Dinopalooza is back and bigger than ever! Come celebrate SUE at this Museum-wide dinosaur extravaganza featuring Field scientists sharing their work, paleoart crafts, face painting, special tours, and ...

Pre-Registered Illinois field trips are FREE everyday of the week! Free Wednesdays are the perfect opportunity for you to explore our basic admission exhibitions with your family or a group of science ...

More than 150 scientists are working every day in our labs and around the world, pursuing a healthier planet and studying the millions of objects in our collections, which span the full spectrum of ...

The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This ...

Carving of a mythological bird figure hints at origins of ancient religion Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

which could help explain why ancestors of modern birds survived when all the other dinosaurs died Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

What was once known as the nine-banded armadillo is actually four different species Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Never-before-seen feathers were the key to Archaeopteryx flight Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

The ancient stardust reveals a “baby boom” in star formation Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Twenty-foot-long specimens described as separate species from their cousins, named after mythology’s Hydra Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Fluffy rodents twice the size of a gray squirrel survived for tens of thousands of years, and then abruptly disappeared a few thousand years ago—perhaps driven to extinction by humans Museum open ...