Horseshoe crabs (Xiphosura) have a long evolutionary history starting in the Ordovician, but the number of species is relatively low.
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Happy Holidays from The University of Alabama Museums!
Celebrate the Holidays with The University of Alabama Museums on December 20, 2022!
Today marks the 68th Anniversary of the Hodges Meteorite.
Happy Thanksgiving from The University of Alabama Museums!
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Do you love museums and enjoy working with the public? The Alabama Museum of Natural History is looking for an education intern that will help with the design and implementation of education-related programs and events. You will gain valuable experience leading tours, planning events, and preparing educational materials.
The Alabama Museum of Natural History will be closed on Saturday, November 19, 2022 and will reopen on Monday, November 21, 2022.
Come join us for a night of astronomy on November 21! Families with children in grades K-5 are invited to visit the UA Observatory with the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Alabama Museum of Natural History. Families will enjoy a short presentation followed by a viewing at the observatory and a craft!
Cold seeps are spots in the oceans where fluids such as methane and hydrogen sulfide escape from the bottom of the ocean into the water column. Such places harbor bacteria that extract energy from these gases with or without living in symbiosis with invertebrates such as clams and tubeworms.
Trackways of ancient animals inhabiting a swampy area during the coal-age in what is now northern Alabama have been known for nearly a century, but they were nearly forgotten for a long time.
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