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Extinct South American Mammal That Stumped Darwin Takes Its Place on Tree of Life For the first time, scientists have recovered ancient DNA from one of the more puzzling species to have lived during the last ice... June 27, 2017 The American Museum of Natural History Announces Inside You Inside You explores the rapidly evolving science that is revolutionizing how we view human health. June 21, 2017 Citizen Scientists Uncover Cold New World Near the Sun A new citizen-science tool released earlier this year to help astronomers pinpoint new worlds lurking in the outer reaches of our... June 2, 2017 Fossil Insect Study Suggests That Los Angeles Climate Has Been Relatively Stable for at Least 50,000 Years Research based on more than 180 fossil insects preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles indicate that the climate in what... May 24, 2017 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 Special Exhibition Mummies Opens at The American Museum of Natural History The upcoming exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History will shed new light on ancient mummies that have been recently... 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   December 19, 2016