I have spent the last three months georeferencing the herpetology collection for the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Georeferencing is the practice of digitally mapping spatial […]
Are there savannas in Illinois?
What is a savanna? What makes a wetland a wetland? We’re exploring some Midwestern ecosystems in our new, permanent exhibit – the Hawver and Lacy Families Nature’s PlaySpace. This play […]
Do Atlas moths eat?
Morpho butterflies and Atlas moths are two very cool insects that you can find in Animal Crossing AND see in real life at the Nature Museum! Entomologist Allen works with Atlas […]
It’s migration season!
This Saturday, October 8, is World Migratory Bird Day. Officially, World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated on the second Saturday in May and October to recognize both the northward and southward migrations. […]
How do we know where monarchs go?
Monarch migration is in full swing! But where do our local monarchs go for the winter? And how do we know where they end up? Dr. Doug Taron is here to […]
What & How Do Snakes Eat?
What do snakes eat? How do they eat? How do they eat big things? Today, Airen and Lalainya are going to walk us through a feeding featuring a few of […]
How to tell reptiles and amphibians apart!
We’re revisiting this extremely popular question in today’s episode of Curious By Nature! Join Airen and a few of our Nature Museum critter pals to learn about a few of the […]
Blanding’s turtle release!
On June 7, 2022, the Living Collections team and ecologist Dan Thompson released 117 head–started Blanding’s turtles into the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. This release was a couple […]
Animal Crossing bugs in real life!
A paper kite butterfly in real life?! Yes! Allen’s showing us some cool Animal Crossing insects that you can actually see in the Museum and out in nature in today’s Curious By Nature! […]
What are birds of prey?
What makes a bird of prey a bird of prey? We’re answering that question in our latest episode of Curious By Nature! Join Elena and our friends from Wings and Talons […]