Tag: Denver Museum Of Nature And Science
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Here’s how you can visit 20 Denver museums for free, one night only
Denver’s annual Night at the Museums will return Nov. 8, allowing guests free admission to 20 of the city’s museums, Visit Denver announced this week. Museums including the Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the History Colorado Center will be free to visit from 5-10 p.m. Denverites are invited to “explore…
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‘Nothing short of magical’: Dinosaur fossil discovered deep below Colorado museum
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The untrained eye might have seen nothing out of the ordinary — a jumbled rock in the shape of a fist, not the vertebra of an ancient beast. Fortunately, this dinosaur fossil in Denver was found at a workplace of well-trained eyes. As Denver Museum…
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Interest picks up for guided hikes at rare lands near Colorado Springs
Despite the heat that lays thick on the unshaded prairie and rock east of Colorado Springs, and despite the gate that keeps the 700-plus acres closed to the general public, people continue to seek Corral Bluffs Open Space. “The first hike of June, I actually had to spread out over two weekends, because I ended…
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Pikes Pick: Mark down these free days at Denver’s museums
A reminder that Denver’s museums hold free days throughout the year. That includes Sunday for the art museum, with the next dates being April 9 and 28. April 28 is also a free day at the Museum of Nature and Science. — Seth Boster
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‘A 36 million-year-old mystery solved’: Gem reveals secret to Castle Rock’s formation
One spring day last year, Mark Longman was hiking around Castlewood Canyon State Park with questions that mounted with every boulder and rock wall he passed. A career geologist and longtime Denver resident, Longman knew it to be conglomerate rock populating the park near Franktown. He knew the rock at Castlewood to be the same,…
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Mother Nature’s coloring book open at science museum
The full-spectrum palette of Mother Nature’s paint box is on display in “Wild Color,” a temporary exhibit now at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS). The show, created by Chicago’s Field Museum, was augmented by DMNS to draw attention to the Mile High City’s status as one of the planet’s rare areas for…
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Deep human history the latest focus of research at Corral Bluffs east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More scientific knowledge is emerging from a land of curiosity east of Colorado Springs. Findings are still being researched and finalized from a first-of-its-kind archaeological study at Corral Bluffs Open Space, said Matt Mayberry, the city’s cultural services manager. But an initial report offers a…
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Colorado’s great gems and where to find them
Figuratively, we see Colorado’s mountains as a collective treasure trove for all of the rewarding experiences they afford. The landscape is a treasure trove in a literal sense too. Colorado Geological Survey reports the state naturally produces more than 30 varieties of gemstones. These are the most well-known: Amazonite The name is derived from the…
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Seeing more black widows in Denver this spring? Here’s why you shouldn’t panic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As spring rolls in, Denverites are opening sheds and brushing the dust off of kayaks, climbing gear and tents in preparation for the warm days ahead. But before you grab your paddle, experts warn, make sure you check for black widows. Black widows, a “timid”…
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‘Jurassic Park’ in Colorado: Discover dinosaurs at these 8 sites
Near the northern Colorado-Utah border, there’s a river-cut land of colorful rock traversed by the short Fossil Discovery Trail. It is an interpretive trail, with educational signs and remembrances of Earl Douglas. He is the paleontologist credited with the 1915 establishment of Dinosaur National Monument. Along that trail through this sweeping dinosaur graveyard, one panel…