Grades 9-12
Article
Colors Within: A Study of the Pigmentations in Deciduous and Broadleaf Evergreens
The glorious reds, yellows, and oranges we see in fall leaves are there all along — find out why we don’t see them the rest of the year from this young naturalist.
Article
Gestural Communication by a Group of Western Lowland Gorillas
This young naturalist studied lowland gorillas at the Bronx Zoo, whose ages ranged from 1 to 27 years. See what she discovered about how they use gestures to communicate.
Article
Grasshoppers in the Rockies: Surmounting Alpine Challenges
How do grasshoppers, who don’t have a winter wardrobe, cope with cold weather? That’s the question that launched this young naturalist’s investigation.
Article
Juvenile Blue Crab Cannibalism
Habitat destruction and overfishing aren’t the only obstacles faced in trying to increase the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population. Investigate the destructive role cannibalism plays in captive habitats.
Article
Providing Habitat for Threatened Drymarchon corais couperi Utilizing Gopherus polyphemus Burrows
In some areas, seeing an indigo snake is considered a once-in-a-lifetime event because of the reptile’s rarity. See how this young naturalist set about helping to save the species.
Article
Resilience of a Red Sea Fringing Coral Reef Under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Four Year Study
Travel with this young naturalist to the Red Sea to survey the resilience of the fringing reef in the Gulf of Suez and the six species that make up 94% of the reef’s coral cover.
Activity
How To Mount Dried Plants
You've dried and perfectly pressed your plants. Now what? See how to mount and protect your specimens so you can study and enjoy them for years to come.
Science Bulletin
Our Expanding Universe
In 1998, astrophysicists discovered a baffling phenomenon: the Universe is expanding at an ever-faster rate. Either an enigmatic force called dark energy is to blameor a reworking of gravitational theory is in order. In this new Science Bulletins video, watch a Fermilab team assemble the Dark Energy Camera, a device that could finally solve this space-stretching mystery.
Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. Each Bulletin is produced by AMNHs curatorial and scientific staff and a team of video producers, designers, writers, and educators using state-of-the-art technologies such as high-definition video and 3-D computer graphics to present the latest research.
Science Bulletin
The Ecology of Climate Change
The boreal forest, which stretches across northern latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle, is a key region for studying climate change—and not just the impacts. Follow ecologists into Alaska's boreal forest to learn more in this new Science Bulletins video.
Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. Each Bulletin is produced by AMNHs curatorial and scientific staff and a team of video producers, designers, writers, and educators using state-of-the-art technologies such as high-definition video, data visualization, and 3-D computer graphics to present the latest research.
Science Bulletin