Field Museum scientists rename king cobras after four new species discovered “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 ...

In general, evolution is a long, slow process of tiny changes passed down over generations, resulting in new adaptations and ...

This summer in Chicago, the Field Museum is turning up the heat – and the chills – with its new exhibit, featuring a rare specimen not seen anywhere else in U.S. The “Reptiles Alive” exhibit opens ...

Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, ...

The Field Museum is all decked out for the holiday season, and there are even some first-time decorations this year. Visitors will find some animals featured in Stanley Field Hall getting into the ...

It’s business as usual here in the lobby of the Field Museum…but behind a few closed doors? “This is an exhibit which is filled with live reptiles. We have 22 different animals here.” ...

Field Museum marks 100 years since acquiring man-eating Lions of ... Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson — the civil engineer in charge of the railway project — shot and killed the ferocious animals.

The genesis of the Field Museum 130 years ago may seem today like a mishmash of items, but it soon became a leading institution dedicated to scientific exploration and educational experiences for ...

Chicago rodents have evolved with city life. Museum skulls reveal how urbanization is quietly reshaping wildlife.

The findings of a new study "clearly show that interfering with the environment has a detectable effect on wildlife," a ...