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[image] Maddie’s Haddie Part 3: What did we find and why does it matter?
Posted Fri, 11/12/2021 - 4:26pm

Maddie’s Haddie Part 3: What did we find and why does it matter?

Read the final post in the series of an epic paleontology field work adventure.
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Tags: paleontology, celebrating women in science
[image] The Fossil Record of Dino-Sores
Posted Wed, 11/10/2021 - 4:33am

The Fossil Record of Dino-Sores

Broken bones and other fossils highlight the history of disease.
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Tags: paleontology
[image] Museums Play a Critical Role in Helping Scientists Find Diseases
Posted Tue, 11/02/2021 - 2:05pm

Museums Play a Critical Role in Helping Scientists Find Diseases

Zoology collections don't just contain animals, but the organisms that lived in and on them.
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Tags: zoology, celebrating women in science
[image] Did a Disease Wipe Out America's Ice Age Beasts?
Posted Wed, 10/27/2021 - 11:06am

Did a Disease Wipe Out America's Ice Age Beasts?

Paleontologists are still investigating what happened to mastodons, sabercats, and other Ice Age animals.
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Tags: paleontology
[image] Look For Spiders This Spooky Season
Posted Mon, 10/25/2021 - 2:16am

Look For Spiders This Spooky Season

As the days get darker and temperatures drop, you might notice some houseguests joining you inside.
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Tags: arachnology, celebrating women in science
[image] How Ancient Egyptians Understood the World
Posted Wed, 10/20/2021 - 1:44am

How Ancient Egyptians Understood the World

The relationship between Heaven and Earth was crucial to ancient Egyptian's understanding of the world.
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Tags: archaeology, egypt
[image] How Hollywood Turned Mummies Into Monsters
Posted Tue, 10/12/2021 - 10:54am

How Hollywood Turned Mummies Into Monsters

Archaeological discoveries provided the impetus for mummies to become staples of silver screen horror. This post is a companion for the upcoming talk by Stuart Tyson Smith, "Hollywood Fantasies, Egyptian Realities," part of this fall's Stories from Egypt series.
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Tags: archaeology, egypt
[image] What Would an Ancient Egyptian Date Night Look Like?
Posted Mon, 10/04/2021 - 5:17am

What Would an Ancient Egyptian Date Night Look Like?

Even though traditions might be different, shared feelings connect romance through time. We've captured this in our new "Date Night in a Box," with an Egyptian theme, available at the NHMU Store.
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Tags: anthropology, egypt
[image] Ancient Egyptian Love Songs Connect Romance Across Time
Posted Mon, 09/27/2021 - 11:37am

Ancient Egyptian Love Songs Connect Romance Across Time

Ancient Egyptians wrote beautiful love songs to each other. Egyptologist Cynthia May Sheikholeslami--a featured speaker in our October program "Stories from Egypt"--is an expert on these tunes from a different time.
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Tags: archaeology, egypt, celebrating women in science
[image] When Mummification Was For the Birds
Posted Tue, 09/21/2021 - 2:50pm

When Mummification Was For the Birds

The sacred burial practices of ancient Egypt were applied to animals as well as people. Learn more about the work of Alicia Cunningham-Bryant, the first speaker in our online series "Stories from Egypt."
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Tags: archaeology, egypt, celebrating women in science