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Fossil Friday: There Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 3
Quiz (Answers to the quiz are found at the end of this blog). 1) For the process of mummification to occur, usually an extremely hot or...

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Aug 5, 20225 min read


Fossil Friday: There are Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 2
Quiz (answers to the quiz are at then end of this blog post) 1) The oldest fossil of any gecko was found encased in amber. This fossil...

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Jul 29, 20224 min read


Leonardo da Vinci's "Machine & Robotics Exhibition" Part 3
*Every photo featured in today's blog was taken at the "Da Vinci Machines & Robotics Exhibition" currently on display at Las Vegas...

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Jul 25, 20225 min read


Fossil Friday: There are Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 1
By Synthia Durrant Quiz (Answers to quiz are at the end of this blog post.) 2) Blue Babe the fossil was named after: a) The fossil...

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Jul 22, 20223 min read


Fossil Friday: Australopithecines Existed One Million Years Earlier than Expected!
Quiz (Answers to Quiz are located at the end of this blog post) 1) Ancient humans including Homo erectus, Homo habilis, and Homo...

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Jul 15, 20224 min read


Leonardo da Vinci’s “Machines & Robotics Exhibition” Part 2
Many of Da Vinci’s Inventions Went Unrealized In His Day By Synthia Durrant In 1452, the year of Leonardo da Vinci’s birth, there were no...

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Jul 11, 20223 min read


Fossil Friday: Not the Ancient Lizards You Might Think They Are
Quiz (answers to quiz are at the end of this blog): 1) The word “brooding” when talking about dinosaurs refers to: a) A way of...

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Jul 8, 20222 min read


“Fossil Friday”
July 1st, 2022 by: Synthia Durrant Quiz : Which kind of dinosaur is thought to be the ancestor of modern birds? A)Arthropods B)Sauropods...
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Jul 1, 20222 min read


Leonardo Da Vinci: Machines and Robotics
Delve into the world of Da Vinci.
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Jun 26, 20225 min read


Fossil Friday
The most expensive fossil to ever be sold and the implications of privately sold specimens.
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Apr 15, 20222 min read


Dyann Gets Interviewed
The UNLV Anthropology Department reached out to our very own volunteer intern, Dyann Mones, who's an undergraduate at the University and...
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Mar 27, 20222 min read


Best of the City
Best Place To Teach Kids History. That's right, we were recognized and awarded as the best place in Las Vegas to teach history to kids....
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Mar 27, 20222 min read


Business After Hours
On Wednesday March 16th, our co-directors, Kate and Laurie, hosted the Vegas Chamber Business After Hours event here at the Museum. The...
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Mar 20, 20222 min read


International Wheelchair Day 2022
March 1st was International Wheelchair Day and we had the privilege of working with the Nevada Chapter of the Wheelchair Foundation in...
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Mar 20, 20221 min read


One Day Only: Carnival Cavalcade of Canorous Creatures!*
Embark on a scavenger hunt through a musical menagerie hidden throughout the Las Vegas Natural History Museum!

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Mar 5, 20221 min read


Fossil Friday: Nevada’s New Giant Ichthyosaur
Fossil Friday goes to the newest discover of the Cymbospondylus youngorum that lived 246 million years ago.
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Jan 30, 20222 min read


CRM Unboxing with Laura Benedict
What did the CRM send our repository? Find out in this behind the scenes unboxing video with Laura Benedict!
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Jan 30, 20221 min read


Getting to Know Our Cultural History Collections & Federal Repository Manager
Laura Benedict details how she got to where she is today: a cultural history collections & federal repository manager for the LVNHM.
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Jan 29, 20221 min read


Museum Makes News!
Details of how our museum has survived 3 decades.
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Jan 29, 20222 min read


Las Vegas Natural History Museum connecting visitors with past and present
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is celebrating 30 years on Las Vegas Boulevard and continues to allow visitors to learn while taking a

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Jan 28, 20221 min read
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