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  Malacology Department Receives Digitization Grant

  An NSF grant allows Academy scientists to photograph mollusk specimens.
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  Getting to the Core of Historic Trees

  Participants learned to core a tree at our June Adult Field Study.
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  Slideshow - Big Brook Fossil Trip

  Watch a slideshow of a New Jersey fossil hunt.
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  Nature's Assassins

  See live deadly scorpions, tarantulas, and centipedes.
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  Bug Bonanza Goes Behind the Scenes

  Take a tour of the Entomology Collection in August.
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  Biodiversity: From Evolutionary Origins to Ecosystems Function

  Celebrating 200 years of research with a symposium.
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  The Natural History of Edward Lear

  Robert McCracken Peck is guest curator for an exhibit at Harvard.
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  Scientists at the Seashore

  Patrick Center scientists study Barnegat Bay.
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  A Circus Celebrity

  See a Philly animal celebrity during our collections tours.
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  Travelers Rank Academy at Top

  TripAdvisor awards Academy with a Certificate of Excellence.