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Today is World Soil Day!
Even though we rarely see them, soils are an essential part of our environment.
Here are some #soil facts:
95% of the world’s food comes from soils.
Soils supply 15 of the 18 necessary chemical elements for plants to grow.
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The Earth’s soils contain approximately 2,500 gigatons of carbon which is more than three times the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and four times the amount of carbon stored in all living plants and animals.
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Soils can naturally remove carbon dioxide from the air and store it underground as organic carbon – meaning that healthy soils can be part of the solution to climate change.
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Thank you Carla Rosenfeld, Assistant Curator of Earth Sciences, for the soil facts!
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“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
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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
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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
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Learn how to tell the difference between different types of Christmas trees: fal.cn/3u5oF
30 Nov 2022
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 @radworkshere every year. Our visitors and staff benefit from RAD’s important work and we are grateful.
ALT Kids looking at a museum label in an exhibit featuring aquatic fossils.
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30 Nov 2022
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
ALT Dinosaur statue wearing pink neon shades and a light-up red heart necklace.
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29 Nov 2022
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.
ALT On the right side, a woman and child are looking at something together and there's a taxidermy bear in the background. On the right, white text on a blue background reads "Together we give. Nov 29, 2022
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24 Nov 2022
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 @PittBioSci @holdenarboretum @CarnegieMNH @idiv @BU_Biology
#phenology #herbarium #climatechange
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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28 Nov 2022
Reminder! Our Museum Store Sunday sale ends tonight! stores.carnegiemuseums.org
26 Nov 2022
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.
ALT a felt T. rex wearing a Santa hat and riding a sled
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27 Nov 2022
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
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26 Nov 2022
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.
ALT a felt T. rex wearing a Santa hat and riding a sled
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