But while talking about snakes in general with Field Museum scientists would surely be fascinating unto itself, in this case, ...

"There's just a lot we don't know, and this is sort of the first step in getting a better grasp on what this biodiversity ...

Paleontologists in Denmark found a once-gloopy, now-hardened mess that they believe was spat up by a Cretaceous-era fish.

As the Year of the Snake begins, researchers at the Field Museum are reclassifying dozens of king cobra specimens after ...

The discovery is a capstone achievement for NASA, which went to great lengths to secure and deliver asteroid samples from ...

A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals ...

Researchers used a series of X-rays to 3D-scan the skull, collected in remote British Columbia nearly 80 years ago. It is ...

Advocates say resurrecting extinct animals is attracting new investors with deep pockets to conservation. The scientific field pushes the boundaries of biotechnology in a way that will make it ...

Often, tellers and customers are left behind, traumatized in the wake of the crimes. New data shared with WGN News from the FBI’s Chicago field office shows a major drop in the number of bank ...

The Field Museum at Museum Campus on Nov. 19, 2021. CHICAGO — Start 2025 by exploring Chicago’s incredible museums without spending a dime. From iconic cultural institutions on the lakefront to ...