Insects in Crisis - LivestreamInsects can seem to be everywhere, all at once - sometimes to an annoying degree. After all, three out of every four known animal species on Earth are insects. But these dazzlingly adept creatures - which pre-date the dinosaurs - are suffering a silent and hugely consequential crisis, with their ...
Time to get back to the basics! Throughout history, humans have strived to understand the foundations of matter. From the time humans began identifying wind, water, and fire as building blocks of Earth through our current understanding of the periodic table, scientists have sought to identify units of matter and, ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $19.95 General, Free for members
Harnessing Our Greatest Life Force - LivestreamSwim with us through water data for the nation.Learn how to:Explore all USGS water data, from historical through present dayCheck the status of near real-time water conditions nationwideReceive personalized alerts of changing water conditionsAutomate unique, customized displays of water dataSpeakers: Shawna Gregory and Mat Rhoads, USGSClick at weblink to attendÂ
Where: Cost: Free
Jurassic NightLifeGo big or go home. Get ready for a NightLife of Jurassic proportions celebrating our newest exhibit, The World’s Largest Dinosaurs. Be one of the first to experience this mega-sized exhibit and meet the largest land animals that ever lived: long-necked and long-tailed sauropods (some of which grew to be ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: Varies
Faster! Catching up to Electrons on the Move - POSTPONEDElectrons are tiny particles that hold together the atoms in molecules. When sunlight interacts with a molecule, it first transfers its energy to the electrons. Then, as the electrons move, the molecule changes form, reshaping itself or even breaking apart. We do not fully understand how electrons affect the molecules ...
