Thanks, Sam. We’ll see you at the park gates.

Some of our favorite photos from the first half of our 2026 paleontology programs!

Sound on! Time for some geo-scenery from our Utah paleo group’s visit to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument! Grand Staircase provides a breathtaking landscape of millions of years of Earth’s history written in the rocks. One more reason we love our US public lands!

We’re officially kicking off our 2026 scholarships fundraiser! So far we’ve brought in a little over $18K to help sponsor our middle and high school scholarship applicants! Our goal this year is raising $60K for the scholarship fund. sternberg.fhsu.edu/education-ou...

Our beautiful 2025 art commissions from @levihastings.bsky.social are now available on our online store We have two hoodies and two t-shirts available to order. All proceeds go towards the Sternberg Science Camps Scholarship Fund! store.sternberg.fhsu.edu/mainstore?ca...

This month, SVP stands in proud support of our LGBTQIA+ community. Complex and expansive expressions of gender and sexuality are as natural as they are ancient. It is imperative to protect the rights of all people, celebrating the diversity that strengthens our society. Art: @emmalerae.bsky.social

Thanks to Paleontology Operations Manager Ian for giving our gear prep staff team a tour of the fossil prep lab! Lots of awesome specimens and projects in progress, including the mosasaur that our 2024 high schoolers excavated! #paleontology #fossils #fossilpreparation #paleontologist

A huge congratulations to alumna and former staff member @sierraceratops.bsky.social for her successfully funded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship proposal! Sierra is currently a first year doctoral student in Dr. Jenny McGuire’s lab at Georgia Tech. www.mcguire.gatech.edu

Paleontologist @sierraceratops.bsky.social talks about her recently started research at Natural Trap Cave for her PhD at Georgia Tech in the Spatial Ecology & Paleontology Lab! Sierra is also a student alumna and former TA of Sternberg Science Camps! #paleontology #paleontologist #fossils

I Know Dino @iknowdino.bsky.social is always a good time. I’m back on their latest episode to talk about my book The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs and more.

Episode 560: Riley Black Returns and a new Dino Duels Championship - I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Riley, one of our favorite dinosaur writers, returns to discuss her latest book and lots of other dinosaur topics. Plus a new ceratopsian—Ferenceratops. And a new Dino Duels Championship.

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New @skeletoncrewpaleo.bsky.social video, sponsored by Sternberg Science Camps! youtu.be/4YcmmAkK6CU?...

What's the deal with Stygivenator?

YouTube video by Skeleton Crew

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At the Burpee Museum of Natural History #PaleoFest2026 this weekend visiting Jane and all the scientists, some of our former staff, and even a couple Sternberg Camps students in attendance!

New YouTube video with @sternbergcamps.bsky.social! How Will We Resolve the Ethics Issues in Paleontology? - A Discussion Between Paleontologists #paleontology #ethics #science #community #scicomm #svp youtu.be/1UGGJGr0uKI

How Will We Resolve the Ethics Issues in Paleontology? - A Discussion Between Paleontologists

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Camps Director David Levering (@biogeoverse.bsky.social) with some tips on asking for letters of recommendation for your applications! This is relevant to jobs and internships, scholarships, college/grad school applications, and of course applications to Sternberg Science Camps! #paleontology

Camp’s instructor and Cal Berkeley doctoral student Emily Bōgner outlines the process for accessing a museum research collection to collect data! This summer Emily will run our Research Academy Kansas program! #paleontology #fossil #sciencecamp (Edited by Sophie Cajune.)

"I tell you, the sperm whale will stand no nonsense." - Herman Melville from Moby Dick I returned to one of my favorite subjects with some new methods and techniques, resulting in this highly stylized rendition of the sperm whale.

New art commission from the fantastic @clanaghan.bsky.social!

We've got a special interview lined up with David Levering (@biogeoverse.bsky.social) on today's #Twitch stream — discussing current issues in #paleontology, and what the future of our science might look like. You're invited to jump in and chat with us @ twitch.tv/paleontologizing

You know a really fabulous place for nerdy kids to boost their social skills? @sternbergcamps.bsky.social! Registration is now open!🦕

Visit our website to learn more about more about our 2026 offerings and get registered! Our first review deadline for completed applications is January 25th (Limit ten slots per program.) sternberg.fhsu.edu/education-ou...

It's finally here! We're so excited to share with you our 2026 programs listing! Our website is about to undergo a substantial renovation, so it's not up to date with these programs yet. We will make an announcement when it's done! 2026 registration will open on January 9.

Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid

A huge congratulations to Noah da Silva (Camps alumni and Teaching Assistant) for this fantastic achievement! home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/11...

Abreu Jerez '25 and da Silva '25 Named Rhodes Scholars | Dartmouth

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A huge congratulations to Noah da Silva (Camps alumni and Teaching Assistant) for this fantastic achievement! home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/11...

Abreu Jerez '25 and da Silva '25 Named Rhodes Scholars | Dartmouth

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Congratulations to Camps instructor Emily Bōgner for winning the 2025 @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social Albert E. Wood Student Research Award! #2025SVP

Let me attempt to articulate something. As a former participant in the "teenage nerds talk about dinosaurs online" scene, I think some of us who follow paleontology as adults or do dinosaur stuff professionally care too much about the specifics of what's being discussed there. (cont'd)

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'I was wrong': Dinosaur scientists agree that small tyrannosaur Nanotyrannus was real, pivotal new study finds

An argument over whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or smaller adults of a separate species may finally be settled.

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Please have and encourage patience with US federal offices and our federal colleagues in the coming days. With a US federal government shutdown now in effect, progress on permit requests from federal agencies will very likely be delayed.

Best of the summer collage, 2025 edition!

Choosing which colleges to apply to can be tricky! David and Alex have a few tips to make the process a little easier for you. #paleontology #collegedecision #science