According to entomologist Justin Schmidt, he has been stung over 1,000 times by various insects species. Rather than saying “ow” and reconsidering his line of work, Schmidt began to do something different with these painful experiences: He documented them, and created what is now known as the Schmidt sting pain index.
Read MoreCloning: A method by which an organism is produced that is identical in DNA to a single ancestor or donor. It is a concept that may seem more at home in science fiction than the real world, but cloning has become increasingly prominent over the past twenty years. In 1996, Dolly the sheep became the first animal cloned from the adult cells of another animal. The process has advanced greatly since then, and cloned animals have begun to emerge as an economic and social force.
Read MoreBird conservation is a subject that has a long history in the United States, and this year we have reached an important milestone: The hundred year anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Because of this law, you may want to stop adding to your feather collection. It might be illegal!
Read MoreIt's finally here... the third year of the Bruce Museum's summer film series, Science on the Silver Screen! This year's films are: Godzilla (2014), San Andreas, and Twister. For each of these films, we've invited an expert in a related scientific field to introduce the film and watch with you. Afterward, the expert will answer any questions you might have about the science (or lack thereof) shown in the movie.
Read more to find out when they are and how to attend!
Read MoreWhile honey bees are charismatic, helpful, and interesting, they take a back seat in our new exhibit at the Bruce Museum, Wild Bees: Photographs by Paula Sharp and Ross Eatman. This exhibit explores the small scale world that native bees inhabit and showcases their beauty and diversity in form and lifestyle. These wild bee species are facing many challenges as the world changes around them, but there are steps we can take to make things a little better for our buzzing allies.
Read MoreTo celebrate previous April Fool’s Days, we’ve delved into various scientific conspiracy theories on our Bruce science blog. This year we’re doing something similar, but narrowing our focus. Instead of plucking theories from all across the spectrum, this time we’re looking at variations on a particular subject: Aliens!
Read MoreOur understanding of what’s going on in the minds of animals has come a long way. Where once science held that animals were little more than instinctive automatons, now we understand that cats miss us when we’re gone, crows can remember human faces and hold grudges, and a number of species even have a rudimentary sense of self. One trait that has been investigated in animals recently is empathy.
Read MoreWhen cosmonauts went into space they carried a survival kit that contained everything they might need should they land in the wilderness and need to fend for themselves for a few days. One of the items in this survival kit was the TP-82 space gun, a unique weapon like none other.
Read MoreStories about animals and artifacts by scientists at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT
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