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Staying Safe in a Lightning Storm

Karen is one of our educators that presents in our Theater of Electricity. Hear her answer your questions about lightning safety.

How Do You Catch a Meteor Shower?

Chuck from our planetarium answers questions about meteor showers, what causes them, and useful tips for catching the next one.

Did T. rex Eat Stegosaurus?

Our own paleontology whiz, Katie, answers some of the many dinosaur questions we've received. Hear about feathered fossils, the swimming spinosaurus, and more.

What is the Biggest Animal?

We chat with Marcus from our education team about the largest animals in many different categories, from the longest reptile to the heaviest mammal.

WCVB's Harvey Leonard on Predicting the Weather

Harvey Leonard has over 40 years of experience predicting New England weather. He tells us about the technology involved in making a forecast.

Glaciers: Tortoise or Hare?

We tend to think of glaciers as changing extremely slowly, but geophysicist Brent Minchew tells us how they can change by the hour.

Our Fine Feathered Friends

Sue, a longtime Museum educator who also helped develop our popular A Bird's World exhibit, answers questions about birds, from the color of eggs to the habits of hawks.

The Future of Insects

Our very own invertebrate animal keeper, Cori of the Butterfly Garden, tells us more about the reasons — including climate change — behind recent declines in insect populations.

What is Synthetic Biology?

Dr. Natalie Kuldell, director of BioBuilder and affiliate of MIT's Department of Biological Engineering, answers questions about biological engineering and its applications. Learn about manipulating DNA to produce new drugs, inserting genes into bacteria to produce biofuels, and much more.

Digging Up Dinosaurs

Paleontologist Alex Hastings gives an account of a recent dig in Wyoming to uncover a long-necked dinosaur.