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Stories tagged by 'portraits'
What was life like for a scientist on the United States’ first official international exploring expedition?» Read More
Are they watching you?» Read More
What famous Academy scientist set up an at-home natural history museum—with only a few science experiments gone wrong?» Read More
If you think your office politics are bad, then what will you think of this?» Read More
What happened at the Academy 100 years ago?» Read More
Why did two super smart paleontologists develop a nasty rivalry that made its way into the newspapers?» Read More
Do you know who described a giant marine reptile fossil which started the Bone Wars?» Read More
Did you know that the American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded at the Academy of Natural Sciences?» Read More
Why should you care about Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon?» Read More
Why was an English gentleman collecting shells and stones on a California beach in the 1830s?» Read More
Can you believe it? Charles Wilson Peale painted three portraits before an expedition—just in case the explorers didn’t make it back alive!» Read More