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When paleontology meets Pok'mon, at the Field Museum
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (683+ words) Five years ago, Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science unveiled an exhibition called the Pok'mon Fossil Museum. When staff members from the Field Museum traveled to Japan and got a look at it, they started brainstorming ways to bring…...
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Sue the T. rex's jurassic journey to the Field Museum
1+ year, 1+ week ago (947+ words) As the Field Museum celebrates 25 years since the debut of Sue, here's a look back at how the T. rex made its way from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Chicago....
UChicago paleontologist announces plans for Washington Park science center focused on teen education
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (614+ words) Elected officials and community leaders joined a noted University of Chicago paleontologist on Tuesday to unveil plans for Scitopia Chicago, a science center dedicated to teen education and public exhibits planned for Washington Park. Paul Sereno, a U. of. C. professor and…...
Decay Devils secures thousands for Northwest Indiana project
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (724+ words) Decay Devils is expanding its footprint in Northwest Indiana, and two grants will help get their work done. The Gary-based nonprofit announced on Wednesday that it received two grants totaling $13, 000 to help with regional preservation and public arts. The Legacy…...
Giant dinosaurs take over Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (472+ words) Starting this weekend, prehistoric creatures will be roaming the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin with the opening of the Dinosaur Explorer exhibit. "Our community loves dinosaurs. We have seen this with the past exhibits Dinosaur Giants in 2017 and…...
Giant penguins and the world's longest snake: Field Museum digs into the era that followed the dinosaurs
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (903+ words) When people think of prehistoric life, they tend to jump to two behemoth bookends " the towering dinosaurs of the Mesozoic era and then the woolly mammoths of the ice age. But what about the millions of years in between? The…...
Today in History: Sue, one of the largest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeletons, found
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (393+ words) Today is Tuesday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2025. There are 141 days left in the year. On Aug. 12, 1990, fossil collector Sue Hendrickson found one of the largest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex skeletons ever discovered; nicknamed "Sue" after Hendrickson, the skeleton is…...
Reptiles Alive!" is now open at the Field Museum, changing the way you look at snakes, lizards and even birds
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (415+ words) What is a reptile? If you think you know, think again. Do they lay eggs? Most, but not all. Are they cold-blooded " meaning they don't generate their own body heat? Again: most, but not all." "Reptiles Alive! ," a new exhibition…...
The world's best-preserved fossils can be found right outside Chicago. But there are no dinosaur bones at Mazon Creek.
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (1206+ words) People working in Arjan Mann's laboratory with the Field Museum and the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois look for fossils at a Mazon Creek fossil bed, which used to be the location of a Peabody Energy mine, May 8, 2025, in…...