#insideamnh

[strawberryluna]

For anyone else having a rough start to this week. Shout out to @carolinelolapgh for finding this! ❤️ Repost from @amnh: Most amphibians start out in water but grow up to live on land--but not axolotls. These astonishing salamanders don’t change the way other amphibians do. They stick to their watery habitat--freshwater channels and lakes near Mexico City--their whole lives, and hang on to their larval features, including their gills, the feathery structures on either side of the head. Axolotls also have the amazing ability to regrow entire limbs. They experience no scarring, receive transplanted organs without rejecting them, and can even recover from injuries as grievous as a crushed spinal cord! Scientists are working to identify the genes involved in axolotls’ incredible regenerative abilities in hopes of one day applying what they learn to medicine. #axolotl #axolotlsofinstagram #salamander #salamanders #amnh #insideamnh

[tatyasena]

This is what meeting your hero looks like. Tahra with @astromikemassimino and at the AMNH #insideAMNH #teamspace #ScienceThrowdown. #homeschoolinginnyc #homeschooling #momanddadcentral #nasa #hubble (at American Museum of Natural History)

[amnhnyc]

A shot from below of the Museum’s iconic barosaurus, taken by JN Silva as part of the Inside AMNH collaboration: http://tumblr.amnh.org/search/insideamnh

[amnhnyc]

Pinned beetle specimens in the Museum's Invertebrate Zoology Collections.

Learn more about this collection.

AMNH/K.Mustafa

[amnhnyc]

Pictured is Jamie Newman a Collection manager at the Museum, holding a giant faceted Topaz from Brazil. Development of unusually large crystals is a special feature of minerals forming in a pegmatite environment. Individual crystals may weigh as much as 50 tons and measure more than 40 feet in length. Tourmaline, beryl, and topaz illustrate the large-size crystals typical of the pegmatites.

Learn more about the Museum’s mineral collection.

Image: Karim Mustafa for #InsideAMNH

[amnhnyc]

Last night we had the pleasure to host a handful of talented people at the Museum for a look at the new exhibition Dinosaurs Among Us, and for some quality time in the fossil halls. Check out their wonderful feeds, and see the pictures with #InsideAMNH #DinosAmongUs.

[thedavidkeller]

Had the incredible opportunity to walk among some massive dinos in the empty @amnh last night. It's neat to stand in the same room as the Titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found. - #InsideAMNH | #DinosAmongUs (at American Museum of Natural History)

[amnhnyc]

A drawer of sea urchin specimens in the Invertebrate Zoology collections area at the American Museum of Natural History, photographed by @jonathansuarez #InsideAMNH.