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News Posts This Month at the Museum The Butterfly Conservatory returns, see a film at the Margaret Mead Film Festival, and celebrate Halloween at the Museum. October 1, 2019 Education posts New Class of Scientists and Teachers Graduates from Museum The Richard Gilder Graduate School awarded degrees to 3 doctoral graduates in comparative biology and 15 Earth science teachers. September 30, 2019 Education posts 2019 Ph.D. Graduate Profile: Jeremy Frank 2019 doctoral graduate Jeremy Frank is building the first evolutionary tree for solitary wasps in the genus Bembix. September 23, 2019 Education posts 2019 Ph.D. Graduate Profile: Kelly Speer Doctoral graduate Kelly Speer looks at parasites, like bat flies, to understand disease transmission among tropical bats. September 16, 2019 Education posts 2019 Ph.D. Graduate Profile: Anna Ragni A passion to learn about human origins launches doctoral candidate Anna Ragni on a career in paleoanthropology. September 10, 2019 On Exhibit posts What was T. rex Like as a Juvenile? Find out what living species can tell us about how juvenile T. rex looked and behaved. September 6, 2019 News Posts This Weekend at the Museum Spending Labor Day weekend 2019 in New York City? Here’s what to see over the holiday weekend at the Museum. August 28, 2019 Research posts 20-Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Anthropoid Primate Brains Evolved More Than Once The rare fossil skull of the ancient primate Chilecebus has scientists rethinking the evolution of anthropoid brains. August 21, 2019 Research posts Flashlight Fish Use Their Glow to School in Dark Waters Museum researchers make the first observation of fish using bioluminescent flashes to school in dark waters. August 15, 2019 On Exhibit posts Ancient Malagasy Ammonites Reveal Changing Seas Researchers look to ancient ammonites from Madagascar for clues to past and future climate change. August 9, 2019 On Exhibit posts Using Shark-Teeth Tools to Track Changes in Biodiversity Museum researchers looked to centuries-old weapons to understand how shark populations in the Pacific have changed over time. July 31, 2019 Research posts Parasitic Flies Reveal Insights About Bahamian Bats Researchers gleaned genetic information from the buffy flower bat and its parasites to learn more about Caribbean bats. July 29, 2019