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The American Museum of Natural History is a landmark institution on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Its collection contains more than 32 million specimens, but only a fraction can be on display within its 46 exhibition halls.
The American Museum of Natural History is a landmark institution on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Its collection contains more than 32 million specimens, but only a fraction can be on display within its 46 exhibition halls.
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Seeing more than the typical sites in NYC
Anyone who has ever tried to get any work done with young kids underfoot can only imagine what Harris Levine must have gone through — every day of his life.
The Polish immigrant tailor lived with his wife and three young children in three tiny...Tags: Ted Williams, Apartments, Libraries and Museums, New York Mets, Central Park
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Endangered species DNA samples at NYC museum
It's not your average library collection: Bits of scorpions and snakes. Tissue from jaguars. Leeches from a hippopotamus. And on Tuesday, officials of the American Museum of Natural History and the U.S. National Park Service signed an agreement for...Tags: Human Body, Natural Resources, Nature, Biotechnology Industry, Gardens and Parks
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Prehistoric artwork found on bone fragment in Florida
Scripps Howard News ServiceVERO BEACH, Fla. - Amateur fossil collector James Kennedy appears to have made an unprecedented archaeological discovery that might help confirm a human presence here up to 13,000 years ago. A 15-inch-long prehistoric bone fragment found near Vero Beach...Tags: Indian River Lagoon, Florida, Archaeology, Animals, University of Florida
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DNA samples from endangered species added to collection at NYC museum as research tool
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — It's not your average library collection: Bits of scorpions and snakes. Tissue from jaguars. Leeches from a hippopotamus. And on Tuesday, officials of the American Museum of Natural History and the U.S. National Park Service...Tags: Human Body, Everglades National Park, Population, Nature, Biotechnology Industry
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'Warehouse 13' on Syfy
Television CriticSyfy may not quite understand the concept of re-branding (So you actually went with the y's. Really.) but they definitely understand the concept of summer, offering us for our viewing pleasure “Warehouse 13,” a fantasy-action serial as lightly...Tags: Indiana Jones, South Dakota, FBI, Assault, Iowa
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New York, Keys Draw Cuban-Born Musician
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe musicians in the two-time Grammy-nominated band Tiempo Libre were born, raised and classically trained at Cuban conservatories but now make their home in Miami. Focusing on timba, a sizzling combination of Latin jazz and Cuban sound, the group has...Tags: Islamorada, Music Industry, Manhattan (New York City), Times Square, Central Park
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Great Gull Island Project: volunteers helping terns
Special to NewsdayA soft splat interrupted my conversation with Jacqueline Follain during her third day as a volunteer for the Great Gull Island Project. She grimaced and displayed the tern excrement dripping from her forearm and wrist. "Oh, a wrist shot," I said...Tags: Human Body, Fishing, Colleges and Universities, Health and Safety at School, Manchester
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Now showing In theaters
Angels & Demons Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. 2:18. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material. AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24, Harbour View...Tags: Drag Me to Hell (movie), Employees, Genres, Star Trek (movie), Bodies of Water
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Airplay Exhibit at The North Museum of Natural History and Science
Staff reporterIt's all around us - all the time! Air is the focus of a new exhibit at the North Museum of Natural History and Science. The exhibit is called Airplay and it's blowing in all kinds of fun learning for the whole family. It is only here through mid-...Tags: Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia)
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Scientists say Myanmar fossil shows ancestors of humans, apes evolved from primates in Asia
AP Environmental WriterBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday. However, other...Tags: Stony Brook University, Natural Resources, Natural Science, Forests, Forestry and Timber
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New book helps plan your road trip for pint-sized passengers
Sentinel Staff WriterAre we there yet? Four words that can be the bane of a parent's existence on the family summer road trip. Now, a new book can help tame back-seat boredom, at least for travelers along Interstate 75 -- a path that extends from South Florida to Sault St....Tags: Museum of Science and Industry, Fort Lauderdale, Sawgrass Mills, Colleges and Universities, Nature
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Movies now showing in theaters
Angels & Demons Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. 2:18. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material. AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24, Harbour View...Tags: Drag Me to Hell (movie), Employees, Genres, Star Trek (movie), Bodies of Water
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