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Maggy Benson and Dr. Carla Dove seated at a table with several specimens of dead birds and bird feathers.

Forensic Ornithology – Bird Detective

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Maggy Benson and Meet Dr. David Hunt are at a table with several boxes, each with some pieces of bone.

Mummy Science – Natural and Cultural Preserved Remains

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Butterfly Pavilion Manager Eric Wenzel, Maggy Benson and Microscopy Educator Juan Pablo Hurtado Padilla read to discuss butterfly colors and mimicry.

Butterfly Adaptations – How They Come By Their Colors

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Sabrina Sholts are seated at a table with a black jar, several bones, a small human skeleton, and various tools.

How Bones Reveal Environmental Health

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Forensic anthropologist Kari Bruwelheide holds a human bone while talking with Maggy Benson during a Science How webcast.

Forensic Anthropology – Bone Whispering

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Geologist Ben Andrews and Maggy Benson at a table doing a demonstration with a tray of dry ice while wearing protective glasses.

How Volcanic Eruptions Send Materials Up and Out

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Cari Corrigan sitting at a table with rocks and pick..

Exploring the Solar System with Antarctic Meteorites

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Maggy Benson and Dr. Tim McCoy seated at a table with several different meteorites.

Astrogeology – Meteorites and Spacecraft Missions

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A woman holding a reddish-pink mineral while standing at a table that has many other minerals, and gems on it.

Webinar: Exploring Minerals

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