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Councilmember Amanda Farías Takes Part in Urban Advantage Family Science Day
Posted in History & People
NYBG had the pleasure of a visit from Councilmember Amanda Farías for our Urban Advantage (UA) Family Science Day on Sunday, October 30, in our ... Read MoreHistory & People, Plant Science
Cowpeas and the African Diaspora, Part Two: A Life-Giving Crop
Posted in History & People, Plant Science
Genetic, historical, and archeological evidence suggests that cowpeas were domesticated in the Sahelian region of West Africa, and perhaps also in East Africa, several thousand ... Read MoreHistory & People
The History of The Haunted Greenhouse
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Before NYBG’s Haunted Pumpkin Gardens was the Haunted Greenhouse, an NYBG Halloween extravaganza started in the 1970s. Read MoreHistory & People
Mum’s the Word: Kiku’s History at NYBG
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Kiku, the captivating chrysanthemum display at the Haupt Conservatory, has a long and fascinating history both at NYBG and abroad. Read MoreHistory & People, Plant Science
Cowpeas and the African Diaspora, Part Three: Can Herbarium Specimens Fill Historical Gaps?
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Unfortunately, many of the early written records of cowpeas in the Americas are ambiguous, either because the descriptions of the plants are insufficiently detailed to ... Read MoreHistory & People
Hidden Gems: Accessible Travel NYC at NYBG
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On September 13, Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad, her sister Annie, and their family did something they have done many times before: they spent a day at The ... Read MoreInside our Collections
Creepy Creatures: Images from the Mertz Library’s Special Collection
Posted in Inside our Collections
Though spooky, these illustrations are important historical and biological records of various species (most real, some mythological). Read MoreVideos, What's On at NYBG
Adam Bierton Hosts Pumpkin Carving Face-Off!
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With plenty of competition wins under his belt as a pumpkin carver, Adam Bierton knows a good jack-o'-lantern when he sees one. And this weekend, ... Read MoreInside our Collections
Pink Never Dyes: International Postage Stamps Colored Pink
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Everyone knows the excitement of opening up the mailbox and spotting a letter—wedged between a pile of bills, addressed in handwriting, with a fun stamp ... Read MoreHistory & People, Videos
The Bond of Live Things Everywhere with Joshua Bennett
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"This project started as a dream, well over a decade ago ... I've been writing for about that long about what I've called the Black ... Read MoreSUBSCRIBE
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