Dive into the past, present, and future at the Field Museum—there’s something for every explorer. Tickets are available online and in person at the Museum. Purchase your tickets in advance to skip the ...

The fossil was tiny— about the size of a modern sparrow— but it had features in common with a larger fossil bird called ...

Stars have life cycles. They’re born when bits of dust and gas floating through space find each other and collapse in on each other and heat up. They burn for millions to billions of years, and then ...

Amniote tetrapods (i.e., those terrestrial vertebrates that produce eggs in which the embryo is surrounded by a series of extra-embryonic membranes) in the modern world can be divided into two great ...

Most people are not very familiar with millipedes. We don't tend to keep them as pets, and because they have more legs than any mammal, we are all too quick to fear them. Millipedes belong to the ...

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that proved Darwin right. It’s the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds— including the ones alive today— are dinosaurs. And while the first ...

Explore the fascinating world of live reptiles, from slithering snakes to loveable lizards, with hands-on activities and incredible science for the whole family.

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Field Museum scientist Luis Muro Ynoñán with the carving of a mythological bird creature in La Otra Banda, Cerro Las Animas. Photo by the Ucupe Cultural Landscape Archaeological Project A team of ...

Though SUE the T. rex’s fossils are a snapshot of life 67 million years ago, the science around extinct animals is rarely set in stone. Get an in-depth look at SUE's scientific updates and new home in ...

Go deep behind the scenes and far beyond our walls. Dig into our science stories. New 3D Imaging Method Enhances Study Of Tiny Particles From Space -- And On Earth. Fossil Invertebrates Collection ...