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

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

Dino Derby, a foot race featuring competitors wearing inflatable T. Rex costumes, will be the main event during Saturday's ...

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 ...

The Field Museum’s Sue the T. rex, a 67-million-year-old fossil of a Tyrannosaurus rex, has drawn thousands of visitors since ...

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 ...