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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The four stars on Chicago’s flag represent important events in our city’s history: a fort, a fire, and two fairs. One of those fairs is the World’s Columbian Exposition, which also happens to be a key ...
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 ...
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