Science Spotlight: How to Help a Scientist Find a New Species

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

The Harvard Museum of Natural History

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03/16/2024 03:00 PM 03/16/2024 03:30 PM America/Anguilla Science Spotlight: How to Help a Scientist Find a New Species Scientists estimate that there are over 7.5 million species of plants and animals that have yet to be discovered and described. But in a world where extinction may outpace discovery, how can citizen scientists get involved? Join Thalles P. Lavinscky Pereira, PhD., a Biodiversity Fellow in the Farrell Lab, to learn how residents in Alaska helped him discover and describe a new species of snakeworm gnat and learn how you, too, can participate in the scientific process. Regular admission rates apply.Event LinksWebsite: https://go.evvnt.com/2294208-0 Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/boston/events/the-harvard-museum-of-natural-history/science-spotlight-how-to-help-a-scientist-find-a-new-species-198514?ref=uceaddevent The Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

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Scientists estimate that there are over 7.5 million species of plants and animals that have yet to be discovered and described. But in a world where extinction may outpace discovery, how can citizen scientists get involved? Join Thalles P. Lavinscky Pereira, PhD., a Biodiversity Fellow in the Farrell Lab, to learn how residents in Alaska helped him discover and describe a new species of snakeworm gnat and learn how you, too, can participate in the scientific process. Regular admission rates apply.

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