Public Lecture
An Evolutionary Journey through Domestication
On Thursday, October 10 at 6:00 pm, Barbara Schaal will discuss how the artificial selection of these species—a pivotal technological achievement—has influenced their genetics, evolution, and capacity to flourish in the care of humans.
New Exhibit
Fruits in Decay
Fruits in Decay is a new special exhibit in the Glass Flowers gallery that explores blight, rot, and other diseases on summer fruits.
Public Lecture
Wildhood: Coming of Age on Planet Earth
On September 25 at 6:00 pm, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers will discuss the results of their five-year study of wild animal adolescence to our species, presenting a new understanding of the dangers, stresses, and challenges we face on our journeys to adulthood.