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.

Creatures of Light introduces visitors to the astonishing variety of bioluminescent organisms on Earth.

Follow Sir David Attenborough as he sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs—a group of reptiles that ruled the skies about 220 million years ago and, after insects, were the first animals to fly. Attenborough works with scientists and engineers to try and understand how and why pterosaurs flew, traveling to Big Bend National Park in Texas, Lyme Regis in the United Kingdom, and China’s remote Liaoning Province to get answers. The audience will be immersed in the awe-inspiring world of the pterosaur and experience the enormous challenges these creatures faced to survive, let alone flourish, in prehistoric skies. 

Flying Monsters is a National Geographic film.

Available online graduate courses for educators for this Fall Session II 2012 offering of Seminars on Science

Observe the fall migration of birds in Central Park.

Observe the fall migration of birds in Central Park.

Observe the fall migration of birds in Central Park.

Observe the fall migration of birds in Central Park.

Observe the fall migration of birds in Central Park.

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. 

Mingle with up to 500 live, free-flying tropical butterflies.

Observe the fall migration of birds in Central Park.

Can we create the future we seek by changing our relationship with nature? Explore the possibilities at Questions for a Sustainable Future, a fascinating afternoon of dialogue tackling the “big questions” that challenge humanity today – and have implications for our future.

Learn the true story behind the rampant rumors—and find reassurance—as noted epigrapher Mark Van Stone, author of 2012: Science and Prophecy of the Ancient Maya, unlocks the secrets of their complex calendars.

Join leading conservation professionals for a panel discussion about how innovations, milestones, and events over the past year have challenged and inspired conservation action on the world stage and in their own work.

Taste the reinvention of cooking with Nathan Myhrvold, author of the acclaimed cookbook Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking.

Explore the Museum’s extensive mammal collections with a specific focus on the Chiroptera, Rodentia, and Felidae families.

Join us in the Hayden Planetarium for an evening of star hopping accompanied by mythology and stories that the night sky has inspired.

Join geologist Sidney Horenstein on a tour of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.

Learn about how many stars in the universe end their lives in a spectacular explosion known as a supernova.