Sternberg Museum of Natural History Education Director, David Levering, lead a spring break study abroad trip of seven Fort Hays State University undergraduate students to mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. The students documented their adventures and explorations during the trip, and these travelogues will be featured here through a series of eight posts (withContinueContinue reading “Ecuador Adventure Guest Blog Series 1/8”
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2015: Comings and Goings
The end of the year is always a good time for reflecting on recent accomplishments – especially since I am writing the Sternberg Museum Paleontology Department’s annual report. 2015 was a great year for paleontology at the Museum, with exciting plans on the horizon. New ProgramsWe continued established traditions like celebrating National Fossil Day (October),ContinueContinue reading “2015: Comings and Goings”
Paleo-girls and boys and their toys
There are a lot of cool toys out there. Not just Research Institute Legos, Paleontology Barbie, and a new generation of Jurassic World figurines, but toys that are products of technological advancement. What’s even cooler is that we have applied many of them to help advance our scientific knowledge. Paleontology is no exception – technologyContinueContinue reading “Paleo-girls and boys and their toys”
Darwin Day: It’s for the birds
Birds have played a large role in understanding the origin of species. Birds are abundant and diverse, with some great examples of over-the-top plumage and behaviors. Knowing what we know now about evolutionary mechanisms, it’s easy to see why birds continue to be model organisms for studying natural selection, sexual selection (a sub-category of naturalContinueContinue reading “Darwin Day: It’s for the birds”
National Fossil Day 2014
On Wednesday, October 15th, the United States is celebrating National Fossil Day. And the Sternberg Museum is joining in the fun! National Fossil Day is a day museums, organizations, institutions, government agencies, and other groups dedicate to educating the public on the importance of preserving and understanding fossils. To this end, the Sternberg is extending theirContinueContinue reading “National Fossil Day 2014”
Laura E. Wilson, Ph.D. 