Mythic Creatures | AMNH https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures
Track the origins of legendary creatures including dragons, unicorns, mermaids, and sea serpents.
Some symbolize danger.
Track the origins of legendary creatures including dragons, unicorns, mermaids, and sea serpents.
Some symbolize danger.
Many water problems also have solutions. From households to huge cities, elected officials to entrepreneurs, everyone has a role to play in protecting Earth’s water.
Not Enough Women and Water A River in Danger
Collaborators who have contributed to Water: H2O = Life at the American Museum of Natural History.
Not Enough Women and Water A River in Danger
Most plants draw water and nutrients up out of the soil through their roots. So how does a plant attached to the side of a tree, such as a butterfly orchid, get water when its tangle of roots is so…
Not Enough Women and Water A River in Danger
The sun set a half-hour ago—the cue for a mother skunk to lead her five kits from their den on a hunting sortie.
Baby skunks tend to spray at any sign of danger, given
Water: H2O = Life was designed and produced by the Museum’s Department of Exhibition, under the direction of David Harvey, Vice President for Exhibition.
Not Enough Women and Water A River in Danger
Sometimes it can be hard to find a drink of water. Many animals and plants use special tricks to get what they need.
Not Enough Women and Water A River in Danger
Imagine a rainstorm that lasts for months each year, dumping so much water into a river that one of its tributaries starts flowing backward.
Not Enough Women and Water A River in Danger
In the exhibit, you can turn the crank to pump water from the well on the right. How does your pumping affect the flow of the neighboring well?
Not Enough Women and Water A River in Danger
A river without a dam carries sediment downstream, creating fertile farmland along its banks. A dam, however, traps water and sediment behind it.
Not Enough Women and Water A River in Danger