Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences has 200 years of ‘firsts’ in America’s science community

Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences has 200 years of ‘firsts’ in America’s science community

Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. The oldest institution of natural history in America is right here in Philly – and it’s been sparking curiosity and scientific discovery for over 200 years now.  The Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University came together before natural sciences were particularly popular in the U.S., said Amber Redfield, the STEM & Outreach Coordinator at the Academy.  “…

A new gallery at the Humayun’s Tomb Museum documents 200 years of Indian history

The newly opened Sanskriti Museum of Indian Textiles & Everyday Art at the Humayun’s Tomb Complex preserves objects of daily use, and the past they symbolise