Opening the Vault: Insects | Curious By Nature
Conversations with Chicago Collections
Meet Herbert the Hognose Snake
Do Plants Die in the Winter?
Creating Scratchboards | Curious By Nature
Exploring Beetles | Curious By Nature
Birds All Around Us | Curious By Nature
Amazing American Bison | Curious By Nature
Why Do Leaves Change Color? | Curious By Nature
Comparing Reptiles & Amphibians
Crocodilian Scratchboards Exhibits Spotlight
Meet August & October | Curious By Nature
Tagging Monarchs with Dr. Doug
Our local monarch butterflies have started their journey to Michoacán, Mexico. Dr. Doug Taron recently tagged several butterflies before they started their migration. Learn more about this process from Dr. Doug himself!
Monarch Feeding
Saturday! Join us virtually as we tag monarchs, host an interactive butterfly workshop, read a Story Time favorite, and more during Flutter into Fall from Home! It's free, but registration is required to participate in our Magnificent Monarchs virtual family workshop. Details: https://bit.ly/35lYPnW
What are Composite Flowers? | Growin' on the Grounds
Manager of horticulture Seth is walking us through the prairie and taking a closer look at composite flowers in today's Growin' on the Grounds!
Swallowtails and Hummingbirds!
Wait for it... You never know what cool critters you'll encounter on the Nature Museum grounds! 🐦
Meet Bob the Blanding's Turtle | Curious By Nature
If you've been to the Nature Museum, you've probably seen the adorable smiling Blanding's turtles. Get to know this species, and our special conservation work with them, in today's episode of Curious By Nature.
Making Butterflies with Katherine Lampert | Curious By Nature
Did you know that butterfly wings are symmetrical? Although there are some exceptions, most of the time a butterfly's left wing is identical in color and pattern to its right wing. Our friend, artist Katherine Lampert, is back to make a butterfly craft based on this idea for our season finale episode of Curious By Nature.
Butterfly Walk with Allen | Curious By Nature
There are so many different types of butterflies you can encounter around the Nature Museum. Bug expert Allen is highlighting some of these species, and telling us more about butterflies, in today's episode of Curious By Nature.
Blazing Stars | Growin' on the Grounds
What's growing on the Nature Musem grounds? Let's explore some cool plants with our manager of horticulture, Seth! You can also do some plant exploration in your own neighborhood with our Plants Wonder Workbook: https://bit.ly/31xUcn6
Feeding Our Fish | Curious By Nature
What do fish eat? What do they need to have a healthy habitat? Find out with Marjorie in today's episode of Curious By Nature.
Preserving the Past | Curious By Nature
A lot of work goes into preserving the specimens in our natural history collections. Get a look behind the scenes, with Dawn as your guide, in today's episode of Curious By Nature.
Exploring Extinct Species | Curious By Nature
Have you heard of the passenger pigeon? Or Carolina parakeet? Dawn is highlighting these extinct bird species, and comparing them to some species you might recognize, in today's episode of Curious By Nature.
Weighing Smooth Greensnakes
What has Dr. Allison been up to? How has she been working with smooth greensnakes? And how does she weigh them? Find out in this short video.