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A Wind Chill WATCH means Be Prepared. A Wind Chill WARNING means Take Action! https://www.weather.gov/safety/cold  PRI is a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador for the National Weather Service (NWS), which means that we share NWS information about weather safety with the public.pic.twitter.com/0EOmyHFTY4

How many snails are in this box? Our database says 3531! Why do we have so many? One reason is that large numbers of specimens allow us to study variation in a species. Can you think of any other reasons? PRI 74801: Lirobittium rugatum (Carpenter, 1864), Pleistocene, California.pic.twitter.com/F4KD52J9Ip

Power outages are common after a big winter storm. If you lose power, make sure to be careful when using alternative heat sources and practice portable generator safety. Once you and your family are safe, check in with others in your neighborhood too. http://ow.ly/j32o50HhMf9 pic.twitter.com/xMR6fdhqrB

Happy #MolluscMonday! Did you know that some bivalves live on mangrove trees? These specimens of Enigmonia were collected in the Philippines and are part of our 19th-century Newcomb Collection. Learn more about these bivalves on our @PaleoDigAtlas: https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/mollusca/bivalvia/ecology/ …pic.twitter.com/VE36IAemv5

Did you know that rocks can turn into other kinds of rocks over geologic time? This is called the "rock cycle." Explore the basics of the rock cycle and how rocks are classified on this new intro page just added to Earth@Home: https://earthathome.org/hoe/rocks/  #onlinelearning #openaccesspic.twitter.com/BfOcFPo1ze

Join us as we celebrate spooky-season in the Museum after hours! We sat down with @Cornell astronomy students to learn all about the night sky, what they're studying, and things that inspired them to study space! Tune in for more videos! @CornellEAS @CornellAstro @CSInstpic.twitter.com/zBBPNoe7j0

Shop small this weekend with the Paleontological Research Institution. Use code TRILOBITE10 for 10% off your entire purchase (excludes admission and memberships). Every purchase supports our mission.pic.twitter.com/wKxTsEJVwu

Join us as we celebrate spooky-season in the Museum after hours! We sat down with @Cornell astronomy students to learn all about the night sky, what they're studying, and things that inspired them to study space! Tune in for more videos! @CornellEAS @CornellAstro @CSInstpic.twitter.com/1g2Y9x6JyX

Join us as we celebrate spooky-season in the Museum after hours! We sat down with @Cornell astronomy students to learn all about the night sky, what they're studying, and things that inspired them to study space! Tune in for more videos! @CornellEAS @CornellAstro @CSInstpic.twitter.com/muBG2kHghV

Happy #MolluscMonday This specimen from our research collection is a baculite, a type of straight-shelled ammonite. It was found in South Dakota in the Cretaceous-aged Pierre Shale. The outer shell is gone, revealing the sediment-filled chambers within.pic.twitter.com/6vXTsP2Ujh

Join us as we celebrate spooky-season in the Museum after hours! We sat down with @Cornell astronomy students to learn all about the night sky, what they're studying, and things that inspired them to study space! Tune in for more videos! @CornellEAS @CornellAstro @CSInstpic.twitter.com/RmNtc7K5ts

Join us as we celebrate spooky-season in the Museum after hours! We sat down with @Cornell astronomy students to learn all about the night sky, what they're studying, and things that inspired them to study space! Tune in for more videos! @CornellEAS @CornellAstro @CSInstpic.twitter.com/6ywZEFU8d0

#FossilFriday It would be easy to mistaken this specimen on display in the Museum of the Earth for a pair of bird feathers, but it is more than 200 million years too old for that. These are Devonian Plumalina fossils from Ithaca NY, a type of hydrozoan -distant jellyfish relativepic.twitter.com/8h1Gjn6ipV

Join us for an educator workshop on the COP26! This workshop is intended to give educators a primer on COP26 and introduce a number of ways to follow what happens in Glasgow as the conference progresses. Register here: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErdeqprzojGdTzJ1TJvmsW76c7G1ziYq-p …pic.twitter.com/A1nhXRoxrr

Join us as we celebrate spooky-season in the Museum after hours! We sat down with @Cornell astronomy students to learn all about the night sky, what they're studying, and things that inspired them to study space! Tune in for more videos! @CornellEAS @CornellAstro @CSInstpic.twitter.com/6RF6MALTR2