Experiences, not exhibitions, are coaxing folks off their couches and into cultural institutions. Here are some worth ...

Also around the area this weekend, a big prize for fastest dinosaur at the Field Museum and a busy weekend at Ravinia ...

Chicago's beloved wildlife expert Frank "Alligator" Robb will speak as part of the museum's "Meet a Scientist" series on June ...

Chicago Field Museum is a world-class institution, but it almost never existed. Learn the story behind this iconic attraction, plus details on visiting today.

The chicks, nesting at the University of Illinois Chicago campus, died May 28. The university has hosted peregrines for more ...

CBS News Chicago's Marie Saavedra was very brave, taking a tour of the collections visitors don't normally see at the Field Museum of Natural History, getting a behind-the-scenes look at things ...

Most modern birds solved this issue by evolving shorter appendages to accompany their tertial feathers. But even though ...

From the Shedd Aquarium to the Field Museum, there are dozens of free museum days coming up at iconic Chicago museums and attractions. Here's the full list of Chicago free museum days for February ...

The Chicago Archaeopteryx features more soft tissue and delicate skeletal details than any known fossil of its kind, and ...

A new analysis of a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago is revealing an array of previously unknown features of the earliest-known bird, providing ...

a professor at Roosevelt University and an adjunct curator at the Field Museum, told the Chicago Sun-Times. “New technology keeps revealing more insights — just like a cold case reopened with ...