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For a Green Alga, Spotted Salamanders are Stressful Hosts New research shows how two drastically different organisms—a green alga and the spotted salamander—get along as cellular roommates. May 2, 2017 Mummies Special Exhibition Opens The upcoming exhibition will shed new light on ancient mummies, recently re-examined using 21st-century technology. March 16, 2017 New Study Identifies Ancient Shark Ancestors New research based on x-ray imaging provides the strongest evidence to date that sharks arose from a group of bony fishes called... March 13, 2017 Ancient Pueblos Traced Descent Through Moms New DNA analysis of ancient Pueblo remains suggests that the complex society that once existed at Chaco Canyon in the southwestern... February 21, 2017 Congo River Fish Evolution Shaped by Intense Rapids New DNA-based research provides compelling evidence that a group of strange-looking fish living near the mouth of the Congo River... February 16, 2017 Public Invited to Search for New Nearby Worlds A new citizen-science tool released today will help astronomers search for new worlds lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system... February 15, 2017 Research on Dinosaur Embryos Reveals that Eggs Took 3 to 6 Months to Hatch New research on the teeth of fossilized dinosaur embryos indicates that the eggs of non-avian dinosaurs took a long time to hatch—between... January 3, 2017 Live Butterflies Return to Enchant Visitors at the American Museum of Natural History The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter, an annual favorite visited by millions of children and adults,... December 19, 2016 New Study Doubles the Estimate of Bird Species in the World New research suggests that there are about 18,000 bird species in the world—nearly twice as many as previously thought. December 12, 2016 Ice Age Vertebrates Had Mixed Responses to Climate Change New research examines how vertebrate species in the eastern United States ranging from snakes to mammals to birds responded to climate... December 6, 2016 Think Like an Explorer with New American Museum of Natural History App The Museum launches Explorer, an app that lets visitors personalize their experience with cutting-edge technology. November 22, 2016 ¡Cuba! Opens at the American Museum of Natural History Cuba is a place of exceptional biodiversity and cultural richness, and now a new bilingual exhibition at the American Museum of Natural... November 21, 2016