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Our public relations team shares news stories and materials for use by the press. They can be reached via press@fieldmuseum.org.
The Field Museum is a forward-thinking scientific leader on a mission to explore, protect, and celebrate nature and culture. From exhibitions that inspire journeys of discovery in visitors young and old, to the groundbreaking research and conservation efforts driven by our 40 million artifacts and specimens, we’re on a mission to spark public engagement with science and uncover solutions for a brighter world.
How moss helped solve a grave-robbing mystery
March 3, 2026Press release type:
ScienceBotany CollectionsThis ancient plant-eater had a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth
March 2, 2026Press release type:
New exhibition sheds light on thriving traditional Samoan art in American Samoa
February 23, 2026Press release type:
Football-sized fossil creature may have been one of the first land animals to eat its veggies
February 9, 2026Press release type:
This flower evolved a new shape so that different birds could pollinate it. Then, it spread.
January 26, 2026Press release type:
Field Museum’s VP of Science joins prestigious Royal Academy of Sciences academic staff, lauded for transformative work on lichens
September 28, 2025Press release type:
Most rodents have thumbnails instead of claws. It might help explain how they took over the world.
September 3, 2025Press release type:
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