Explore the history, significance, and challenges of scientific nomenclature through the Library’s collections.
an endangered species of butterfly and a whimsical model
Discover new science about ancient elephants, including mammoths, and modern species in this special exhibition.
[Model diorama of prehistoric Alaska with woolly mammoths
Travel to Turkana, Kenya on a search for hominin fossils with paleoanthropologist Ashley Hammond.
works on the fossil record… [Hammond examines a model
This article focuses on the role of museums in supporting schools and teachers as they address the demands of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), using the American Museum of Natural Hist…
Ecology Unit and Teacher Professional Development Model
One of the curators of Life at the Limits shares his favorite species from the exhibit and his fieldwork.
A model of a treehopper, a harmless insect that resembles
Find out how research into bats’ microbiomes can help scientists understand more about how the vital community of microbes evolved in mammals.
percent of all living mammals, can serve as an ideal model
Meet the extraordinary diversity of organisms that produce light in the theatrical traveling exhibition Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence.
Finnin/© AMNH This male firefly model is 65 times
The walrus—Odobenus rosmarus, the “tooth-walking sea horse”—is known for its ivory tusks. By hooking these tusks into ice floes, walruses haul themselves from the water. They also display these teeth to intimidate and joust for territory.
Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life Blue Whale Model
What are algae doing inside salamander cells?
A blown glass model of Actissa princeps, from the Museum
Join a Museum paleontologist to explore cutting-edge methods of investigating the smallest Jurassic vertebrates.
occasionally found some pretty small dinosaurs, [Some small model
