Climate Change

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Saturday, April 25 | 10:00am - 3:00pm

Rise Up Boston: A Climate Event

Join the Museum's Center for the Environment for a lively day full of hands-on activities, enlightening live presentations, climate conversations, and much more! Meet with some of the people who are making a difference addressing climate change at tables...
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Wednesday, March 18 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Rising with Nature: Building Resilient Coastal Communities

Try your hand at planning for coastal resilience in this interactive forum.
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Thursday, September 18 | 7:00 pm

Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change: The Keys to Our Resilient Future

Explore how Indigenous communities across the US are leading climate resilience through Traditional Ecological Knowledge. A powerful evening of dialogue, only at the Museum!
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Can Blue Sharks Change Color?

Scientists studying Blue Sharks and their tooth-like scales, called dermal denticles, found pressure-sensitive crystals that reflect light differently depending on depth. As the sharks dive deeper, the crystals compress, shifting their shimmer from green...
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Can Corn Husks Fuel Your Car? New Process Discovered!

What if the parts of a corn plant we usually throw away—like stalks and husks—could help fuel the future? A team at Washington State University has discovered a new process to turn agricultural waste into usable biofuel.
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Saturday, April 26 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Rise Up Boston: A Climate Event 2025

Join us for an action-packed day full of hands-on activities, live presentations, and the chance to meet people who are making a real difference. Rise Up Boston for climate change at the Museum of Science!
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Youth Climate Summit | Reflections

On Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19, 2024, the Museum of Science, Boston and the New England Aquarium co-hosted a Youth Climate Summit, convening high-school students for 1.5 days of behind-the-scenes climate science programming and action...
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Tuesday, April 1 | 7:30 pm

ArtsEmerson presents The Point: Hot on Stage, Climate Justice, and the Future of Theater

Join us for an evening exploring the many ways the arts are crucial to a more just future for us all.
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Tuesday, March 25 | 7:00 pm

Humanizing the Climate Crisis: Finding the Balance Between Data and Humanity

Explore human consciousness and cognitive thinking at the crossroads of technology, climate science, and our modern world through storytelling.
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Wednesday, March 19 | 7:00 pm

Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change: The Keys to Our Resilient Future

Check out the first in a new seasonal speaker series highlighting the work Indigenous communities are doing to combat climate change across the United States.
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Rat Infestation Is Getting Worse. Here's Why!

Aw, rats! Climate change could be making your city’s rat problem worse.
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1.2M-Year-Old Ice Core Reveals Climate Secrets!

What can a 1.2 million year-old ice core tell us about the history of Earth’s climate? In this video, we explore impacts of the recently extracted ice core that was buried under Antarctic ice.
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Reduce Urban Heat with Depaving

What is depaving? Cate Mingoya-LaFortune, the Chief Officer of Climate Resilience and Land Use at Groundwork USA, describes how this satisfying process of removing layers of asphalt can benefit the environment by reducing urban heat island effect and...
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123,000 Crabs a Year?! Sea Otters to the Rescue

How do sea otters help fight invasive species? In the early 2000s, sea otter populations in California’s Monterey Bay declined due to habitat loss.
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35,000-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Cub Found

Have you ever wondered what a baby saber-toothed cat would look like? Researchers in Russia recently found a 35,000 year old saber-toothed cub in melting Siberian permafrost!