New 3D Imaging Method Enhances Study Of Tiny Particles From Space -- And On Earth.

Archaeological Data On House Size Indicates That Inequality Is Inevitable

Promotion Of Curator Of Paleobotany

Fossil Bird Reveals Its Diet

Field Museum Researchers Expand List Of Known Bats

New Findings On The Young Sun

18 Newly Assembled Snake Genomes

Cosmochemistry Graduate Student Earns Another Award

C³: Community, Creativity, And Change

Fossilized Seeds Tell Story Of Grape Diversification

New Findings On Trade Networks And Communities From The Elemental Analysis Lab

Dumbarton Oaks Grant To Support New Archaeological Site

Avian Volitation And Vocalization

Fossil Invertebrates Collection Biodiversity and Geography

International Marine Bivalve Workshop

Bivalve Symposium, World Congress of Malacology

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SUE's Holiday Gift Guide

Your First Look at the Pokémon Fossil Museum in Chicago

Jennifer Akese Burney working on garments in her studio.

Behind the Designs of Connecting Threads: Jennifer Akese-Burney

Andrew W. Mellon Connecting Communities to Collections Program

Your Guide to Spring Break 2025

Photo: Betye Saar in 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California; photographer David Sprague.

How a visit to the Field inspired Betye Saar's art

Two monarch butterflies are perched atop a flower in downtown Chicago.

Cities are Key to Saving Monarch Butterflies

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Monarch butterflies have been recommended for protected status by the US Fish and Wildlife Service

Miami annual lacrosse game, 2019

The Creator’s Game: Keeping Traditions Alive Through Lacrosse

Venomcap Identifies Venom-Producing Genes In Snakes

Happy 20Th Birthday To The Elemental Analysis Facility

Field Museum Team In Xprize Rainforest Finals

New Anthropology Publications From Gary Feinman And Linda Nicholas

Gleaning, Trawling, And Aerial Hawking: Distinct Genes With Similar Functions Underlie Convergent Evolution In Myotis Bats

Powerful Narratives: Contemporary Native American Art At The Field Museum

Lichen Species Shifted To Different Genus

How Do You Select The Best Statistical Model?

Small Mammal Surveys In The Drc

Entomologists Return From Fieldwork In Panamá

Landmark Lichenological Event

More New Species Of Wood-Boring Bivalves

New Resource For Isotopic Data From The Flora And Fauna Of Madagascar

Royalty Reconsidered: The King'S Beer And The Commoner'S Shirt

New Genome Probes Promise To Unlock The Complexities Of Fungi-Ant Interaction

Resident Graduate Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship

Spreading The Word About Field Curators, Their Work, And The Importance Of Museums

Archaeology, Climate Change, And Human Adaptation In Southern Africa

Stones And Bones 2024

Resident Graduate Student Receives Award From The Ministry Of Education Of China

On The Iridescent Feathers Of Birds

New Findings On Ancient Greenhouse Climate Suggest Higher Co2 Levels

The Field At The 11Th International Organization Of Paleobotany Meeting

Mapping Mammalian Biodiversity

Newly Discovered ~4,000-Year-Old Theater And Temple In Peru Yields Insight On Early Religious Practice

Widespread Armadillo Is Actually Four Different Species

Postdoctoral Fellow Publishes In Nature

New Paper Doubles Bivalve Fauna Of Juan Fernandez And Desventuradas Islands

Journal Of Archaeological Research Ranks Highest Once Again

Size Matters In Primates' Immune Response

Beads And Bangles Illuminate Ancient Trade

Nsf Grant Will Faciliate Continued Collaborative Work In Archaeochemistry

The Field Museum At The Amphibians And Reptiles Conferences

Investigating Health Effects Of Contaminants On Bald Eagles

Paleontologist Publications

New Plant Species Discovered In Heavily Deforested Area Of Ecuador

Evaluating Edna As A Tool For Documenting Lichen Diversity

Colonization And Diversification Of The Reunion Free-Tailed Bat

A Special Symposium To Honor Lance Grande

Welcome To Our New Assistant Curator

Fmnh Meteoriticists Classify Rare Iron Meteorite

Workshop Explores How Edna Research Can Inform Pollinator Conservation

In Search Of Taiwan'S Hidden Lichen Diversity

Potential And Purported Plant Pollinators

Documenting Lichen Diversity In Thailand

Contributing To Octopus Understanding

More Publications On Mammals

Goodman Awarded By Malagasy Government

Welcome To The New Anthropology Postdoctoral Scientist

Assorted Archaeology Addresses From Curator Feinman

Biodiversity Heritage Library Celebrates 17 Years

Unveiling The Chicago Archaeopteryx

Identifying A Dye Source In A 15Th Century Medieval Tapestry

Sampling The Sharks, Skates, And Sawfish Of The Florida Keys

Interdisciplinary Work Is Key To Understanding Prehistory

Techniques Of Bone And Antler Processing In Early Bronze Age Poland

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Cicada Double Emergence 

Welcoming Our New Curator Path Research Scientist

Unesco World Heritage In Peru

Malagasy Boa Expedition 2024

Unesco World Heritage Site No Longer "At Risk"

Eaf Celebrates 20 Years At Annual Saa Meeting In New Orleans

Small Skeletons Show Size-Specific Scaling

41St Midcontinent Paleobotanical Colloquim At The Field

Reconstructing A 300-Million-Year-Old Cone Solves Paleobotanical Mystery

News From The World Of Fishes

Philipp Heck Elected As Meteoritical Society Fellow

Sir Peter Crane Awarded The Darwin-Wallace Medal

Thorsten Lumbsch Elected As Aaas Fellow

New Mobile Raman Spectroscopy Unlocks Compositional Secrets In Eaf

The Flora And Fauna Of Madagascar'S Evergreen Forests

A Plethora Of Publications From Curator Gary Feinman

The Evolution Of The Multi-Tool

Two New Publications From Mammals Assistant Curator

One-Sixth Of Amazonian Tree Diversity Is Dependent On River Floodplains

The Great Archaeological Discovery Of Our Time

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New 3D Imaging Method Enhances Study Of Tiny Particles From Space -- And On Earth.

Archaeological Data On House Size Indicates That Inequality Is Inevitable

Promotion Of Curator Of Paleobotany