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Step 1,000 years back in time to experience the sights, sounds, and stories of the greatest trading route in history.
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In this all-new Space Show narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, travel 13 billion years into the past, when the first stars were born.
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Explore the surprising and sometimes bizarre world of extinct and living mammals.
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See more than 200 live frogs, representing 25 species from around the world, in re-created habitats.
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Celebrate the twelfth annual return of this re-created tropical forest environment filled with over 500 live butterflies.
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Experience the massive feeding frenzy that takes place each year as billions of fish migrate up South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast.
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Join us as we explore the constellations and planets visible in the fall night sky.
Tuesday, November 24

See some of the actual data sets used to find dark matter and dark energy in the universe and learn how their presence was revealed.
Tuesday, December 01

Experience the Museum after hours with a scientist on the edge of discovery as you enjoy music, drinks and stimulating conversation in a unique setting.
Wednesday, December 02

Join us for the celebration of Richard Ellis’s new book.
Wednesday, December 02

Discover why scientists believe birds are actually living dinosaurs.
Saturday, December 05

Thursday, November 19
The innovative and collaborative research of curator Ben Oppenheimer is being recognized with a 2009 Blavatnik Award for [...]
Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World, opening Saturday, November 14 at the A [...]
Mark Norell, Chair of the Division of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, has pu [...]
What’s behind George Harlow’s obsession with jade?
You're looking at a specimen from the Museum's Frozen Tissue Collection. Can you guess what it is?
Connect the dots—and the plants and animals of the Dzanga-Sangha rainforest.