Legendary actor Harrison Ford came back to his hometown of Chicago this week for an honor at a Field Museum gala. The ...

The famed Chicago-born actor and environmental activist is the inaugural recipient of the Transformative Conservation ...

The BriefThe Field Museum just added two new CT scanners, giving scientists a closer look at animal specimens without leaving ...

The Field Museum is one of Chicago’s most iconic attractions. With millions of specimens of the world’s wonders in its collections, from gems to mummies to dinosaurs, the museum is a destination for ...

From the Gallagher Cup, Balloon Museum, David Byrne, and the Macy's Street tree lighting, here's a guide to things to do in ...

Those who know a lot about fossils are likely already familiar with the Mazon Creek fossil just outside Chicago. Those who don't know a lot about fossils and the Mazon Creek site? They soon will, ...

Three stories above the Field Museum’s exhibits, rows and rows of taxidermied chipmunks filled a tray in the museum’s mammal archives. Pointing to two of the oldest critters, mammalogist Stephanie ...

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One of the "world's best fossil sites" is located just an hour outside of the Windy City, according to Chicago Field Museum researchers. Dr. Argan Mann, assistant curator of early tetrapods at the ...

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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 30, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. A scale model of the first reaper is ...