The story of the man-eating lions is fairly well-known, but one Field Museum expert went the extra mile to confirm a specific part of the story.

The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, home to the Tyrannosaurus rex holotype and a famous Diplodocus, will ...

The no-frills stand offers everything from vegan dogs to the traditional Chicago hotdog. Enjoy your lunch on the water. – Sarah Estime This extensive natural history museum occupies half an acre ...

Studying primate characteristics requires access to their skeletons, which can be costly and cause wear and tear to the ...

The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

Founded to house the biological and anthropological collections assembled for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, this massive natural history museum is still one of Chicago’s most ...

Field Museum visitors see less than 1% of its total collection. So where's the rest of it? CBS News Chicago went on a tour behind the scenes.

CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — You’ve heard of lions and tigers and bears, but what about bugs and bones and snakes? CBS News Chicago’s Marie Saavedra was very brave, taking a tour of the ...

But while talking about snakes in general with Field Museum scientists would surely be fascinating unto itself, in this case, the subject is a huge discovery about king cobras. Th ...

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

The Museum of Natural History was founded in 1956 ... "On the Trail of the Mastodons" (where male and female mastodon skeletons stand side by side), and "Under the Microscope," which explores ...