Happy Thanksgiving from The University of Alabama Museums!
National Fossil Day
Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History on October 28, 2023 from 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM for a free National Fossil Day event! The museum will be celebrating the rich fossil record Alabama has to offer with this year’s theme featuring mosasaurs, ancient predators of up to ~50 ft long that lived in the ocean covering most of Alabama during the Cretaceous. “National Fossil Day at the Alabama Museum of Natural History is the largest event in Alabama where people with an interest in […]
UA Museums Invites Visitors to Haunting at the Museum
Visitors are invited to celebrate the Halloween season at the Gorgas House Museum and the Alabama Museum of Natural History! For those who enjoy ghost stories, from October 23-27 and October 30-31, the Gorgas House Museum will be providing free haunted tours, sharing the spooky stories associated with the home during regular operating hours (9:00 am-12:00 pm, 1:00 pm-4:30 pm). The lighting inside the museum, provided by 2L7’s Lyndell McDonald, will set the mood for this historic house’s eerie tales. While museum visitors […]
Bing Blewitt to receive the Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Award
For many decades, avocational (hobby/amateur) paleontologists have made very substantial contributions to this fascinating science in Alabama.
New study on predator-prey interactions of snails
Most research on predation in the marine fossil record has focused on specimens from North America and Europe.
Free Program About Sharks THIS SATURDAY!
Join The University of Alabama Museums for a FREE and all-ages program with Award-Winning Marine Biologist, Dr. David Shiffman!
Labor Day Museum Closures
Happy Labor Day from The University of Alabama Museums!
The Marble Bowl
In the fall, the return of football is highly anticipated. For most Alabama residents, late November showcases the game that they have waited for: the Iron Bowl.
The Legacy of Labels
University of Alabama undergraduate student, Maddy Dissinger, is majoring in Biology and she is also enrolled in the Blount Scholars Program.
Seed shrimps feature in mass extinction study
Ostracods are small crustaceans living in a variety of environments. They were also present in and on the ocean floor in Brazil 66 million years ago.