Hacker News
- The Immortal Jellyfish (2015) https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/the-immortal-jellyfish 14 comments
- John Michell: Country Parson Described Black Holes in 1783 (2000) https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/cosmic-horizons-book/john-michell-black-holes 99 comments
- Olbers’ Paradox: Why Is the Sky Dark at Night? (2000) http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/cs_paradox.html 143 comments
- Building a Cloud Chamber (Cosmic Ray Detector) http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/einsteinguide/activities/cloud.html 11 comments
- Ole Roemer and the Speed of Light http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/p_roemer.html 68 comments
- The Secret of the Fibonacci Sequence in Trees http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards/2011/aidan.html 26 comments
- The Known Universe Scientifically Rendered For All to See http://www.amnh.org/news/2009/12/the-known-universe/ 20 comments
- Researchers have discovered a small fish full of antifreeze protein that’s also the only polar fish reported to biofluoresce in green and red. This fish have evolved to prevent it from freezing and it has the highest expression of antifreeze proteins ever observed https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/research-posts/fish-antifreeze-protein 18 comments science
- Roemer's Experiment on Io https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/cosmic-horizons-book/ole-roemer-speed-of-light 4 comments space
- According to the American Museum of Natural History. https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/the-first-whale-pakicetus 8 comments pakistan
- The very first "whale", Pakicetus Attocki, was found in, you guessed it, Pakistan. https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/the-first-whale-pakicetus 16 comments pakistan
- The first whale on Earth lived 50 million years ago, had a long nose and tail, walked on land, and was about the size of a wolf. They are called Pakicetus. https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/the-first-whale-pakicetus 20 comments science
- PLOS Science Wednesday: Hi reddit, my name is Brian and I published a study in PLOS Biology showing birds in the tropics have greater genetic variation than those in more temperate habitats – Ask Me Anything! http://www.amnh.org/ 234 comments science
- The Congo River's rapids are so intense that fish species diverge in close proximity http://www.amnh.org/about-the-museum/press-center/fish-evolution-shaped-by-intense-rapids 18 comments science
- [Podcast] Frontiers Lecture: The Twisted Universe http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/podcasts/frontiers-lecture-the-twisted-universe/ 3 comments science
- Four-eyed daddy longlegs fossil fills in evolutionary tree. Researchers indicates that primitive harvestmen had two pairs of eyes, adding significant details to the evolutionary story of this diverse and highly successful group. http://www.amnh.org/about-us/press-center/scientists-discover-four-eyed-daddy-longlegs-fossil 5 comments science
- Dinosaurs evolved the brainpower necessary for flight well before they actually took to the air as birds http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/research-posts/which-came-first-the-bird-or-the-bird-brain 7 comments science
- How The Speed of Light Was Measured in 1676 http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/p_roemer.html 44 comments technology
- Why aren't there any "objects" at 10^-12 and 10^-13 meters? http://www.amnh.org/rose/scales-moreinfo.html 4 comments askscience
- This kid is smarter than all of us. We must give him our women so that they can breed a race of supergeniuses. http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards/2011/aidan.html 3 comments reddit.com
- 13-Year-Old Makes A Solar Breakthrough With Fibonacci Sequence http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards/2011/aidan.html 5 comments science
- “the master of a black art for which no amount of computerizing is likely to be a complete substitute” http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/earth/p_lehmann.html 10 comments science
- My daughter and I made a video submission for Neil deGrasse Tyson's Rose Center Anniversary contest. What do you think? http://www.amnh.org/rc10/ 3 comments space
- Reddit, Neil deGrasse Tyson wants 2-minute videos about how science moves you. Chance to win a trip to New York. To work! http://www.amnh.org/rc10/ 116 comments science
- Golden Cloth Woven From the Silk of More Than One Million Spiders http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/spidersilk/?src=h_h 3 comments science
- The Known Universe Scientifically Rendered For All to See http://www.amnh.org/news/2009/12/the-known-universe/ 4 comments science
Linking pages
- Anita Hill On Joe Biden: We Don't Need 'To Take The Lesser Of Two Evils' : NPR https://www.npr.org/2019/05/22/725625932/anita-hill-on-2020-election-we-dont-need-to-take-the-lesser-of-two-evils 74 comments
- Theodore Roosevelt statue will be removed from the front steps of the Museum of Natural History | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/22/us/new-york-theodore-roosevelt-statue-removal-trnd/index.html 38 comments
- Why Would an Alien Civilization Send Out Von Neumann Probes? Lots of Reasons, says a new Study - Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/154949/why-would-an-alien-civilization-send-out-von-neumann-probes-lots-of-reasons-says-a-new-study/ 33 comments
- Cheetahs' inner ear is one-of-a-kind, vital t | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/amon-cie020218.php 23 comments
- Picture of the day | New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn15018-pick-of-the-pictures?amp%3Bnsref=online-news&dcmp=otc-rss 21 comments
- 100 Geeky Places to Take Your Kids This Summer | WIRED http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/100-geeky-places-to-bring-your-kids-this-summer/ 11 comments
- Fossil Find Challenges Theories on T. Rex - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/science/18dinosaur.html?em= 11 comments
- Exoplanets get a cosmic front-row seat to find backlit Earth | Cornell Chronicle https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/06/exoplanets-get-cosmic-front-row-seat-find-backlit-earth 8 comments
- Scientists recover nova first spotted 600 yea | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/amon-srn082817.php#.wadr2g_ic2e.reddit 5 comments
- Leg-wing cooperation in baby birds, dinosaurs is key transition in origin of flight | Geology Page http://www.geologypage.com/2016/04/leg-wing-cooperation-in-baby-birds.html 4 comments
- Fish flaunt neon glow | Nature http://www.nature.com/news/fish-flaunt-neon-glow-1.14488 4 comments
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S FOUR-TIME EMMY-NOMINATED SERIES, STARTALK WITH NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON RETURNS MONDAY, NOV. 12, AT 11/10c : StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson https://www.startalkradio.net/national-geographics-four-time-emmy-nominated-series-startalk-with-neil-degrasse-tyson-returns-monday-nov-12-at-11-10c/ 4 comments
- Feathered dinosaurs had 'flight-ready' brains - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23514985 3 comments
- Why Yale scientists named a 328 million-year-old, octopus-like fossil after Joe Biden https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/It-s-really-old-has-10-arms-and-it-s-named-17020226.php 3 comments
- Bumpy bones suggest Velociraptor had feathers | New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12666-bumpy-bones-suggest-velociraptor-had-feathers.html 2 comments
- Iron Man-Like Exosuit to Expand Ocean Exploration [Video] - Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/iron-man-like-exosuit-to-expand-ocean-exploration-video/ 1 comment
- 10 Top Natural History Museums http://www.travelmuse.com/articles/general-features/top-natural-history-museums 1 comment
- 19th-Century Museums Swapped Priceless Artifacts Like Trading Cards - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-museums-swapped-artifacts 1 comment
- How the Ice Age Shaped New York - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/science/how-the-ice-age-shaped-new-york.html 1 comment
- Bizarre Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Captured On Film In Colombia https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/12/14/bizarre-half-male-half-female-bird-captured-on-film-in-colombia/ 1 comment