Jewish Book Council Blog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Posted by Naomi Firestone An interview with Wendy Wasman, reviewer for Jewish Book World and the librarian of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, on the Jewish graphic novel: http://www.brandeis.edu/hbi/614/article2a.html Posted in Jewish Books Tagged: Jewish Books, Jewish graphic novels, Wendy Wasman
PALAEOBLOG (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce the opening of Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries , running until Jan. 31, 2010. The exhibit focuses on current thinking about how dinosaur biology has evolved and changed dramatically over the past two decades, and highlights ongoing cutting-edge research by leading paleontologists around the world. Highlights include a T. rex...
Medindia Health News (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
According to a new research into the life of the recently confirmed world's oldest hominid 'Ardi' has suggested that the
PALAEOBLOG (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Ardipithecus ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early Hominids . 2009. T. D. White, et al. Science 326: 75-86. Abstract: Hominid fossils predating the emergence of Australopithecus have been sparse and fragmentary. The evolution of our lineage after the last common ancestor we shared with chimpanzees has therefore remained unclear. Ardipithecus ramidus , recovered in ecologically and temporally resolved...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
Since Meera Chander's first visit to the Carmel Planetarium, she has wanted to help boost space exploration in any way she can.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
CLEVELAND, July 20 (UPI) -- One of the largest and earliest American Indian settlements ever found is being excavated in Huron County, Ohio, archaeologists said. Pottery fragments and flint tools suggest three distinct groups occupied the settlement as early as 2,500 years ago and stayed until shortly before European explorers arrived in the 1600s, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Monday. There...
Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog (Free subscription) | 24/04/2009
Like I say, not a day goes by. Yesterday, ramie. Today, little barley. As in: They likely ate sunflower, marsh elder, two types of chenopod—a family that includes spinach and beets—and possibly squash and little barley, according to the findings. The people also grew bottle gourd to make into containers. That would be the Riverton [...]
PALAEOBLOG (Free subscription) | 24/03/2009
If you’re in the Cleveland area tomorrow (Weds.), I’m giving a talk on my work in Mongolia at 7pm at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Details Here .
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 20/03/2009
Family Travel Day TripsThe Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a great place to take the kids on a family day trip in Cleveland Ohio. All ages will enjoy the family travel fun here.Cleveland families are extremely lucky in that they have a ton of options for short day trips. If all you have is a weekend or a day you can find a wealth of fun in Cleveland. Family fun can be had in a plethora of
Moving at the Speed of Creativity (Free subscription) | 03/02/2009
This podcast includes a series of six interviews I recorded at the eTechOhio 2009 conference in Columbus on February 2, 2009. The episode begins with Gabe Ross, a student at Ohio State University studying video production and part of the documentary film crew at the eTechOhio 2009 conference. Second, Kieli Fergusen of the National Underground [...]
PALAEOBLOG (Free subscription) | 19/12/2008
Photo: Liz Russell/CMNH The Cleveland Museum of Natural History officially unveils it's new T. rex cast tomorrow, Saturday Dec. 20. There will be lots of activities for the kids so come down and check out our latest addition.
Glass City Jungle (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
This in via email from the Black Swamp Conservancy: Black Swamp Conservancy Hosts Regional Conservation Meeting Perrysburg, Ohio - Black Swamp Conservancy, a Perrysburg, Ohio-based land conservation organization, recently hosted its annual northwest Ohio conservation planning meeting. The meeting was held at the W.W. Knight Preserve in Perrysburg. The conservancy established the regional planning process...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
CLEVELAND, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A dinosaur skeleton that vanished from Mongolia likely was sold on the black market, says a fossil hunter from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The broken skeleton, found in the Gobi desert, was to be reassembled as a centerpiece for the Museum, said Michael Ryan, the Museum's head of vertebrate paleontology. It would have been the most significant chunk of Tarbosaurus...
Hairy Museum of Natural History (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
Some quick notes and links summing up some of the paleoart I saw and artists I met at SVP this year: Paleo-Art Poster Session This event ran concurrent with the Opening Reception at the CMNH. As I recall about 10-12 artists had posters of their work on display. Between taking in the exhibits and talking to folks [...]
PALAEOBLOG (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008
New Insights from Old Bones: The Latest Research in Vertebrate Paleontology Join Dr. Catherine Badgley (Ecology & Evo. Biology, U. of Michigan) and Dr. Michael Ryan (Cleveland Museum of Natural History) for a lively discussion on palaeo and related topics. If you're in town for the SVP conference come on down for a pre-meeting warm up. Date: October 13, 2008 Time: Drinks start at 6:30 PM, discussion...
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