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  • Minnesota Skies: September 2019

    Published08/30/2019 , By Parke Kunkle & Thaddeus LaCoursiere

    Find out what you can see this month: Saturn, summer triangle, fall equinox, lunar highlights, and more.

  • Meet Tim Whitfeld

    Published08/29/2019

    Tim Whitfeld, who became collections manager for the herbarium on June 1, grew up in a rural area of the United Kingdom. He spent his childhood hiking the footpaths that crisscross the countryside—and fishing. “I think being out in nature was what piqued my interest [in natural history]. I also…

  • Wicked Plants of Minnesota

    Published , By Tim Whitfeld

    Ahead of our Wicked Plants exhibit, opening September 21, we checked in with Tim Whitfeld at the herbarium to find out which plants he considers the wickedest around. The photos are courtesy of the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas. Here are his top three:

  • A Superior Solution

    Published08/01/2019 , By Gretchen Zampogna

    Jay Austin and his U of M research team are uncovering the mysteries of lake turnover by studying Lake Superior’s depths.

  • Heaven and Earth

    Published07/31/2019 , By Gayla Marty

    Jeannette Piccard gained fame twice in her life: as the first woman to reach the stratosphere, and the first woman ordained as a priest in the Episcopal church. Learn more about this pioneering science educator and how her legacy lives on inside the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium.

  • An Exercise in Team Problem Solving

    Published , By Gretchen Zampogna

    Meet Peter Larsen and learn how his U of M research team is working to fight chronic wasting disease.

  • Minnesota Skies: August 2019

    Published , By Parke Kunkle & Thaddeus LaCoursiere

    Find out what you can see this month: Ring nebula, Perseid meteor shower, equids in the sky, lunar highlights, and more.

  • Searching for Stardust

    Published

    Learn more about citizen scientist Scott Peterson, the micrometeorite hunter behind our City Stardust exhibit.

  • In Bloom

    Published07/30/2019

    Check out our featured photo of the month.

  • Photo Gallery: 2018/19 Skynet Scholars

    Published07/01/2019

    Our Skynet Scholars program teaches middle and high schoolers to operate research-grade telescopes through the internet. See a gallery of their astronomical images!