Join Academy scientists and guest panelists to discuss the impacts that climate change is having on today’s extreme weather events and natural disasters.

Travel to the Amazon from your own home! Join ichthyologist (fish scientist) Mariangeles Arce H. as she shows you some of the exciting places she has collected.

Lewis and Clark are famous for their trip out west, but did you know they collected more than 200 plants during their expedition? All of them were pressed and preserved for science, and they’re right here at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Explore the collection then chat with the curator.

Join us for a live game show as two staff teams go head-to-head in Academy Feud. The teams will compete to guess the most popular answers to Academy-themed survey questions provided by our members!

Join Academy educators to make your own slime and learn about slimy animals! Download the instructions sheet below to learn what supplies you'll need for the workshop.

Join our fisheries team in the field! Watch as they conduct fish surveys in local waterways and learn about the techniques they use to survey fish populations.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to care for the Academy's live animals each day? Hang out with our animal keepers, hear their favorite stories of animal antics and ask them questions.

Peek into the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection to find some of our favorite fossils found in Pennsylvania. After checking out the collection, chat with our paleontologists to learn how the fossils were discovered and prepared, and why collections are important.

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Why aren't strawberries true berries? What do Brussels sprouts, cabbage and broccoli have in common? Learn about the botany of your local produce section and the plants that provide some of your favorite (or least favorite) foods.

Join our scientists in the field to find aquatic insects and other invertebrates. Then, take a tour of their lab to see the macroinvertebrates up close.