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Teens (13-17)
January 13th, 2011
Engaging youth from Chicago and Fiji in the stewardship of coral reefs
January 13th, 2011
Investigate the fundamental principles of DNA and genetics while learning about the scientific research conducted at The Field Museum.
January 12th, 2011
The current research focus at the Center is on presolar grains to understand our parent stars and the history of our Galaxy, and on the delivery history of extraterrestrial matter to Earth through the study of fossil meteorites and micrometeorites found in sediments, and terrestrial impact craters. We also study extraterrestrial samples returned to Earth by the NASA mission Stardust.
January 12th, 2011
This NSF-funded PEET project is exploring in detail several subgroups of the enormous beetle family Staphylinidae (rove beetles), which currently includes over 3% of all described animal species. These beetles occur in virtually all terrestrial habitats, and are particularly diverse and abundant in mesic or wetter habitats, especially forests.
January 11th, 2011
Join Field Museum Vice President of Research and Collections Lance Grande for a four-week intensive practicum in paleontology. Go into the field and behind the scenes at the Field Museum to learn how fossils are collected, analyzed, and conserved, as you work alongside museum scientists in the lab and in the field.
January 11th, 2011
For centuries, Mexican artists have created nacimientos, or nativity scenes, with materials and symbols that reflect their own cultures and times.