Environmental Science

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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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...
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Wicked Hot Boston

In the summer of 2019, the Museum of Science, Boston, (MOS) studied the impacts of extreme heat and the urban heat island effect through community-based participatory science, otherwise known as citizen science. Nicknamed “Wicked Hot Boston,” the summer’s...