The Joe Webb Peoples Fossil Collection
At Wesleyan University
We all know there are thousands of fossils and splendid minerals on show in the Joe Webb Peoples Museum on Level 4 of Exley, but with the gazillion obligations in life, it is hard to visit as often as we like. Not to worry, we got you covered: the Wesleyan campus is a fossil treasure … Read more
Only a few decades ago, it would have seemed rather improbable that scientists and students would travel the length and breadth of the world to convene and discuss their work, and especially improbable that they would convene to do so in a meeting 28,000 strong. We live in exciting times. Our group working on … Read more
At long last, we no longer have to think that Shelley the Glyptodon‘s feet are four cylindrical poles. They aren’t! Owing to online shopping, we have managed to obtain modern casts of all her leg bones from the professional fossil replica artists at Gaston Design Inc., who also provided her new head. Over the course … Read more
The natural world is not always generous in revealing its wondrous secrets. From the crystals buried in the depths of the Earth to the star fields behind distant dust clouds, the wonders of nature are often obscured from direct access by people striving to obtain knowledge. It is even more frustrating when such secrets are … Read more