Press Center
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Science
New Meteorite Suggests Asteroid Surfaces More Complex than Thought
December 20, 2012
Meteorites that fell from an asteroid impact that lit up the skies over California and Nevada in April are showing scientists just how complex an asteroid surface can be.
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Education
Nature and Poetry: A Conversation with E. O. Wilson and Robert Hass
December 6, 2012
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, author of What Light Can Do: Essays on Art, Imagination, and the Natural World, engages in conversation with internationally acclaimed entomologist and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner E.O. Wilson, author of The Social Conquest of Earth.
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Education
The American Museum of Natural History Announces the Recipient of the 2012 Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award
December 2, 2012
Director Adam Isenberg for his film A Life Without Words (Una Vida Sin Palabras)
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Exhibition
Our Global Kitchen
November 17, 2012
In the new exhibition Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture, the American Museum of Natural History explores the complex and intricate food system that brings what we eat from farm to fork.
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Education
2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival
October 23, 2012
Themed Whose Story is It?, the 2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival—the preeminent showcase for contemporary cultural storytelling—will screen 29 outstanding films and host special multi-media events and performances Thursday, November 29 through Sunday, December 2, 2012.
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Science
Duck-bill Dinosaurs Had Complex Plant-pulverizing Teeth
October 4, 2012
New biomechanical study is the first to reveal material properties from fossilized teeth
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Science
New Book Highlights Rare Scientific Works
October 2, 2012
Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library features 40 essays on illustrated tomes
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Exhibition
AMNH Advance Schedule
August 29, 2012
Advance schedule of exhibitions and programs at the American Museum of Natural History through spring 2013.