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American Museum of Natural History shows off rare spider silk

Hearing these people talk about how this rare spider silk was spun from the webs of over 1 million spiders kind of gives me the creeps! But wow, look at that color! I wish you could touch it rather than … Continue reading

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The Wittelsbach-Graff Blue Diamond on display at the American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History unveiled the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond for public display on October 28, 2010. The diamond is a 31.06-carat fancy deep blue diamond that’s incredibly rare (about half of 1% of all diamonds found). This specific diamond … Continue reading

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American Museum of Natural History: Exhibition Preparation gallery

Photo by Alex J. Rota The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has a great gallery archive of images taken when the museum was preparing their various exhibits and dioramas. If you take a look at the images, you get … Continue reading

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