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News & Blogs Research Uncovers Earliest Evidence of “Right-Handedness” in Animals New research suggests Spriggina floundersi preferred bending to the right, making it the oldest known example of “hande News & Blogs Why Do Birds Lay Such Big Eggs? A New Study Suggests the Answer Lies in Their Brains New research finds that birds, the only living dinosaurs, evolved larger eggs as their brains got bigger. 
News & Blogs Scientific Illustration at the Museum In the world of scientific illustration, art meets science to visualize complex concepts and discoveries. June 23, 2011 News & Blogs Ammonites Dined on Plankton Ammonites, ancient marine mollusks, fed on plankton, revealing details about their ecological role and extinction. June 1, 2011 News & Blogs Human Evolution and Why It Matters: A Conversation with Leakey and Johanson A discussion with leading experts on human evolution highlights recent discoveries. May 9, 2011 News & Blogs Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus rex Explore the life and legacy of Barnum Brown, the paleontologist who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex and shaped dinosaur science. April 29, 2011 News & Blogs Long-sought Fossil Mammal With Transitional Middle Ear Found Discovery of a fossil mammal with a transitional middle ear structure sheds light on the evolution of mammalian hearing. April 27, 2011 News & Blogs The Butterfly Brief: Heliconius cydno The Heliconius cydno butterfly helps researchers understand evolution, mimicry, and ecological interactions. February 22, 2011 News & Blogs Revisiting Akeley’s Gorillas Carl Akeley's gorilla expeditions had an important impact on science, conservation, and storytelling. February 3, 2011 News & Blogs New Discoveries in North America's Great Plains Bring Ammonites to Life Recent findings in the Great Plains provide a deeper understanding of ammonite diversity and their ecological roles. November 1, 2010 News & Blogs Oldest Evidence of Dinosaurs Found in Polish Footprints Discovery of fossilized footprints in Poland represents the oldest known evidence of dinosaur existence. October 28, 2010 News & Blogs The New T. Rex: A Leech With an Affinity For Noses Discovery of a new leech species, Tyrannobdella rex, known for inhabiting mammalian nasal passages. August 3, 2010 News & Blogs Phylogenetic Analysis of Mexican Cave Scorpions Suggests Adaptation to Caves is Reversible Research on Mexican cave scorpions suggests that evolutionary adaptations to cave environments can be reversed over time. April 4, 2010 News & Blogs Late-surviving Megafauna Exposed by Ancient DNA in Frozen Soil Analysis of ancient DNA from permafrost reveals that some megafauna species survived longer than previously thought. November 30, 2009
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