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Marine Life in the Putnam Family Gallery

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The centerpiece of the Marine Life exhibition—a floor-to-ceiling recreation of life in New England’s coastal waters—immerses visitors in the remarkable diversity and dynamic interplay among animals in marine communities just off local shores. As models of...

Through Fish Eyes: Dance Exploring Marine Life

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Prakriti Dance, Performing Company, Bethesda, Maryland Using the versatile movement vocabulary of the classical Indian dance form, Bharata Natyam, Prakriti Dance will perform representations of marine creatures and their underwater interactions. Through...

Through Fish Eyes: Dance Exploring Marine Life

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Prakriti Dance, Performing Company, Bethesda, Maryland Using the versatile movement vocabulary of the classical Indian dance form, Bharata Natyam, Prakriti Dance will perform representations of marine creatures and their underwater interactions. Through...

Through Fish Eyes: Dance Exploring Marine Life

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Prakriti Dance, Performing Company, Bethesda, Maryland Using the versatile movement vocabulary of the classical Indian dance form, Bharata Natyam, Prakriti Dance will perform representations of marine creatures and their underwater interactions. Through...

Exploring Science Together: Marine Life!

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Dive deep into the underwater life of marine animals! Learn all about the challenges of life at sea with hands-on activities. Investigate the museum’s collections with interactive gallery explorations. See and touch living ocean animals to learn more...

Exploring Science Together: Marine Life! (2015)

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Dive deep into the underwater life of marine animals! Learn all about the challenges of life at sea with hands-on activities. Investigate the museum’s collections with interactive gallery explorations. See and touch living ocean animals to learn more...

New exhibition Marine Life in the Putnam Family Gallery opens Saturday, November 21 at Harvard Museum of Natural History

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On Saturday, November 21, 2015, the new Marine Life in the Putnam Family Gallery will open at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The centerpiece of the new Marine Life exhibition – a floor to ceiling re-creation of life in New England’s coastal waters...

The Extreme Life of the Sea (2014)

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Public Lecture by Steve Palumbi, Professor of Marine Sciences and Director of Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University Drawing on his newest book, The Extreme Life of the Sea, marine scientist Stephen Palumbi will explore the spectacular life forms...

Symbiosis and the Evolution of Life in the Ocean

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Peter R. Girguis, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University The discovery of microscopic life forms in the seventeenth century led to humankind’s understanding of microbes as...

A Dive into the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

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Free Public Lecture Scott Kraus, Vice President, Senior Adviser, and Chief Scientist of Marine Mammals, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, located just 150 miles...

Wonderful Oceans: Life beneath the Waves

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Join us for a deep dive into the lives of ocean animals. Learn about current marine research with graduate students from the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology here at Harvard. See live marine animals, observe museum specimens, explore our...

Summer Science Week: Blue Planet: Life in the Sea - SOLD OUT

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Monday, August 11th through Friday, August 15th Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm For children entering grades 3–5. Dive into the deep as we explore life in the salty, watery world of the ocean. Sharks, crabs, sea stars, and turtles are just a few of the marine...