Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 27, 2021

While we are still measuring the full cooling effect the planters have on the block level, the project has expanded, and 100 residents received planters throughout five blocks in the Hunting Park neighborhood.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 1, 2023

Bluebirds and finches can be found at Valley Creek and Cool Valley Preserves, both in Chester County. New Jersey Across the bridge, New Jersey features plenty of outdoor parks to explore and find some cool birds. Discover other Pennsylvania state parks near you.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 20, 2021

And their appearance — red eyes and orange and black bodies – are so cool, and make some of us think about another season — Halloween! Text, images and video by Jon Gelhaus, PhD, Curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and professor, Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Sciences.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 1, 2023

They produce seed pods that not only provide cool decorative winter looks, but also important food sources for birds in the coming months. Those that need to reseed, such as hollyhock, foxglove, allium, love-in-a-mist and cardinal flower, should be left alone to continue growing next year. Unwanted Guests?

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 1, 2023

In the meantime, however, store them in a dark, dry and cool place in a paper bag away from potentially hungry critters. Most spring-planted bulbs are sensitive to frost, so mark your calendars for a warmer day in late spring to get them into the ground or a pot located in a sunny spot.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Elly Endeavours/Unsplash Go On a Basement Safari If you can’t make it outside and still need a nature fix, head to the basement with a flashlight. Long-legged cellar spiders, house centipedes and other arthropods adapted to caves make themselves at home in our basements, where their slow metabolisms fit the quiet and cool conditions.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The bin should be left in a cool, dark place like under the kitchen sink or in the basement and disturbed as little as possible. Then add your food waste and cover with more newspaper. Spray with a little water. It might take some time for the worms to get started, so add your scraps in slow and small intervals.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 1, 2022

Mulching your garden at the appropriate times of year can keep your soil moist and cool in the warmer months, reducing the need to water. You can help preserve water and keep the environment beautiful by simply creating a water-wise garden with these four tips. Sprinkle some mulch.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 21, 2021

With the Philadelphia area trending towards warmer average temperatures as a result of climate change, it will be important to have ample opportunities for people to stay cool and recreate safely. Kayakers journey down the Cooper River at Cooper River Park near Collingswood, N.J. The ’80s took the subject of global warming to the next level.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 21, 2023

Some, like Tree Swallows, Chimney Swifts, Indigo Buntings and Wood Thrushes will nest in the Philly area, but many others will head for the cool forests of New England and Canada.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The cooling weather of autumn might be enough to get you moving after another sweaty Philly summer, and you’re not alone. Plenty of our animal neighbors become more active during the day, and easier for us to observe, as the heat fades and the lean months of winter approach.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 29, 2021

Many people grow gardens not only for the plants, but also for the cool native wildlife that the garden will attract, such as bees, birds and butterflies. She also plants parsley to rear black swallowtail butterflies. It’s important to think critically about what purposes you want your garden to serve.

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Physics World

JUNE 9, 2022

. “The ECS has been committed to diversity for many years, and in 2019 it formalized its DEI statement,” says Alice Suroviec, an associate editor of the JES and Dean of the School of Mathematics and Natural Science at Berry College in the US.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 1, 2022

Being able to incorporate that research into any of the programs we would eventually have at the park would be really cool.” Chatman hopes to travel across Cambodia to explore the many geographical regions — rice fields, elephant sanctuaries, mangrove forests — and investigate what people value in green space there.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a bonus, the extra shade can help with naturally cooling your home in the summer. You can use Visual Resources for Ornithology (VIREO) , the worldwide bird photograph collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences, to help you identify your bird sightings. Learn more about spring migration at BirdCast.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

There is just no other way to get this information, and it will be incredibly valuable for years to come,” said Richard Johnson, Urban Climate Resilience Manager at TNC who led this results analysis and organized the heat-mapping study last summer while at the Academy of Natural Sciences , a partner on this project.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 6, 2023

While attending Drexel, I’ve had many environmental science fieldwork experiences, like catching treefrogs in the Pine Barrens or doing electrofishing surveys. In the past, I have had co-ops at the Live Animal Center of the Academy of Natural Sciences and the Philadelphia Zoo.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In the meantime, however, store them in a dark, dry and cool place in a paper bag away from potentially hungry critters. Markus Winkler/Unsplash Water Care Autumn can have cool nights and hot sunny days for weeks on end, leaving plants thirsty and under stress. And be sure to note these locations on the garden map!

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 19, 2022

Much of this water cools as it flows towards the poles, becoming denser and sinking to the ocean floor. They are easy to envision: the sun warms the sea’s surface at the equator, and the expanding water is driven away from it in the form of northerly and southerly surface currents.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

AUGUST 2, 2022

Being outdoors is not only about looking at cool things — sometimes we discover new personal insights, too. When you catch the laughter of some passersby, the turning warning of a nearby bus or the droning of a lawnmower, try to hear them as simply the sounds of a living environment. Journal your experience.

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 7, 2018

It's considered the Islamic Golden Age and many discoveries in the realms of the natural sciences came in this time. It also concerns heat and energy transfer, entropy (the waste heat leading to a loss of energy from a closed system), the Carnot Cycle and the law of cooling.

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