Six Degrees of Science: Primates and Early Humans

Houston Musuem of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

As the Ice Age began, the Primate order produced australopithecines, which is considered the halfway point on the journey from early ape to humans. In our final section of the Morian Hall of Paleontology, see how the human form evolved with the sophistication of our intellect. Compare early primates to Homo sapiens sapiens–us modern humans, noted […]

HMNS BTS – Through Time: Earliest Life on Earth x Malacology

Houston Musuem of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

IN PERSON - The popular paleo series returns, with a twist. Join professional Paleontologist and Science Educator, James E. Washington III on a journey through time in the Morian Hall of Paleontology and featured halls of the Museum. Journey back 3.5 billion years to the toxic ponds of Precambrian time, where life first appeared. Continue […]

HMNS BTS – Cohesive Connections: Hall of The Americas x Gems & Minerals x Malacology

Houston Musuem of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

IN PERSON - Discover how the Museum’s exhibit halls are linked together in a new series with Science Educator, James E. Washington III. The inhabitants of Turtle Island, or as we may know it, the Americas, were basically Stone Age people. For most of their presence here, dating back more than 20,000 years, they built […]

HMNS BTS – Through Time: Terrestrial Life Debuts x Cockrell Butterfly Center

Houston Musuem of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

IN PERSON - The popular paleo series returns, with a twist. Join professional Paleontologist and Science Educator, James E. Washington III on a journey through time in the Morian Hall of Paleontology and featured halls of the Museum. When vertebrate life came out of the water and conquered land, the root of our own human […]

HMNS BTS – Cohesive Connections: Ancient Egypt x African Wildlife

Houston Musuem of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX, United States

IN PERSON - Discover how the Museum’s exhibit halls are linked together in a new series with Science Educator, James E. Washington III. Unlike many people in the West, the Ancient Egyptians were closely connected to the natural world. In this tour, we will look at how the animals and the environments that supported them […]