Explore the Hidden World of Cyanobacteria

Plus, find out how corals can help scientists peer back in time. | [View in browser]( [Plan Your Visit]( [Tickets]( [Exhibitions]( [Our Research]( [Calendar]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Cyanobacteria]( VIDEO Cyanobacteria from Pond to Lab Did you know that cyanobacteria are the most abundant organisms on the planet? Join Museum microbiologist Sally Warring for the second episode of our Pondlife video series as she heads out to Central Park to find cyanobacteria and examine them under the microscope. Then, see what it takes to grow microorganisms back in the lab. [Watch the video]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Diver with Porites coral]( NEW RESEARCH What Corals Tell Us About 400 Years of Monsoons In East Asia, summer and winter monsoons can have major impacts on local communities, determining how much freshwater is available or whether farmlands flourish or wither from drought. A new study from Museum Curator Nathalie Goodkin analyzed coral to peer back 400 years at how monsoons in the region have varied over time. [Read the post]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Four paleoanthropologists digging for fossils]( FROM THE FIELD Searching for Human Ancestors in East Africa This month, Assistant Curator Ashley Hammond is headed back to East Africa to search for hominin fossils. Find out what it takes to find traces of human ancestors in the field and how 3D imaging techniques help Hammond analyze fossil finds back at the Museum. [Watch the video]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Yupik ceremonial gut parka in an exhibit case]( BLOG 120-Year-Old Siberian Parka Goes on Display During the historic Jesup North Pacific Expedition, the Museum collected a ceremonial gut parka from the Yupik people of Siberia. The recently restored coat—made primarily from the processed intestine of a bearded seal—is now on view in the Museum’s Grand Gallery for the summer. [Read the post]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [A rendering of the façade of the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation.]( SOCIAL MEDIA Museum Breaks Ground on Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation This month, the Museum broke ground on the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, the spectacular new facility that will add exhibition galleries, state-of-the-art classrooms, scientific collections spaces, an immersive theater, and a redesigned library. Check out our Instagram post to see the latest renderings. [Explore on Instagram]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [A fossil cast of Patagotitan mayorum]( PODCAST Podcast: SciCafe with Diego Pol Paleontologist Diego Pol led the team that discovered Patagotitan mayorum, the species Museum visitors know as The Titanosaur. At a recent SciCafe, Pol explained how these super-sized sauropods got so big and what these animals can teach us about how environmental factors can determine the success of a species. [Listen to the podcast]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Fossil skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex]( SCIENCE FOR KIDS Explore the Dinosaur Family Tree Paleontologists have identified and described hundreds of species of extinct dinosaurs, from the famous long-necked species Apatosaurus excelsus to the spike-tailed Stegosaurus stenops. Learn about the characteristics shared by different species on the cladogram and visit the special exhibition T. rex: The Ultimate Predator to find out which species are most closely related to Tyrannosaurus rex. [Explore]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [facebook]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to This Month at the Museum. American Museum of Natural HistoryCentral Park West at 79th Street New York, NY 10024-5192 Phone: 212-769-5100