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Home to more than 200 scientists who work across the broad disciplines of anthropology, astrophysics, biology, Earth and planetary sciences, and paleontology, as well as to one of the world's most extraordinary collections of specimens and artifacts, the Museum is a leading research institution with world-class facilities and researchers who carry out 100 field expeditions around the world each year.  

Through the Richard Gilder Graduate School, it is the only museum in the United States to award the Ph.D. degree.

What We're Working On: Dr. Nancy B. Simmons

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Blog Post Most Novae Star Systems are Sleeping, Study Confirms New research confirms a long-contested theory that cataclysmic binary systems go through a cycle of hibernation. Blog Post Niagara Falls Acts as Barrier for Fish Species Museum research finds that fish species above and below Niagara Falls are genetically distinct.
Blog Post New Species of Sea Anemones Described by Students Working With Museum Scientists Blog Post Lorikeets’ Flashy Feathers Are Multitasking, Study Finds Blog Post Soft Underwater Gripper Tests Jellyfish Stress Response Blog Post Ancient Rodent Nests Contain Clues from Earth’s Past

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