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Armour Seminar: David Blackburn

This week's session features Dr David C. Blackburn , Curator of Amphibians & Reptiles, and Chair of the Department of Natural History at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida.
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PlayLab PlayDate: Reptiles Storytime and Craft

The Crown Family PlayLab offers families with 2-6 year olds a weekly PlayLab PlayDate on most Wednesdays. PlayLab PlayDates ...
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Research & Collections

More than 150 scientists are working every day in our labs and around the world, pursuing a healthier planet and studying the millions of objects in our collections, which span the full spectrum of ...
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Chicago’s rodents are evolving to handle city living

Chipmunk and vole skulls from over 125 years reflecting changes in diet and noise exposure Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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Pokémon Fossil Museum Special Exhibition to Make North American Debut at Chicago's Field Museum

Visitors can compare fossil Pokémon with similar real-world fossils, following the exhibition’s wildly popular reception in Japan. Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving ...
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Ancient tools from a South African cave reveal connections between prehistoric people

Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers

Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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Ancient Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru

Carving of a mythological bird figure hints at origins of ancient religion Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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Rewriting the armadillo family tree: a new species, plus a name change for the state mammal of Texas

What was once known as the nine-banded armadillo is actually four different species Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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“Mind controlling” parasitic worms are missing genes found in every other animal

Hairworms are missing the tiny “hairs” responsible for cell movement, filtration, and sensing that every other known animal has Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and ...
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Fossils reveal how ancient birds molted their feathers—

which could help explain why ancestors of modern birds survived when all the other dinosaurs died Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
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Weevils, long-nosed beetles, are unsung heroes of pollination

A special kind of intertwined plant-pollinator relationship, thought to be rare, is present in hundreds of weevil species Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and ...