Scientists recently found an example of evolution in real time, tucked away in the collection drawers of the Field Museum in ...

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

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

Even though the new traveling exhibit "Extreme Mammals," now at Chicago's Field Museum through Jan. 6, has a heavy emphasis on the amazing creatures ruling Earth after the dinosaurs' extinction, ...

Field Museum expert tells story of the Lions of Tsavo 02:33. CHICAGO (CBS) -- When the Lions of Tsavo first arrived at the Field Museum of Natural History 100 years ago, they had been made into ...

But, as scientists at the Field Museum explain, don’t believe the hype. “I hate to be overly critical but I think it’s a little overhyped,” admits Ken Angielczyk, fossil mammals curator ...

Paleontologist Jingmai O'Connor, associate curator of fossil reptiles at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, told Snopes that it's false that dinosaurs had hair. Hair does fossilize.

The body of JoJo, a 485-pound silverback gorilla who died two weeks ago at the Brookfield Zoo, will become catalogued into the Field Museum’s mammal collection and made available for scientific ...

For over a century, scientists have been captivated by the mystery of how mammals evolved from sprawling creatures resembling ...

From snakes and lizards to chameleons and alligators…explore the fascinating world of live reptiles at The Field Museum. The ...

But, as scientists at the Field Museum explain, don’t believe the hype. “I hate to be overly critical but I think it’s a little overhyped,” admits Ken Angielczyk, fossil mammals curator ...

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