Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a fun-filled morning exploring the wild colors, shapes, sounds, and textures of the world! Investigators will explore animals, plants, and fossils through hands ...
This event is made possible by Hello, China! Cultural and Tourism Promotion, hosted by The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago, and organized by the China Foreign Culture ...
Pre-Registered Illinois field trips are FREE everyday of the week! Free Wednesdays are the perfect opportunity for you to explore our general admission exhibitions with your family or a group of ...
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 ...
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 ...
A fossil only tells part of the story. When an animal’s body is preserved as a fossil, there are often pieces missing, and even a perfectly-preserved body doesn’t tell the whole story of how that ...
Schematic showing a subset of the animals that were investigated as part of the study, with warm-blooded animals in orange and cold-blooded in blue. From left to right: Plesiosaurus, Stegosaurus, ...
Rewriting the armadillo family tree: a new species, plus a name change for the state mammal of Texas
While their scaly armor and long claws look vaguely reptilian, armadillos belong to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters. There are nearly two dozen species of armadillos, from six-inch ...
Acknowledging and exploring a hidden history of interaction. A primary focus of Black History Month is on individuals of African descent, but as African American physical anthropologist C. Montague ...
SUE the T. rex is an incredibly complete fossil, and Máximo the Titanosaur is a cast. Here’s why we have both. “Is that real?” This is a question we often hear from visitors as they roam the Field ...
Why are some display cases in this gallery covered? The Field Museum has covered several display cases in the Robert R. McCormick Halls of the Ancient Americas and the Alsdorf Hall of Northwest Coast ...
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