For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

Beyond the iconic, show-stopping displays—the grizzly bear in the Hall of North American Mammals ... 150-year-old museum that fills visitors of all ages with a curiosity about the universe.

After nearly a decade of planning, designing and building, the massive new wing at the American Museum of Natural History will soon ... the most diverse group of animals on the planet—and ...

It's not hard to imagine why a group of teenagers might attempt to steal John James Audubon's book The Birds of America, a true story told in the film American Animals. Published 1827-1838, it's ...

“The Secret World of Elephants” at the American Museum of Natural History explores the impressive ways the animals have evolved and what the future has in store for them. The living species ...

They explore questions about plants, animals, and other organisms—including humans—in their natural environments. Aiding researchers across the globe, the National Museum of Natural History maintains ...

This year saw a record-breaking 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories enter the competition run by the Natural History Museum. The overall winner of 'Wildlife Photographer of the ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sean Decatur, president of the American Museum of Natural History, about why some Native American exhibits are closing under a law requiring consent from Native tribes.

The American Museum of Natural History in New York will remove all human remains displayed in its exhibits and is preparing a new storage location for its collection of 12,000 remains – which ...