Grape fossils in South America show evolution and resilience post-dinosaurs, aiding understanding of current biodiversity…
Browsing: Field Museum
The Field Museum, officially known as the Field Museum of Natural History, is located in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest natural history museums in the world. Established in 1893 to house biological and anthropological collections assembled for the World’s Columbian Exposition, it was originally named the Columbian Museum of Chicago and later renamed in honor of its first major benefactor, Marshall Field. The museum is renowned for its extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections, which total over 24 million items. Among its most famous exhibits are Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil known, and a comprehensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts. The Field Museum is not only a leader in the scientific research of biological and anthropological fields but also serves as an educational institution, offering various public learning programs and exhibitions to inspire curiosity about life on Earth.
The fossil of Gaiasia jennyae, a large prehistoric predator with a unique skull shape, was…
A family tree encompassing 9,409 bird species has enabled scientists to uncover why the tropics…
No birds alive today have teeth. But that wasn’t always the case– many early fossil…
Birds can fly— at least, most of them can. Flightless birds, such as penguins and…
The males of these tiny frogs guard their eggs, which are laid on leaves. Generally,…
Researchers nicknamed the fossil “Turtwig” after a Pokemon that’s half-turtle, half-plant. From the 1950s to…
After an ocean of magma cooled down, the lunar crystals formed at least 4.46 billion…
The marine snails’ bright citrus coloring might help ward off predators. The “Margaritaville” in Jimmy…
Contrary to previous beliefs, mammals that survived past mass extinctions weren’t always generalists;…
Hairworms are missing the tiny “hairs” responsible for cell movement, filtration, and sensing that every…
A recent study reveals intriguing insights into the catastrophic “Great Dying” extinction event 252 million…
Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests. Ants are…
The Wari Empire, Peru’s earliest major civilization, spanned over a thousand miles across the Andes…
Color plays a huge role in our lives — the hues we wear and decorate…
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Asexual reproduction is prevalent among animals such as starfish, deep-sea worms, and stick insects, but…
Antarctica is a tough place to work, for obvious reasons— it’s bitterly cold, remote, and…