A paleoart rendition of Eupachydiscus sp. by Cullen Townsend.
Research and Collections
Collections Staff Help Ammonites Come Out of Their Shells
Uncovering how digitization and collections management made a groundbreaking extinction study come to life
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Adam Wall in the Age of Mammals for Science of SpongeBob
Science of SpongeBob: Ask the Experts!
Celebrate 25 years of SpongeBob with some sea-worthy science!
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Tropical reef with fish swimming around it
Science of SpongeBob: Marine Protected Areas
How can we preserve Bikini Bottoms around the world?
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Science of SpongeBob: Super Slugs and Snails
Science of SpongeBob: Super Slugs and Snails
Discover the slimy secrets of undersea snails and slugs!
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Northern Lampfish
Research and Collections
A Deep Dive on Microplastics
Museum scientists are examining fish guts to understand the pervasiveness and types of plastics invading California waters over time, which may help us understand how that pollution affects sea creatures and even land-loving pescatarians.
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Shot of the Jamstec Ship
Research and Collections
Dispatches from the D-ARK
Follow Curator of Malacology Jann Vendetti with updates from an expedition into the deep sea caves around Japan's Minami-Daitō Island
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Launch pad for the Ariane 6 for Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana
Research and Collections
Spaceport Fossils from French Guiana
How one small step for a spaceport in French Guiana led to a giant leap for Pleistocene fossils
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A female Halichoeres sanchezi, Tailspot wrasse, San Benedicto, Revillagigedos
Research and Collections
Halichoeres sanchezi: A New Fish Species from Mexico’s Revillagigedos Islands
How a team of marine scientists netted a fish species new to science with three dives off a far-flung island
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The Lincoln Heights Whale skull being moved by staff on pallets outside the Museum
The Migration of the Lincoln Heights Whale
As modern whales make their annual journey across the ocean, discover one whale’s 10 million-year journey through time from Flat Top Hill to L.A. Underwater
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Rectangular stone with Maya glyph depicting a man holding a cacao plant. Campeche, Mexico. AD 600-900.
A Virtual Chocolate-y Tour of the Collections
Explore the collections of the Natural History Museum through the lens of chocolate!
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