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Parasaurolophus, "The Trombone-duckbill". Late Cretaceous ~99 million years ago. Enjoy this display snapshot and text panels! ♥️🦖

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Lecture announcement! "Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds"

March 4, 630p. Details in link!

my.hmns.org/64736/64737

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Solar fields. Copper mines. Endless desert. [📸]

February 21 – August 26, 2026

[📍] HMNS at Hermann Park

ATACAMA by Jamey Stillings captures the evolving relationship between renewable energy and mining in Chile’s high desert.

See it all from a breathtaking aerial perspective located on the third floor.

Admission included with purchase of Permanent Exhibit ticket.

More information
www.hmns.org/exhibits/atacama/

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Hand drawn valentines from an HMNS staff member to YOU! Ai slop can go get dumped.

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Meet your match at #HMNS 💞

Mixers & Elixirs: Atoms & Attractions
Friday, February 13 | 7 - 11PM
📍HMNS at Hermann Park

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is all about chemistry this Valentine's Day. Couples are welcome, but singles are in for a treat... speed dating! Seating will be limited, so sign-up upon arrival. First come, first served.

Just looking for a good time? No worries. We've got everything covered...

Stop Light Bracelets will be available to communicate your current status:

💚Green: Ready to Mingle
💛Yellow: It’s Complicated
❤️Red: Just here to dance

Your Love Language Playlist brought to you by…
🎧 DJ SkaDean - Glassell Hall
🎧 DJ Q - Morian Hall of Paleontology

Potential Meet-Cutes
🎤 Planetarium Karaoke Lounge
🎬 Pride and Prejudice (2005) screening
💕 Friendship Bracelet crafts
🍝 Local food vendors on the plaza

Tickets available at hmns.org

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Stromatolites. Some of earliest fossils left by the earliest life. I'm working on a zesty li'l video about them, but for now, enjoy the pics and info!

- Johnny, HMNS YouTube & Podcast Manager

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High brow science fact:

Yes. Some turtles can "breath" through their...um...butts. Well, cloaca...cloacal respiration. Like the Australian Fitzroy River Turtle...ok, carry on.

critter.science/the-butt-breathing-fitzroy-river-t…

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Welcome back, Houston! 😄

We thank you all for your patience, but most importantly, we are happy to see the ice has melted away so that we might safely invite you into our warm and cozy exhibit halls. The Houston Museum of Natural Science will open its doors today from 9AM – 5PM.

Please continue to watch our official social media channels for fun and educational content, promoting new exhibits, providing trivia-worthy fun facts, and (hopefully) brightening your day.

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This January just got even longer ⛄❄️

The weather is pretty frightful this weekend as we expect roads to be too dangerous for travel. With the safety of our staff and guests in mind, the Houston Museum of Natural Science and Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land will both be closed tomorrow, Sunday, January 25, as we wait for temps to warm up and ice to melt away.

As you bundle up and, hopefully, stay warm, we invite you to catch up with educational #HMNSatHome content via our YouTube channel or Beyond Bones podcast until our doors reopen.

Look for any museum updates on our social channels.

Stay safe, Houston. 🤘

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Houston peeps...weather is incoming. Watch our social media platforms for closure updates as necessary.

Mother Nature + Physics = Undefeated MAFO champions. (Mess Around & Find Out)

If we need to stay off the roads, STAY OFF.

Concrete highway barriers laugh at hubris.

- Johnny, HMNS YouTube & Podcast Manager

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