Explore the Cosmos at Home
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Our Resident Bloggers SciStarter Blog Video Partners Science with Sophie with Sophie Shrand Shelf Life from the American Museum of…
An Evolutionary Approach to Conserving Plant Habitats
By Mackenzie Myers (@thetiniestnail) To conserve plant habitats, a traditional approach to biodiversity—species richness, or saving as many species as…
When There Were Squid Shells
Ancient squid had shells, but now they don’t. How did that happen and why? Find out in this video about squid shells, from PBS Eons.
Language Detectives
Where did the Uto-Aztecan language originate? An interdisciplinary research project looked at a set of 100 words to understand the sound…
Bioelectronic “Nose” Sniffs Out Rotten Food
Does that food smell rotten? Researchers have developed a way to detect rotten food odors that are too faint for…
Which Dinosaur Gave Rise to Tyrannosaurus Rex?
What dinosaur was the ancestor of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex? Which dinosaur gave rise to this famous lineage?
What Is a Biobank?
What is a biobank? And why do scientists collect human tissue for research? Dr. Cathy Seiler, who manages a biobank, explains.
Dinosaur Fossils of Ghost Ranch
In more than a century of fossil collecting, paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History have unearthed fossils from…
Language Detectives of the Americas
Shelf Life: The Language Detectives This episode of the Shelf Life video series details how two curators at the American…