The researchers found that the changes in climate didn’t explain the changes in the rodents’ skulls, but the degree of urbanization did. The different ways the animals’ skulls changed may be related ...

The Field Museum is in the heart of Chicago’s Museum Campus, at 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

Something for every student Bring the Field Museum’s learning resources to your school or home to support learners engaging with science, nature, and world cultures. The lesson plans and activities ...

Field Museum scientist Luis Muro Ynoñán with the carving of a mythological bird creature in La Otra Banda, Cerro Las Animas. Photo by the Ucupe Cultural Landscape Archaeological Project A team of ...

Land Acknowledgment The Field acknowledges that it’s built on Native land. We recognize that the region we now call Chicago was the traditional homelands of many Indigenous nations, and remains home ...

The importance of museum collections The lions of Tsavo drive home the fascination and importance of museum collections. Bruce Patterson says: "It’s astonishing that, [more than a hundred] years after ...

Visit a place right here in Chicago where the dinosaurs still roam and the natural world of scientific and cultural discovery is on full display. Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on ...

Putting science into action for Earth’s future In the Keller Science Action Center, we protect and restore the places that are critical to life on Earth. Our team of scientists and educators ...

The titanosaur Patagotitan mayorum is a big deal—literally, the biggest dinosaur that scientists have discovered to date. This long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur lived over 100 million years ago in ...

A fossil called Tanystropheus was first described in 1852, and it’s been puzzling scientists ever since. At one point, paleontologists thought it was a flying pterosaur, like a pterodactyl, and that ...

Experience Africa Fashion, a one-of-a-kind exhibition celebrating the dynamic voices transforming African style. With over 180 works, including haute couture, ready-to-wear, and multimedia displays, ...