Carving of a mythological bird figure hints at origins of ancient religion Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Stumble on Discovery Squad carts between 10am and 3pm, every day in Stanley Field Hall. Itching for a little more exploration during your day at the museum? You’re in luck. Less than one percent of ...

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 ...

The Roots & Routes Initiative & Youth Conservation Action lead the Chicago Green Ambassadors Summer Program, a paid internship program to increase the resilience of our neighborhoods and green spaces.

Carl Akeley, widely considered “the Father of Modern Taxidermy,” was not only a taxidermist, but also a naturalist, sculptor, writer and inventor. Over his long career he worked for several different ...

What was once known as the nine-banded armadillo is actually four different species Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

The ancient stardust reveals a “baby boom” in star formation Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

The Field Museum's Pritzker Laboratory is an inter-departmental multi-user core facility dedicated to genetic analysis and preservation of the world's biodiversity. It is shared by Field Museum ...

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From June through early September, we enjoy seeing the familiar monarch butterfly across Chicago. Many monarchs start their journey south right here in the city. But they need their host plant, ...

The titanosaur Patagotitan mayorum is a big deal—literally, the biggest dinosaur that scientists have discovered to date. This long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur lived over 100 million years ago in ...

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