Natural history museums are crucial for conservation — and for communicating its importance to the public. But step through the ‘staff only’ doors, and museums look very different. In vaults and ...

Machine generated contents note: PrefacePart One: Science Sets the StageChapter One: A Brief History of Natural History MuseumsChapter Two: Natural History & the Nature of SciencePart Two: Development ...

The Trump administration is reviewing the National Museum of Natural History as part of a broad inquiry into the Smithsonian Institute. The museum's exhibits cover Earth's 4.5-billion-year history, ...

In his 37-volume “Natural History,” first published in 77 C.E., the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder explored the minutiae of everyday life. The encyclopedic work describes the places where people ...

Since it opened its doors 143 years ago, the Natural History Museum (NHM) has attracted hundreds of millions of visitors wanting a glimpse of the past. From Dippy the diplodocus to meteorites dating ...

The American Museum of Natural History has found a more appropriate space for Apex, a nearly complete dinosaur skeleton lent to it last year, when it was first assembled and put on view. Apex is an 11 ...

“Rights of nature” is a movement aimed at advancing the understanding that ecosystems, wildlife and the Earth are living beings with inherent rights to exist, evolve and regenerate. Legal rights are ...

Todd Braje does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The American Museum of Natural History is closing two major halls as museums around the nation respond to updated policies from the Biden administration. By Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small The American ...