Press Releases

Science

• Tiny paragliding beetle that lived with dinosaurs discovered in amber, named “Jason” 06/08/2018
• A shipwreck and an 800-year-old “Made in China” label reveal lost history 05/16/2018
• Worm-eating mice reveal how evolution works on islands 05/15/2018
• New shrew species discovered on “sky island” in Philippines 05/08/2018
• 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

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
• 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