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Science Shop: Co-creating Climate Resilience in Philadelphia

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Overbrook Environmental Education Center has enjoyed our work with the Academy of Natural Sciences through the Science Shop project,” says Jerome Shabazz, Executive Director of the not-for-profit organization. Each participant will bring their unique skillsets, perspectives and knowledge to the table.

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Invisible World of Water Opens Nov. 13

Academy of Natural Sciences

The first project in the Academy of Natural Sciences’ yearlong focus on water renews our appreciation for the vital element of water through artworks that combine the marvel and insight of both scientific and artistic inquiry. of Natural Sciences and?Drexel Nature’s Hidden Gems ? . Invisible World of Water ?will

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New Exhibition Shows How We All Affect the Ocean 

Academy of Natural Sciences

A new exhibition this summer and fall takes visitors on an exciting journey through our watersheds to understand how everyone’s actions on land affect the ocean, even if they don’t live down the Jersey Shore. . Ocean Bound , opening Saturday, Aug. Ocean Bound , opening Saturday, Aug. Ocean Bound is on view Aug.

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The Nature Conservancy-PA: New Urban Heat Map Underscores Need For Trees In Philadelphia Neighborhoods

PA Environment Daily

In the summer of 2022, Philadelphia was one of just 16 cities worldwide selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to collect heat data used to map the city’s heat islands. In Philadelphia, urban trees address a wide variety of goals for multiple city agencies.

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City Residents Help the Academy Map Urban Hotspots  

Academy of Natural Sciences

His “parents” were among 50 community scientists helping with the Philadelphia Urban Heat Mapping Campaign , a study in which the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University collaborated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

These early thinkers were Thales (5) who created natural philosophy and theorized that seismological events such as earthquakes had a natural cause (correct) but assumed (wrongly) that landmasses were giant rafts that reacted to ocean ripples which caused the quakes. He was wrong about this too but Anaximander had another idea.

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UK 2024 General Election – Mapped: The Tory network of climate denial and fossil fuel funding

A Greener Life

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s top climate science body, has stated that it is “unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land”.