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2025
UV light and CT scans helped scientists unlock hidden details in a perfectly-preserved fossil Archaeopteryx
May 13, 2025Press release type:
- Science
- Fossil Preparation Lab
- Fossil Vertebrate Collections
- Archaeopteryx
- Paleontology
- Archaeopteryx
Pokémon Fossil Museum Special Exhibition to Make North American Debut at Chicago's Field Museum
May 13, 2025Press release type:
- Exhibitions
New Changing Face of Science exhibition features conservation ecologist, uncovers the mysteries of freshwater ecosystems and the need for urgent action
April 29, 2025Press release type:
- Exhibitions
- Keller Science Action Center
- Changing Face of Science
- TCFS: Lesley de Souza
- Environment & Conservation
Field Museum announces complete renovation of Africa and Ancient Egypt galleries
April 20, 2025Press release type:
- Events and Announcements
- Africa
- Inside Ancient Eqypt
- Africa
- Egypt
Archaeologists measured and compared the size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about the history of inequality. They found that it’s not inevitable.
April 13, 2025Press release type:
- Science
- Mesoamerica and Central America Collections
- Anthropology
New Changing Face of Science exhibition highlights multifaceted snake scientist
April 10, 2025Press release type:
- Exhibitions
- Changing Face of Science
- Amphibians & Reptiles
- Women in Science
Ancient tools from a South African cave reveal connections between prehistoric people
April 8, 2025Press release type:
- Science
- Negaunee Integrative Research Center
- Anthropology
- Early Humans
When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers
February 26, 2025Press release type:
- Science
- Ronald and Christina Gidwitz Hall of Birds
- Evolution
- Birds
Haute couture and cultural renaissance take center stage in Africa Fashion
February 2, 2025Press release type:
- Exhibitions
- Africa Fashion
- Connecting Threads - Africa Fashion Companion
- Community Building
- Black History
- Africa
Community scientists at the Field Museum have digitized more than a quarter-million items and records
December 17, 2024Press release type:
- Events and Announcements
- Digitization
- Collections
Fossil predator is the oldest known animal with “saber teeth”
December 16, 2024Press release type:
- Science
- Negaunee Integrative Research Center
- Vertebrates
- Fossils
Largest-ever scientific expedition to Guyana’s rainforest returns
December 10, 2024Press release type:
- Science
- Keller Science Action Center
- Rapid Inventories
