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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 U.S. museum to award the Ph.D. degree.

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

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Blog Post 20-Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Anthropoid Primate Brains Evolved More Than Once The rare fossil skull of the ancient primate Chilecebus has scientists rethinking the evolution of anthropoid brains. Blog Post Flashlight Fish Use Their Glow to School in Dark Waters Museum researchers make the first observation of fish using bioluminescent flashes to school in dark waters.
Blog Post Parasitic Flies Reveal Insights About Bahamian Bats Blog Post Large Sea Snakes, Giant Catfish Once Swam in the Sahara Blog Post Sea Anemones Evolved to Host Clownfish Three Times in History Blog Post New Research Upends Relationships Among Sloth Species

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