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Many of our traditional ideas and practices need to be reconsidered to facilitate the swift transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy. We will consider the impact of our built environment, transportation, the natural environment, food, our stuff, disinformation,...

Bioluminescence, light created by living organisms, is one of nature’s most incredible creations. We usually see this phenomenon in fireflies, but all around us lies a hidden world of glowing life. Glowing mushrooms dotting the nighttime forest, weaving through the...

The Center’s newest exhibition, Walking the Edge, is an exciting investigation into artistic expressions of the city of Philadelphia’s perimeters and boundaries, as well as other urban landscapes and natural spaces. For this community show, we invited the public to...

High inflation rates nationwide have made it more difficult for many people to put food on the table. This impact is even greater in areas of our city where stores selling fresh fruits and vegetables are few and far between....

Despite the large human population and cityscape, Philadelphia’s urban area is home to a wide variety of critters that have adapted to the city’s hustle and bustle. Join our Wildlife Clinic staff, who see injured and orphaned wildlife everyday, for an...

Every year, monarch butterflies– those showy, Halloween-colored beauties– engage in one of nature’s most extraordinary feats, flying to very few secluded mountain valleys in Mexico. After wintering there, they begin a perilous journey north, taking three, even four generations to...

The plight of insect pollinators like bees, butterflies, and beetles– not to mention the songbirds that feed upon them– is finally receiving the attention it deserves. As public awareness of these keystone creatures grows, pollinator gardens are becoming more and...

Want to get politically engaged? Like everything right now it’s a little more complicated than usual. With state capitals closed due to the current pandemic, lobbyists and constituents have increased hurdles for access to legislators. For one, legislators are mainly...

Is that you logging off Amazon with your Prime Day deals? It’s time that we should have a talk. Don’t go hiding your overnight shipments and Blue Apron boxes. I won’t shame you for your behaviors. But we do need...