There's Climate History at the Bottom of the Ocean

Looking at ocean sediments reveals how Earth has changed over time.

A Fossilized Turtle Revealed

Uncover the methods behind preparing fossils with Vertebrate Paleontology Department preparator Alan Zdinak.

A Different Kind of Prepping

For Vertebrate Paleontology Preparator James Preston, science doesn’t stop.

Feline Forensics

Watch this CAT scan solve a museum mystery.

The How and Why of Colorful Feathers

Equal parts ornithologist and evolutionary biologist, Assistant Ornithology Curator Dr. Allison Shultz has been investigating two questions throughout her research career: how are birds colorful, and why are birds colorful.

Mind-Blown Science: Dr. Luis Chiappe and NHM's T. rex Trio

Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of NHM's Dinosaur Institute, explains why NHM’s spectacular T. rex growth series blows his mind.

Mind-Blown Science: The Ant-decapitating Fly

Violence in the insect world: a new type of ant decapitation

Woolly Rhino Fossil with Xiaoming Wang

Our researchers make exciting discoveries all over the world

#MindBlownLA Bill Deverell and NHM's Shining Star

Director at Huntington-USC, shares how the history of an iconic star blows his mind.