Museum
The snails are coming!
So many snails!
Alton Dooley
Malacology
Drilling for food
Some snails have to drill for their food.
Biology
Slipper snails getting busy
Snail reproduction is wild! Some species transition as a normal part of their life cycles.
Museum
Max's Mobile Museum
Help us make our new Mobile Museum exhibit a reality!
Biology
Sinister snails
In spite of the name, being sinistral doesn't mean that you're sinister.
Paleontology
Big fossil whelk
This October Western Science Center is opening a new temporary exhibit, Life in the Slow Lane: The Secret Lives of Snails and Slugs. As the title implies, we'll be looking at all things gastropods, including their diversity, behavior, and fossil record. I love doing this kind of exhibit
Paleontology
Ribs on the wing
A story of hidden fossils, microCT scanners, and a tiny dragon.
Museum
More whale rib strangeness
Thanks to Hurricane Camille, we discovered an odd set of whale ribs.
Museum
Dense ribs aren't just for sea cows
Sea cows aren’t the only animals with dense ribs.
Museum
Heavy ribs
Sometimes you just have to pack on the weight.
Rib connections
My friend Eric loves a good meal, so to encourage him to read the posts and recognize how awesome ribs are, I'll be starting each post on rib anatomy with an example of ribs from restaurants near the museum!
Paleontology
A celebration of ribs
Ribs don’t need barbecue sauce to be interesting!