August Trump’s EPA cuts threaten water quality in Delaware River Basin, report says NPR State Impact Pennsylvania August 29, 2017 Carol Collier, senior advisor for watershed and policy management, says proposed cuts to EPA funding could lead to decline in Delaware River water quality. » Read More A Philly scientist thinks an Australian parrot might eat flesh The Philadelphia Inquirer August 15, 2017 An Academy chemist, using the ornithology collection, is trying to figure out a puzzle about a species of rainbow lorikeet in Australia. » Read More Meet the baby skunks of the Academy of Natural Sciences PennLive.com August 9, 2017 Introducing the Academy's newest live animals to hit the stage: stinkin' cute baby skunks. » Read More Confront the elephant (beetle) in the room at BugFest The Philadelphia Inquirer, philly.com August 9, 2017 A behind-the-scenes look at preparations for Bug Fest. » Read More Bug Fest is back at Academy of Natural Sciences CBS 3 August 9, 2017 Entomologist Karen Verderame regales CBS' Pat Gallen with some giant live insects. » Read More Bug Fest will feature Richard's worst fear: Spiders Fox 29 August 8, 2017 Fox 29 Richard Curtis gets a lesson in loving spiders from Bug Fest entomologist Karen Verderame. » Read More Scientists shocked to discover prehistoric-era plant growing in Wisconsin New York Post August 7, 2017 Academy Botany Associate Curator Rick McCourt and fellow scientists discovered a species of alga thought to be extinct in North America. » Read More Late Devonian Vertebrates Paleocast August 1, 2017 A podcast with Associate Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Ted Daeschler about his research specialty » Read More