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200 Years. ALL 200 Stories
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How will the Academy begin its next 200 years of discovery? » Read More
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Did you know the Academy houses a world-leading collection of local plants? » Read More
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What spurred Taiwanese scientists to travel to Philadelphia to study Taiwanese plants? » Read More
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What’s the story behind some plant specimens now part of the Academy’s Lewis and Clark Herbarium? » Read More
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What’s the story behind Charles R. Knight’s famous painting? » Read More
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How much environmental muscle do freshwater mussels have? » Read More
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What link does the Academy have to research that may be good for your health? » Read More
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What would you do if you encountered the toothy mouth of a 6-foot-long fish? » Read More
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Did you know the Academy is powered by green energy?» Read More
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What’s wrong with this picture?» Read More
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Can a plant help reduce the impact of oil spills?» Read More
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What is an endoparasite?» Read More
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What is the Hoatzin’s primary anti-predator defense?» Read More
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How do some animals find their mates?» Read More
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What is the largest land arthropod of all?» Read More
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What animals collect objects from their immediate environment and glue them onto their shells?» Read More
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What do Academy scientists do? Meet them and learn about their work in our very first video story!» Read More
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Where can you find a cast of a fossil from one of the largest known dinosaurs?» Read More
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Where can you find a complete history of the Academy?» Read More
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Where can you see Academy specimens revealed in natural light?» Read More
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How many invertebrate species do you think Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary holds?» Read More
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Did you know that an Academy VIREO photographer is also an award-winning author?» Read More
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Do you know where to find nearly 38 million pages of scientific literature?» Read More
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Where can you find an extinct Ice Age giant in Philadelphia?» Read More
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What book in the Academy Library is an illuminated manuscript?» Read More