual Identification Day will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from noon - 4:00 pm in the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall. Bring your shells, rocks, insects, feathers, bones, and artifacts to...
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Earth Day 1970 – 2017: What’s Changed?
The first Earth Day was in 1970. What’s changed since? Our population has doubled. We’re emitting 2.4 times more CO2. Sea levels have risen 4 inches. But the world has also changed for the better. See how our actions since 1970 have...
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Profile: Frank T. Burbrink
Snake researcher Frank T. Burbrink is an associate curator in the Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. His work examines the evolutionary history of reptiles and amphibians across the world, including...
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Ask a Scientist about Cuba's Reptiles and Amphibians
Chris Raxworthy answers kids' questions about Cuba in this video interview. He's a herpetologist at the American Museum of Natural History. #Cuba #reptiles #amphibians #scientists #herpetologists #OLogy What is the difference between a...
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Meet the OLogist: Ana Luz Porzecanski
Ana Luz Porzecanski is a conservation biologist, a scientist who studies wildlife, ecosystems, and how humans and nature can coexist and thrive together. Find out more about Ana in this video interview! #interviews #biologists...
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Into the Island of Bats - Shelf Life #14
The island of Cuba is a key piece of the puzzle for two bat researchers trying to understand biodiversity in the Caribbean. Find out why on an expedition with mammalogists J. Angelo Soto-Centeno and Gilberto Silva Taboada, joined by Ana...
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Black Holes with Saavik Ford and Barry McKernan
Astronomers Saavik Ford and Barry McKernan talk about black holes, and the future of research into these mysterious objects. Original Facebook Live recorded on January 18, 2017. #blackholes #scientists #FacebookLive #astronomers For more...
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What's unique about Cuban wildlife?
Islands like Cuba are like natural experiments, where evolution becomes more dramatic. Its complex politics and vibrant music have attracted the attention of the world. But Cuba, the largest island nation in the Caribbean, is also home...
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Tropical Butterflies Alive in New York
See over 500 free-flying tropical butterflies from all corners of the globe at The American Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Conservatory. Learn more about the life-cycle and ecological importance of these beautiful fliers from...
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Building a Coral Reef With Museum Exhibition Staff
Exhibition staff members Dean Markosian and Jack Cesareo describe how they created a Cuban coral reef diorama for the American Museum of Natural History. Original Facebook Live recorded on October 5, 2016. #corareefs #exhibitions...
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Scorpions, Centipedes & Other Invertebrates With Entomologist Stephanie Loria
Entomologist Stephanie Loria answers your questions about scorpions, centipedes, and other invertebrates from the Museum's Invertebrate Zoology collections. Original Facebook Live recorded on October 19, 2016. #centipedes #scorpions...
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Conoce a la Óloga: Ana Luz Porzecanski
Ana Luz Porzecanski es bióloga de conservación, una científica que estudia la vida silvestre, los ecosistemas y como los seres humanos y la naturaleza pueden coexistir y prosperar juntos. ¡Descubre más sobre Ana en esta video entrevista!...
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Nothing But the Tooth - Shelf Life #13
What does it take to describe a new genus, or two, of ancient mammal ancestors? Paleontologists Mike Novacek and Paúl Velazco explain why dental detective work is a big part of the job. #fossils #teeth #paleontology #ShelfLIfe For more...
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Fossil Hunting In the Gobi - Shelf Life 360
Join a 1920s fossil-hunting expedition to the Gobi Desert with Roy Chapman Andrews, then step into the Museum’s modern-day collections with paleontologist Mike Novacek to discover how these finds are studied today. #fossils #GobiDesert...
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Moon Questions Answered With Astronomer Emily Rice
Astronomer Emily Rice provides a Moon 101 and gives us the basics on Earth's satellite. Original Facebook Live recorded on October 28, 2016. #moon #astronomy #satellites #FacebookLive For more great live content, like the Museum on...
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Slow Loris Conservation in Vietnam
Little is known about the status or ecology of slow lorises in Vietnam, but researchers do know that the animals’ numbers are on the decline. The nocturnal primates often show up in local, regional, and international trade as pets and...
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When Carnivores Took to the Water
AMNH scientist Camille Grohé studies the evolutionary history of aquatic carnivores, including otters, seals and sea lions. How and when did their land-dwelling ancestors first take to the water? By comparing the inner ears of modern and...
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AMNH Channel Trailer
Welcome to the American Museum of Natural History on YouTube! Our video channel takes you behind the scenes of our exhibits, into our world-class collections, out to the field with researchers, and through scientific concepts that...
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Tour the Museum's Cryo Collection With Curator George Amato
In this Facebook Live, conservation biologist Dr. George Amato gives a tour of the Museum's Cryo Collection, where genetic samples of organisms from microbes to blue whales are stored. Originally recorded live on July 15, 2016....
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Crocs Exhibit With Crocodile Researcher Evon Hekkala
Geneticist Dr. Evon Hekkala leads a tour through the Museum exhibit Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World. Originally recorded live on June 8, 2016. #reptiles #crocodiles #alligators #FacebookLive #research For more great live...
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Horns, Antlers & Hoofed Mammal Headgear With Paleontologist Zac Calamari
PhD student Zac Calamari tours the Museum's fossil mammal hall to explain the difference between horns, antlers, pronghorns, ossicones, and other hoofed mammal headgear. Originally recorded live on August 26, 2016. #horns #antlers...
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Tracking Bears With Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant
Conservation biologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant describes her work tracking bears in the field, as she studies the impacts of human activity on black bear habitats. Original Facebook Live recorded on July 26, 2016. #bears #blackbears #tracking...
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Science Bulletins: Opening Up the Pocket Shark
AMNH scientists use genetic testing and advanced imaging techniques to “dissect” the tiny, rare, and fragile pocket shark. To learn about its mysterious behaviors, however, researchers will have to observe a living pocket shark in its...
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Zika Virus: What You Need to Know - AMNH SciCafe Special Event
You've heard the warnings: Zika is coming. There are a slew of guidelines for pregnant women, but how should the rest of us prepare for the arrival of this virus? What can science tell us about the Aedes mosquito that spreads Zika? And...