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A Sara Longwing (Heliconius sara) butterfly sitting on a leaf. Heliconius butterflies stand out for their fluttery flight. They feed not only on flower nectar, but also on pollen. Ranging from South ...

Join us for a special program celebrating Bat Week! Come help us celebrate bats as we learn about how important bats are to our planet. Help us also shine the light on the importance of spiders! See ...

James Cook’s first voyage circumnavigated the globe in the ship Endeavour, giving the botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander the opportunity to collect plants from previously unexplored habitats.

For years, paleontologists did not know what to make of this fossil from the ancient shark Helicoprion that lived 290 million years ago. It was proposed to be a weapon at the tip of the nose, an ...

Looking for a deeper dive into ocean topics? Come and find one of our Ocean Educators to explore some of the latest discoveries in marine science, stationed at an interactive cart in the Sant Ocean ...

Home Our Research Botany Research Lianas and Climbing Plants of the Neotropics Lianas - Introduction TERMINOLOGY Lianas (also known as vines, climbing plants or climbers) are plants with long, ...

Join educators in the "Bison: Standing Strong" exhibit to discover more about the Nation's Mammal - the American Bison. Learn how these fascinating animals alter their ecosystem in ways that benefit ...

Martha, the Passenger Pigeon, passed away on September 1, 1914, in the Cincinnati Zoo. She was believed to be the last living individual of her species after two male companions had died in the same ...

I am a paleoanthropologist whose zooarchaeological and taphonomic research centers on meat-eating in the evolution of Stone Age human diets with a focus on the use of bone surface modifications ...

Dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis sp.) using its fins to swim away with its tentacles curled up. Photo from NOAA Exploration & Research. MS-LS2-1 Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the ...