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The Virginia Museum of Natural History is now accepting applications for the position of Earth ...
December 14, 2016
The Virginia Museum of Natural History is now accepting applications for the position of Earth Sciences Technician.
Our curators shared lots of fun and facts with the Youth Curator Camp attendees!
December 12, 2016
Our curators shared lots of fun and facts with the Youth Curator Camp attendees!
Don't miss this new exhibit opening at one of our neighboring visitor destinations/cultural ...
December 12, 2016
Don't miss this new exhibit opening at one of our neighboring visitor destinations/cultural attractions in Martinsville. "Pearl Harbor and its Connection to Martinsville/Henry County" opens Friday, December 16 at the Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center & Museum. Click below for details.
The VMNH paleontology collection just got some of its Baltic Amber fossil insects back from a ...
December 12, 2016
The VMNH paleontology collection just got some of its Baltic Amber fossil insects back from a researcher. These amazing 44 million-year-old little bugs preserved amazingly! For more, check out the paleo blog at: https://vmnhpaleontology.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/more-bugs/
Happy Holidays from the Virginia Museum of Natural History ...
December 8, 2016
Happy Holidays from the Virginia Museum of Natural History, and thank you to our Members, supporters, visitors and program participants in 2016. We look forward to seeing you at the museum in 2017 as we celebrate "The Year of Discovery"!
VMNH paleontologist Dr
December 5, 2016
VMNH paleontologist Dr. Alex Hastings was recently featured on the podcast 'Science Sort Of' talking about his work on fossil crocodiles and the giant snake Titanoboa. You can listen in from their website (below) or download through iTunes, Stitcher, or SoundCloud. There is a brief cut in the audio, but it picks up again a few seconds later.
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