Press Center
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Science
How To Build A Middleweight Black Hole
July 19, 2012
New model for intermediate black hole formation parallels growth of giant planets.
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Science
New Starlight Sifting Instrument Reveals New Worlds
July 5, 2012
Project 1640 achieves unprecedented high-contrast imaging and begins survey at Palomar Observatory's Hale Telescope
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Science
New Dinosaur Feather Findings
July 2, 2012
Newly discovered dinosaur implies greater prevalence of feathers; Megalosaur fossil represents first feathered dinosaur not closely related to birds.
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Education
2012 Urban Advantage Science Expo
June 9, 2012
Students, teachers, schools, and institutions celebrate pioneering program to improve science education for middle school students.
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Education
SRMP 2012 Scholarship Winners
June 7, 2012
Three New York City high school seniors have all won $30,000 four-year college scholarships from the American Museum of Natural History’s first annual AMNH Science Scholars Award.
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Education
2012 Young Naturalist Winners
June 1, 2012
This year’s winners included students from Arizona, California, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia who were recognized at an awards ceremony and luncheon at the Museum and spent the day at behind-the-scenes tours at the Museum.
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Education
Coral: Rekindling Venus
May 31, 2012
Coral ecosystems come to life in this new immersive dome experience
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Science
Timing Is Everything
May 29, 2012
Researchers say a change in developmental timing was crucial in evolutionary shift from dinosaurs to birds