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Why Your Earwax is Wet or Dry

Have you ever wondered why some people have wet and sticky earwax while others have dry and flaky earwax? In this video, Alex Dainis explores the fascinating link between earwax and DNA!
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Museum of Science, Boston Presents Jane Goodall - Reasons for Hope in the Mugar Omni Theater

This immersive cinematic experience will take visitors on an awe-inspiring journey into the life and work of one of the world’s most renowned ethologists and naturalists.
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Dinner with a Dragon Headed Katydid

The Dragon Headed Katydid calls the Museum of Science, Boston home. Learn about this unique insect and what they eat.
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How Do We Keep Our Animals Healthy?

The Museum of Science in Boston is home to a variety of animals. Explore how a team of people works together to keep the animals healthy.
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Incubating Snake Eggs

Unlike humans, snakes lay eggs! Learn about snakes and their eggs including how they incubate their eggs so that they can survive.
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Did the Dinosaurs Disappear?

Great giants once ruled the Earth until they disappeared... or did they? Investigate dinosaurs and their modern-day descendants.
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Glow-in-the-dark Animals

From insects to underwater creatures, animals all over the globe glow! Find out more about animals that light up in the dark.
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Life Cycle of a Beetle

Follow a Derby's flower beetle through the four stages of complete insect metamorphosis.
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How Is an Ear Like a Fingerprint?

We ask Lauren Etter from Boston University about how efforts to build trust and ensure equitable access to healthcare led to the development of an artificial intelligence system that uses images of ears to identify patients in remote communities.
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A Shark the Size of a School Bus... What Did It Eat?

We ask shark researcher Dr. Catalina Pimiento all of the best questions we've ever received about megalodon, a prehistoric fifty-foot-long shark with teeth the size of a human hand.
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What Do a Honeybee and a Chicken Have in Common?

Graduate student Katie Burns tells us about her adventures in field research and the importance of pollinators in our environment.
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020: Part Three

We're back with more of our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and fun stories from the world of science in 2020.
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020: Part Two

We continue our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and fun stories from the world of science in 2020 with #8, #7, and #6.
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020: Part One

We kick off our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and awesome stories from the world of science in 2020.
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Where Did Eyes Come From?

How do we know how sight first evolved if eyes don't fossilize? For some ancient organisms, they do! Dr. Brigitte Schoenemann shares her research on trilobite fossils from nearly half a billion years ago that tell us about the origins of vision.