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June 05th, 2012

Our new temporary exhibit presents a variety of artwork focused on the issues facing humans and biodiversity

May 17th, 2012

 Recent field work in Uganda includes determining the voice of Willard's Sooty Boubou

April 23rd, 2012

With the recent loans of specimens from museums in Alaska and Canada, the "LinEpig" ID gallery now has more 200 North American species of Dwarf Spiders posted online.

March 27th, 2012

William Faulkner was certainly a great author, but he didn't know much about vultures.

March 18th, 2012

Our specimens come to us in many different ways, one is off of roads.

February 06th, 2012

At a memorial service at the museum, friends remember a special person

February 06th, 2012

Specimen research can take you in surprising directions

January 12th, 2012

People always ask about big discoveries, here is one made by a Field Museum ornithologist that most people do not even know about.

November 21st, 2011

The Field Museum's Technology Department recently released The Field Museum's first iphone and ipad app, "Specimania" based on a variety of specimens from the collections.

November 20th, 2011

One of the best things about DNA is that you can check your work, most of the time.

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