Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They're often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in dark, wet places. But these small plants sometimes turn out to be big clues ...

Art and science intersect on the three-foot-tall pages of one of the world’s rarest books. Learn about the life of John James Audubon. Soar through the 12-year process of creating these masterpieces ...

Imagine what it would feel like to stand next to a T. rex. Ponder what flowers smelled like 30 million years ago. See what inspiration you'll find and start turning your ideas into poetry with Eric ...

The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This ...

SUE is the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found. Find out more about what we can learn from an animal's life by looking at their fossils by interacting with the model on ...

An infographic guide to Chinatown's past, present, and future.

The Field Museum is committed to welcoming all into our space. We strive to create programs that promote diversity, connect with communities, and enhance social well-being by offering culturally ...

Glacialisaurus was a sauropodomorph (pre-sauropod) whose fossils were found by Field Museum scientists in Antarctica. Learn more about how the first dinosaur giants lived by interacting with the model ...

Cryolophosaurus was a theropod dinosaur that Field Museum scientists discovered in Antarctica. Learn how we reconstructed this carnivorous dinosaur's skull by investigating the 3D model. The Griffin ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...