All about the Herzstein Foucault Pendulum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Houston Museum of Natural Science 2026-09-28 | All about the Herzstein Foucault Pendulum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
Ride along with us to pick up some HMNS Summer Camp supplies at Walmart... HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-06-15 | Kat and Steph (and Johnny) take you on a...weird...ride-along to Walmart for some Summer Camp supplies... hmns.org/education/summer-camp
How Much Does a Cloud Weigh? HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-06-15 | How much does a cloud weigh? The answer...and the science behind it...is truly fascinating. Subscribe "Science Bites" wherever you listen to podcasts! open.spotify.com/show/5wHct7wNELiB4wDIJYCfpt?si=73c959e86a6a4c1fHMNS hmns.org
PODCAST | Shark Facts vs Fiction with the Mother of Sharks Melissa Cristina Marquez HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-06-01 | In this podcast episode of "Sharks: Tooth Be Told", Melissa Cristina Marquez (The Mother of Sharks) joins us to help demystify sharks and the sensationalism around "the Jaws Effect."Spotifyopen.spotify.com/episode/5JuIAu5jEpOrt3ksrIUgsQ?si=926ba0fd87fc4decHMNS Exhibithmns.org/exhibits/special-exhibitions/sharks-the-meg-the-monsters-the-myths
Hold your nose while you learn the putrid facts about the infamous Corpse Flower | SCIENCE BITES HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-06-01 | "Meg" the Corpse Flower recently bloomed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Enjoy some bite sized science about our favorite funky flower! hmns.org/cockrell-butterfly-center
HMNS Corpse Flower Live Feed HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-06-01 | See "Meg" in all her stinky glory!
HMNS Meg the Corpse Flower bloom in real-time! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-05-31 | "Meg" the Corpse Flower makes her funky entrance! hmns.org/cockrell-butterfly-center
Were tracking extraterrestrial UFOs! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-04-01 | Dr. Sumners has some astronomical news for us about UFOs!hmns.org
HMNS Sugar Land, your neighborhood museum! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-03-31 | Located off I69 just south of downtown Houston, HMNS Sugar Land is a world-class museum...right in one of the best neighborhoods in the USA!Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land(281) 313-2277 https://g.co/kgs/G5XVnt13016 University Blvd.Sugar Land, TX 77479
Is there a reason for being a museum member? HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-03-14 | ...
The newly improved Cockrell Butterfly Center is NOW OPEN! 🦋 HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-03-10 | Newly renovated with new crystal clear glass, enhanced lighting, and wider more accessible pathways! Open to members 3/10 and the public 3/11#butterfly #butterflies
Coming soon: How to make the best cup of coffee of your life...using science! #coffee #science HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-03-02 | $20 French Press + $25 magnetic pill lab mixer = the best cup of coffee you'll ever make in your life ☕
50 Years of Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon! Whats the science behind the iconic album cover? HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-03-01 | Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon fifty years ago along with one of the most iconic album covers in history...so what is the science behind it?hmns.org/planetarium/films/dark-side-of-the-moon
Tiny peg vs. massive pendulum...#physics #science #pendulum HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-02-17 | 180 pounds of Foucault Pendulum vs. a few ounces of wooden peg...a clash for the ages!#science #physics #pendulum
Pendulum vs. Peg...there can only be one champion... HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-02-17 | Tiny wooden peg vs. 180 pound Herztein Foucault Pendulum. Who will be the victor in this battle of physics? hmns.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibitions/pendulum
280+ million year old Dimetrodon vertebra in our paleontology lab! #fossil #fossils HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-02-13 | We check in with Colin in the paleontology lab at HMNS and examine a vertebra most likely from a 283 to 287 million year old Dimetrodon!
[PODCAST] Tut Tut, Now What? Ep 1: A Valley of Destiny. How Carter discovered King Tutankhamun HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-01-27 | Search "Tut Tut, Now What?" in your favorite podcast app!Ever heard that saying about how the journey begins with the first step? It couldn't have been more true for Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Everything changed one fateful day in 1922 when British archeologist Howard Carter uncovered 16 steps leading to the Boy King's long-lost tomb. The world hasn't been the same since...Tom Hardwick, consulting curator of HMNS’ Hall of Ancient Egypt, and Kat Havens, HMNS’ director of curriculum and content, introduce us to our leading men and the desert site that shaped their destinies: the Valley of the Kings. Mentioned in this episode:The Tomb of Tutankhamen, Howard CarterHoward Carter: The Path to Tutankhamun, T.G.H. JamesTutankhamun: The Untold Story, Thomas Hoving.Journal of Howard Carter, entry Sunday, Nov. 26, 1922. The Griffith Institute.Want to Dig Deeper? When researching this episode, we read:Treasured: How Tutankhamun Shaped a Century, Christina RiggsIn the Valley of the Kings: Howard Carter and the Mystery of King Tutankhamun’s Tomb, Daniel MeyersonHow are we doing? Send us a hieroglyphic at podcasts@hmns.org.Visit our website for more info about the Houston Museum of Natural Science hmns.orgSpotifyopen.spotify.com/show/6xTHFuiGXJPARdabNTp9Uo?si=fd6ec51560c94ee1Applepodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tut-tut-now-what/id1664571321 Google podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvNTc2MTA4OC9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk
Come walk through a late 1800s railroad car! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2023-01-24 | Come take a short tour of the 'Quebec' GTR 2900. A business class railway car originally built in 1879.A very special thank you to our friends at the Rosenberg Railroad Museum!
We discovered a Gastrolith from a dinosaurs stomach while digging for fossils! 🦕 HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-12-15 | Check out the full documentary of our digging for dinosaur fossils in the Badlands of Wyoming youtu.be/IIsF0CCpVE8
Give The Gift Of Membership This Holiday Season! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-12-08 | ...
Whatever you call it, the Prickly Stick Insect is CUTE! (Extatosoma tiaratum) HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-12-07 | Here, get to know this cutie up close in brilliant 4K :)Extatosoma tiaratumhmns.org
What are museum donations actually used for? HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-11-22 | These are just SOME of the ways museum donations are used to inspire curiosity and change lives hmns.org/checkout/donate
Digging dinosaur fossils in the Badlands of Wyoming HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-11-12 | Dinosaur fossil hunting in the wild west Badlands of Wyoming, USA. Come along as we bask in the enormity of an infinitely breathtaking landscape...and bring our nose down to the very dirt in the nursery of eons. From the triumph of discovery, to the poignance of humanity... come experience what is truly in our bones. hmns.orgFilmed, written, narrated, and edited by Johnny Hemberger
King Tuts Tomb Discovery Experience EXCLUSIVE Walkthrough HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-11-08 | King Tut’s Tomb Discovery Experience is generously supported by Woodforest National Bank, the John P. McGovern Foundation, the Harriet and Truett Latimer Endowment Fund, and HMW Entertainment.
Save the date! In Our Bones Premiers 11.11.22! | TEASER TRAILER HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-11-04 | Mark you calendars for this November 11th, 2022! An epic adventure awaits digging up REAL dinosaur fossils in the Badlands of Wyoming. hmns.org
Nightmare At The Museum HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-10-26 | Evie is dedicated to her work as an HMNS Photographer and has spent many hours perfecting an image of the museum's prized Rhodocrosite. Little does she know that this mineral has breathed life into some truly unimaginable creatures.
In Our Bones Trailer | COMING SOON! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-10-15 | "In Our Bones" follows the HMNS Adult Education team as they experience the extremes of experiential contrasts digging for dinosaur bones in the Badlands of eastern Wyoming. Coming soon! hmns.org/education/adults
Australian bloke visits HMNS :) HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-10-07 | The struggle is real for our Aussie friends visiting museums in the Northern Hemisphere :) hmns.org
What happens to the butterflies while the Cockrell Butterfly Center is closed for renovation? HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-09-17 | ...
Why John F. Kennedys We choose to go to the Moon speech changed the world. Context is everything. HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-09-12 | "Not because they are easy, but because they are hard." The 60 year anniversary of one of the most important speeches in human history. On September 12, 1962 John F. Kennedy stood in Rice Stadium at Rice University and delivered the words that would change not just the world, but the universe as we know it. Enjoy this HMNS exclusive video homage to such a pivotal moment in history. hmns.org#moon #jfk #speech
Glowing cave rocks? How does fluorescence work? HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-08-19 | Learn about mineral fluorescence and what makes these cave rocks glow inside the Black Hills Caverns of South Dakota.
How to find the dinosaurs at the Houston Museum of Natural Science! #dinosaur #dinosaurs HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-08-06 | A short guide to finding our dinosaurs in the Morian Hall of Paleontology. hmns.org
Our Poison Dart Frogs get an awesome home upgrade thanks to The Bio Dude! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-08-05 | The Bio Dude (thebiodude.com) takes us behind the scenes showing us the fascinating process of doing a home reno...for Poison Dart Frogs! hmns.org/cockrell-butterfly-center
Big bones discovered at the dinosaur fossil dig site! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-07-28 | We have found some huge bones here at the dinosaur fossil dig site. Alex explains!
We found Barosaurus bones! HMNS Dino Dig 2022: Day 1 HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-07-22 | ...
4th generation Master carver Patrick Dreher takes us into the minds behind the Dreher Masterworks HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-07-19 | Patrick Dreher is a 4th generation master carver in a long lineage of exceptionally talented artists. Join us for a revealing interview to get a glimpse into the mind of one of the greatest stone carvers the world has ever known. These are the Dreher Masterworks. hmns.org/exhibits/special-exhibitions/dreher-masterworks
Body Worlds curator Angelina Whalley tells all in revealing candid interview HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-07-12 | Physician, designer, creative architect, and curator Angelina Whalley gives us behind the scenes insight into the curious power of the world famous exhibit "Body Worlds." hmns.org/exhibits/special-exhibitions/body-worlds-the-cycle-of-life
How to find the dinosaurs in HMNS HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-07-08 | One of, if not the most asked question of museum staff is "Where are your dinosaurs?" Well, enjoy this short guide to find the Morian Hall of Paleontology set to the parody key of "Stranger Things." dropbox.com/s/gfa72ts8ffdi094/Finding%20Dinosaurs%20TALL.mov?dl=0
HMNS RETRO (1997) | Seashells, Snails, and Giant Squid Tales! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-07-05 | We're Mmm Boppin' onto your video feed with a gem from 1997! Here's a blast from the past with HMNS Retro where we learn all about Seashells, Snail, Giant Squid Tales...and find out how the years have treated some of our favorite curators! ;)We've updated since 1997 hmns.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibitions/malacology
The Perfect Mystery of Wyrex, the Bobtailed Tyrannosaurus Rex HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-06-27 | Wyrex has the best preserved T. Rex feet ever found, but it's the mysterious short tail that holds the most inspiring mysteries. What secrets is Wyrex hiding? hmns.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibitions/the-morian-hall-of-paleontology#dinosaur#tyrannosaurus#tyrannosaurusrex
Dreher Masterworks | EXHIBIT SNEAK PEAK HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-06-24 | Experience the exquisite design and craftsmanship over four generations of the Dreher family. Meticulously and expertly carved into fine gemstones, this gallery will leave you speechless. Come and witness the Dreher Masterworks at the Houston Museum of Natural Science hmns.org/exhibits/special-exhibitions/dreher-masterworks#dreher#drehermasterorks#gemstone
Come experience the AMAZING Wiess Energy Hall @ HMNS! HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-06-13 | ...
Houston Got Rex! | MUSIC PARODY Baby Got Back HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-06-10 | To celebrate T. Rex Week and the Morian Hall of Paleontology's 10 year anniversary, we recorded a parody of a VERY famous song by Sir-Mix-a-Lot...hmns.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibitions/the-morian-hall-of-paleontology"Houston Got Rex!"Lyrics by Emma Schkloven & Stephen CowartProduced, recorded, and mixed by Johnny HembergerPerformed by Emma Eschkloven & Johnny HembergerParody of "Baby Got Back" by Sir-Mix-a-Lot
The Dos & Donts (& some tips) of visiting the Cockrell Butterfly Center (and likely others too) HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-06-03 | Visiting the Cockrell Butterfly Center is an unforgettable experience that will stay with you for life. Here are some do's, don'ts, ...and even some tips on how to make sure you, the butterflies, the plants, the animals, and everyone else has the most wonderful experience possible. Enjoy! hmns.org/cockrell-butterfly-centerBlog article with bonus tips and some behind-the-CBC-scenes! blog.hmns.org/2022/06/rules-of-the-rainforest-inside-the-cockrell-butterfly-center
Cosmic Collisions Trailer | BURKE BAKER PLANETARIUM HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science 2022-06-02 | Now Showing! From subatomic particles to the largest galaxies, cosmic collisions are a universal phenomenon of nature. Creative and also destructive, dynamic and dazzling, collisions have resulted in many things we take for granted – the luminescent Moon, the Sun’s warmth and light, our changing seasons, waves washing up a sandy shore. They’ve ended the Age of Dinosaurs and changed the very map of the cosmos, reforming galaxies and giving birth to new stars and new worlds."Cosmic Collisions" provides an unprecedented and extraordinary view of these events – both catastrophic and constructive – that have shaped our world and our universe. Tickets & Info hmns.org/planetarium
