“In Nature’s Amazing Machines, a male Luna Moth lures visitors to view magnified images of its antennae, chemical detection instruments sensitive enough to pick-up pheromone releases by a female moth more than six miles away.” – Pat McShea, Museum Educator

Our next lunchtime science talk is Monday, December 5 at noon! Join us online or at the museum to hear Walter Carson's talk “Biodiversity Collapse and the Future of the Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome of North America.” Register today: fal.cn/3u963

Learn about everything from charismatic mussels to climate-proofing infrastructure on the new episode of “We Are Nature.” Hear our interview with Eric Chapman, Director of Aquatic Science at the Western PA Conservancy on your preferred podcast player or at fal.cn/3u7pS

Learn how to tell the difference between different types of Christmas trees: fal.cn/3u5oF

We are excited to share that RAD announced $3.9 million to support the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh in 2023. We are among the 100+ regional assets supported by RAD | Allegheny Regional Asset District every year. Our visitors and staff benefit from RAD’s important work and we are grateful.

The days are darker, but Dippy is glowing!

He'll be lit up through December 17th as part of Oakland's winter festival, Glowland. fal.cn/3u3LG

Today is #GivingTuesday ! Join our community in giving back to the museums that make our region a destination for discovery. When you give to Carnegie Museums, you keep learners of all ages and abilities exploring! fal.cn/3u0HH

Photo by Renee Rosensteel.

Lee et al. use long-term data to show that ephemeral wildflowers are more vulnerable to phenological mismatches in North America than in Eurasia.

@benrleaf Get Your PhD @PittBioSci @holdenarboretum Carnegie Museum of Natural History iDiv Biodiversity Research BU Biology
#phenology #herbarium #climatechange
nature.com/articles/s4146…

Reminder! Our Museum Store Sunday sale ends tonight! stores.carnegiemuseums.org

New #MolluskMonday ! fal.cn/3tZ62

Museum staff went on a quest to find the backdrop for our elk diorama in real life. See what they found in Yellowstone National Park. fal.cn/3tXtB

Enjoy 15% off when you celebrate Museum Store Sunday with us!

Get the discount in-store and online with the code MuseumStore on November 27 and 28 only! fal.cn/3tWIq

Museum Store Sunday is an international event, and your purchases help support museums.