Science Spotlights
By Harvard Museums of Science & Culture and Harvard Museum of Natural History
Discover your inner scientist at Science Spotlights at the Harvard Museum of Natural History! In this series of short talks for ages 10+, scientists discuss cutting-edge research questions.
.: Sat, May 13 2023 2下午 – 3:30下午.
Ages: 10 to Adults.
No application or registration needed.
Free!
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- In-person only.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
美国
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Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks. Learn how Sophie Everbach investigates tree “muscle,” a special kind of wood that allows trees to keep their bodies strong as they forage for light. Join Carlos Rivera-Lopez to discover how some animals can regenerate entire parts of their body if they lose them—even a brand new head with a mouth and a brain.Each Science Spotlight in the series will include several short research talks.
Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Last updated 五月 3, 2023.
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