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 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Illinois: Field Museum Cuts Back. The Field Museum in Chicago, a center of global scientific research, has announced plans to cut staff, overhaul operations and limit its research because of a ...

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

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 ...

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