Press Releases
Science
- Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea 04/17/2018
- Eyelash-sized plants reveal climate change—and citizen scientists help identify them 03/09/2018
- Woodpeckers show signs of possible brain damage, but that might not be a bad thing 02/02/2018
- Ninety-six scientists co-author paper on rainforest mammals 02/01/2018
- Humans take up too much space—and it’s affecting how mammals move 01/25/2018
- “Rainbow” dinosaur had iridescent feathers like a hummingbird 01/15/2018
- Two million acres of Peruvian rainforest designated a national park 01/11/2018
- Lemurs are weird because Madagascar’s fruit is weird 10/31/2017
- 6,000-year-old skull could be from the world’s earliest known tsunami victim 10/25/2017
- How to save giant tropical fruit bats: work with local hunters who use bat teeth as money 10/16/2017
- New conservation method empowers indigenous peoples 10/11/2017
- What soot-covered, hundred-year-old birds can tell us about saving the environment 10/09/2017
- Tree-dwelling, coconut-cracking giant rat discovered in Solomon Islands 09/27/2017
- Spotted skunk evolution driven by climate change 05/03/2017
Events & Announcements
- Field Museum welcomes Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE to Chicago to celebrate Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 03/28/2018
- Field Museum Revitalizes Iconic Brand to Emphasize Commitment to Science and Discovery (Disponible en español) 03/06/2018
- Free February Returns for a Third Year in 2018 (Disponible en español) 02/20/2018
- I (SUE the T. rex) am moving to my own place and all y’all are invited. 01/30/2018
- 35-foot pterosaurs and hanging gardens to join new titanosaur at The Field Museum 01/10/2018
- Field Museum hosts Chicago climate forum in response to U.S. withdrawal from Paris Treaty 12/04/2017
- Biggest dinosaur ever discovered coming to The Field Museum in 2018, thanks to gift from Kenneth C. Griffin 08/30/2017
Exhibition
- Mummies exhibition tells unique story of the well-known practice 11/28/2017
- Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation Arrives at The Field Museum 07/25/2017
- Ancient Mediterranean Cultures in Contact Arrives This Fall 06/14/2017
- Field Museum to Host Jurassic World: The Exhibition 03/30/2017
- New Field Museum exhibition to highlight behind-the-scenes collections 12/06/2016
- Field Museum to Open Two New Exhibitions Featuring Contemporary Native American Art 10/25/2016
- Get a tattoo at The Field Museum’s new tattoo shop. (For real.) 10/24/2016
- Field Museum’s New Interactive Space to Highlight Behind-the-Scenes Research 09/28/2016
- Tattoo 07/14/2016
- Cyrus Tang Hall of China Press Kit 03/31/2015
- Elizabeth Hubert Malott Hall of Jades 06/20/2013
- SUE 06/20/2013
- Underground Adventure Press Release 03/07/2013
- SUE Press Release 03/07/2013
- Native Americans at The Field Museum 03/07/2013
- Inside Ancient Egypt 03/07/2013
- Evolving Planet 03/07/2013
- Abbott Hall of Conservation Restoring Earth 05/27/2011