by AMNH on After more than 200 years of exploration, new species
of snakes, chameleons, geckos, and skinks are still being
discovered in Madagascar, the fourth-largest island in the
world. At the next SciCafe on Wednesday, June 1, Christopher
Raxworthy, associate curator in the Department of Herpetology
who has spent decades working in Madagascar, will discuss the
mix of modern technologies—including satellite imagery and DNA
sequencing—and “muddy boots” field biology to remote parts of
the island that is making discovery possible today. by AMNH on
We asked you to help us name Mamenchisaurus, the 60-foot-long
female sauropod at the center of The World’s Largest Dinosaurs
exhibition. She’s an 18-year-old vegetarian known for her
incredible 30-foot-long neck who also happens to love tweeting.
She is originally from China, and she just arrived at the Museum
this April. After hundreds of nickname submissions, the
finalists are in: - Brook (the first Mamenchisaurus fossil was
found by a river in China) - Mei Mei (