The quest to honor a piece of museum history. In 2015, our science/education YouTube channel, The Brain Scoop, teamed up with museum fans from all over the world to fund the creation of the Field ...

Embark on an adventure through the sights and sounds of natural landscapes. Follow the boardwalk to discover animal habitats from right here in the Midwest and across the Americas. At every turn, ...

First, a message straight from SUE: My new private suite opened to great acclaim, fanfare, and ham in December 2018. If you haven’t seen it yet, come on over. If you’ve already visited and lived to ...

Crystals inside a prehistoric bone rewrote scientists’ estimates of the age of the archaeological site, suggesting that the stone tools were made during a harsh ice age In central China, scientists ...

Flying is really hard work. Compared to walking, swimming, or running, flying is the form of movement that takes the most energy and requires the most calories. That means that birds have had to ...

As you walk through the doors at our East Entrance, you may notice a western lowland gorilla seemingly standing guard. He’s pretty hard to miss. Bushman was the first gorilla to live in Chicago, ...

Everyone knows that Tyrannosaurus rex was the biggest and baddest thing around during the age of the dinosaurs. But what else was out there? What was the biggest thing before the T. rex? Scientists at ...

The Field Museum commits to honor and respect this history and heritage in the fulfillment of our Mission, Strategic Objectives, and Core Values. The Museum is built on the traditional homelands of ...

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4.5 billion years. 27,000 square feet of evolutionary exploration. In the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet, get to know the many creatures that have roamed the earth throughout history, from ...