Embarking on the Academy of Natural Sciences’ Next Chapter: Protecting a Legacy

Embarking on the Academy of Natural Sciences’ Next Chapter: Protecting a legacy. Advancing discovery. Inspiring generations. Connecting people with the natural world. The Academy’s next chapter will look different, but its mission endures: advancing science, inspiring discovery and deepening our understanding of the natural world.

9/25/2026 2:23 PM

Preserving the Academy of Natural Sciences’ Legacy and Collections for the Future

The Academy of Natural Sciences will be closing its museum at the end of September, but preserving its research and collections mission.

9/1/2026 9:56 AM

New Website Helps Understand the Academy's Collections

New Website Helps Understand the Academy's Collections

8/12/2026 1:12 PM

Seashells Book Features Academy Collections and Expertise

New book by Academy scientists examines a compendium of more than 5,000 shells

7/9/2026 10:39 AM

Mussel Power: The Importance of Freshwater Mussels

Mussels are filter feeders, they act as natural purification systems for lakes, rivers and streams.

• Aquatic Ecology

6/9/2026 9:29 AM

Keeping Birds Safe During Migration Season

It is estimated more than one billion birds collide with buildings in the United States each year, but there are steps everyone can take to help prevent it.

• Volunteering
• Ornithology

5/11/2026 1:28 PM

Spring Garden Guide

A little bit of gardening can go a long way in supporting the health of our planet. Whether you live in the city, suburbs or out in the woods, you can help local biodiversity flourish with a few of these simple spring garden tips.

• Sustainability

5/7/2026 9:12 AM

By Printing and Painting, Botany of Nations Plant Models Come to Life

The newest Academy exhibition Botany of Nations uses plant models to bring to life some of the pressed specimens from the Lewis and Clarke Herbarium

4/13/2026 4:01 PM

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2/4/2026 12:32 PM

Museum Innovation Fund Supports Creative Projects

The Academy of Natural Sciences, in collaboration with the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, established the Museum Innovation Fund (MIF) to support projects that are developed by Drexel University faculty and students and promote innovative approaches to museum learning and engagement.

1/21/2026 3:47 PM

Reuse, Rewear, Repair

Find new uses for the old items in your closets, bins and baskets.

• Sustainability
• Small Actions

1/9/2026 12:00 AM

Why and How to Grow Native Gardens

Gardens can be a sanctuary for those who plant them. But why stop there? They can also be a sanctuary for local pollinators and fauna and a boon to the local ecosystem, if you include native plants.

• Community Environments
• Botany

1/5/2026 12:59 PM

Recollections: Camas and Botany of Nations

Behind the scenes, the Academy of Natural Sciences is preparing for Botany of Nations: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery, rooted in one of the Academy’s most iconic collections, the Lewis & Clark Herbarium.

• Botany of Nations
• Botany
• Collections

1/5/2026 12:38 PM

How to Have a Green and Sustainable Holiday Season

It’s that time of year to celebrate winter, gather with family, friends and loved ones and think about all the good you’ll do in the new year.

12/1/2025 1:01 PM

Learning Module: Diatoms and Paleolimnology

Learn how fossil diatoms reveal lake environmental history through a virtual microscopy study of Lake St. Croix sediment cores.

• Diatoms
• Diatom Herbarium

11/12/2025 12:07 PM