The University of Alabama lost one of its legends on December 26, 2021. Professor Edward O. Wilson was a giant in many ways.
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UA Museums’ Holiday Closures
Happy Holidays from The University of Alabama Museums! Each of our museums has its own holiday schedule so we’d like to help make it easier to know when they are closed and when they will be reopening.
Woolly mammoths, sabertooth cats and more roamed Alabama in the last Ice Age
This story is part 11 of the AL.com series “Ancient Alabama,” examining the natural forces that made Alabama what it is over the past 500 million years, and how those forces still shape the state today.
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Alabama Black Belt among world’s top sites to find ancient sea monsters
This story is part 10 of the AL.com series “Ancient Alabama,” examining the natural forces that made Alabama what it is over the past 500 million years, and how those forces still shape the state today.
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Alabama’s ancient coal swamps were a hot, sticky mess of giant trees and massive insects
This story is part eight of the AL.com series “Ancient Alabama,” examining the natural forces that made Alabama what it is over the past 500 million years, and how those forces still shape the state today.
Tree Decorating at the Alabama Museum of Natural History (November 23 – December 3)
Starting November 23 until December 3, drop in for holiday ornament decorating and free hot beverages in the Grand Gallery! All are welcomed to celebrate the holidays with this free event and help us decorate our trees with natural history themed ornaments!
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Anniversary of the Hodge’s meteorite falling to earth
On November 30, 1954, a meteorite struck Ann Hodges in Sylacauga, Alabama. Other than being badly bruised, she survived this unusual event and sixty-seven years later, what is commonly known as the Hodges Meteorite is still being researched!
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UA Museums’ Thanksgiving Holiday Closures
Happy Thanksgiving from The University of Alabama Museums! Each of our museums has its own holiday schedule so we’d like to help make it easier to know when they are closed and when they will be reopening.
Tree Decorating at the Alabama Museum of Natural History (November 23 – December 3)
Starting November 23 until December 3, drop in for holiday ornament decorating and free hot beverages in the Grand Gallery! All are welcomed to celebrate the holidays with this free event and help us decorate our trees with natural history themed ornaments!
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New giant fossil marine reptile skull for the museum
This month, a 75-million-year-old mosasaur fossil from Alabama was graciously donated to the paleontology collections of the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A 2-feet-long skull is remarkably complete warrants further study by specialists.
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