Climate Change

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Mar 14, 2023

Fascinating Carnivorous Plants

The Museum of Science is home to some curious plants. These are particularly hungry examples. Explore these carnivorous plants that get food in unusual ways.

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Feb 28, 2023

Arctic Ice and Climate History

The ice in the arctic hold clues to what life used to look like on Earth. Discover how scientists take samples and study ice learn more about Earth’s past climate.

Public Forum

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Feb 20, 2023

Sustaining our Seas

Climate change is affecting every part of the Earth, especially our oceans and the sea life within them. As the oceans warm, the acidity changes, and sea levels rise, scientists are observing changes in our fish stocks, habitats, and fishing patterns.

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Jan 31, 2023

Wildfires and Drought: Sensing Our Climate

Why are wildfires becoming more intense and frequent and what does that have to do with climate change? Learn how scientists use data from remote sensing equipment on satellites and airplanes to map fires so firefighters respond sooner to stop them from...

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Jan 31, 2023

Rising Sea Level: Sensing Our Climate

Why are sea levels rising and what can we do to protect coastal areas? Explore how remote sensing provides scientists with the data they need to understand how climate change is connected to sea level rise and how to predict and prepare for future changes...

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Jan 31, 2023

Extreme Precipitation: Sensing Our Climate

Why are some parts of the world experiencing increased storms and precipitation and how can we prepare for them? Learn how climate change can affect precipitation and how remote sensing can be used to track storms to provide earlier warnings.

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Jan 31, 2023

Extreme Temperatures - Sensing Our Climate

What does increasing global average temperature have to do with places experiencing more frequent extreme temperature events? Explore how data from remote sensing allows scientists to understand how climate change is affecting temperatures worldwide.

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Aug 1, 2022

Time Is Pressing: Can We Be Good Ancestors?

This century dawned with a promising new perspective on the most recent stage of the Earth’s 4.6 billion-year history. The Anthropocene, named by Nobel chemist Paul Crutzen (1933-2021), focuses on human-induced transformations of the Earth System. Not yet...

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Jul 20, 2022

New Research Reveals Disparities in Extreme Heat and Air Quality Throughout Mystic River Watershed Negatively Impact Health and Vitality of Residents in Low-Income Communities

In partnership with Resilient Mystic Collaborative communities, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), GreenRoots, and over 80 volunteers, the results of Wicked Hot Mystic will inform future climate resiliency planning and improve equitable...

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Jul 6, 2022

Sea Level Is Never Level: How Does Geology Inform Coastal Planning?

With his characteristic eloquence, a 1962 speech by President John F. Kennedy to America’s Cup crews in Rhode Island made a scientific fact relevant to everyone. Referring to the part humans play in the relentless motion of the Earth’s primordial water...

The Earth Around Us

The Earth Around Us features topical context for our exhibition and program experiences about this changing planet. Written by Emlyn Koster, a leading activist in the nature and science museum sector. A geologist, museologist, and humanist with UK...

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Jun 1, 2022

Climates Have Always Changed: So What’s Different Now?

Boston Tourism describes the city’s weather as “a tale of uncertainty” and its TimeOut Guide issues 18 reminders of why “New England weather isn't for the weak”! Such commentary revives memories of my early years in England where talk about inclement...