This exhibition features more than 20 sets of large-format images that showcase the wide range of research being conducted at the Museum as well as how various optical tools are used in scientific studies.

Travel 13 billion years into the past, when the first stars were born, in this Space Show narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.

Witness the arresting beauty and surprising diversity of moths in a presentation of more than 30 large-format prints by Canadian photographer Jim des Rivières. 

Available online graduate courses for educators for this Summer Session II 2013 offering of Seminars on Science

Available online graduate courses for educators for this Summer Session I 2013 offering of Seminars on Science

Observe the vibrant spring migration of birds in Central Park with Museum ornithologists. 

Observe the vibrant spring migration of birds in Central Park with Museum ornithologists as your guide. 

In this new film, shown continuously in the GeoDome theater, Museum scientists John Sparks, David Gruber, and Vincent Pieribone take a journey to the remote South Pacific coral reefs of the Solomon Islands to explore newly discovered biofluorescent species of fishes and stingrays, along with biofluorescent corals, crinoids, anemones, and other glowing invertebrates.

This introduction to the night sky was developed for budding astronomers. Classroom activities and observations in the Hayden Planetarium reveal the stars above and the ancient stories that have followed them through the ages.

Courses for NYC high school students interested in the sciences offered mid-April through early June 2013.

On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, the American Museum of Natural History will host the 23rd Annual Spring Environmental Lecture and Luncheon, which will focus on the resilience of island ecosystems as they face increasing environmental threats.

Learn how simple it is to make your own kimchi, kefir, and other fermented delicacies in a lively conversation with Sandor Katz, fermentation specialist and author of The Art of Fermentation, Dan Felder, Head of Research & Development at Momofuku’s Culinary Lab and Eleanor Sterling, Director of the Museum’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.