Take a Tour of AMNH’s Trilobite Collection

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ONLINE PROGRAM Scientists at Home: Endangered Species and Climate Change How are scientists working to help species affected by climate change? Join Mary Blair, director of biodiversity informatics research at the Museum’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, on Thursday, July 23, at 2 pm EDT, to learn about her research efforts, her personal journey as a scientist and descendant of Sámi nomadic reindeer herders, and the threat climate change poses to indigenous peoples’ livelihoods as well as to global biodiversity.

Join the Watch Party LIVESTREAM Inside Look at the Trilobite Collection Scientists have discovered more than 20,000 species of trilobites, ancient marine arthropods that first evolved some 520 million years ago. Join Associate Curator Melanie Hopkins and Ernesto Vargas-Parra, Ph.D. student at the Museum’s Richard Gilder Graduate School, on Friday, July 24, at 1 pm EDT, for a look at some of the Museum’s 400,000 trilobite fossils and a live Q&A about field research, collections, and more. Watch on YouTube OLOGY CHALLENGE Create a Time Capsule Every object tells a story. What stories would your objects tell about you and the time you are living in right now? This month, the Museum’s science website for kids invites you to create your own time capsule and share your work with special guest judges: three Museum archaeologists. Submit your entry by July 26 for a chance to be featured. Take the Challenge FOR FAMILIES Summer 2020 Online Camps The Museum’s summer camps are now online! Students in Grades 2–9 can join sessions about topics in Earth and space science, biodiversity, and climate change. Camps feature hands-on investigations, virtual tours of Museum halls and exhibits, talks by guest scientists, off-line projects, and more. Sessions start Monday, July 27. The number of participants per camp is limited. Register Now