Learn about bog habitats and the particular characteristics that make Singer Lake special. See plant and insect specimens from the Museum’s collection that display the remarkable biodiversity of the site. Tour the site via video, and learn about the Museum’s wide-reaching conservation efforts.

Step right up and see the AMAZING FEATS OF AGING! Solve mysteries of why and how animals, including humans, age. Learn more about the biology of aging, aging across the animal kingdom, healthy aging, and aging of the brain. Look into the future as you watch your face age up to 25 years. Track the U.S. population’s incredible increasing life span. Search for the biological secrets of aging—what causes aging and is there a way to slow down the process? Be amazed at the astonishing giant tortoise that never seems to age and other extraordinary feats of aging in the animal kingdom. Marvel at the wonders of the human body and “see” which cells are older and which are younger. Analyze the amazing human brain and discover how normal aging of the brain differs from changes caused by Alzheimer’s disease. Can you affect the aging process? Find out in this fun and informative exhibit about biology, aging, animals, and you!

Part of the Explorer Series of Lectures
 
The William and Nancy Klamm Memorial Lecture

Reading prose and poetry, showing her paintings and photography, naturalist and National Public Radio commentator Julie Zickefoose reveals the deep connection with nature that keeps her walking her 80-acre Appalachian sanctuary outside Whipple, Ohio, where she has come to know wild creatures as individuals and neighbors. Her book Letters from Eden struck a powerful chord with readers nationwide, evoking the rhythms of the seasons and an awareness of natural events that many people long for in the age of "nature deficit disorder."

Please join this speaker for a book-signing session after the presentation. All books are available for purchase in the Museum Store.