Now in its 125th year, the Field Museum is a forward-thinking scientific leader on a mission to explore, protect, and celebrate nature and culture. The Field takes part in groundbreaking research all over the world while maintaining one of the world’s largest collections of artifacts and specimens, used to inspire discovery, spark public engagement with science, and uncover solutions for a better world. To share its scientific and educational mission, the Field welcomes 1.6 million visitors every year.
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SEMINAR SERIES: This Wednesday, April 9, we welcome Brian Weeks from the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. 👏 Brian will discuss "AI, Specimens, and Thermoregulation in Birds." Included with Basic Admission. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gxSmVBEe
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SEMINAR SERIES: This Wednesday, April 2, we welcome Oliver Keyhani from Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago. 👏 Included with Basic Admission. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gzESgsYD
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SEMINAR SERIES: This Wednesday, March 26, we welcome Tauana Cunha Medeiros as our Women's History Month speaker. 👏 She'll present "Shallow Waters to the Deep: Revealing Hidden Invertebrate Biology." 🐚 Included with Basic Admission. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gDSMZSGn
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SEMINAR SERIES: This Wednesday, March 19, we welcome Carlton Shield Chief Gover from The University of Kansas. He'll present "Seeds of Ethnogenesis: Tracing Pawnee Histories through Oral Traditions and Radiocarbon." 👏 Included with Basic Admission. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g5S2FJD3
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Pivot… Turn… PIVOT!!! Moving a couch is hard enough—try moving a herd of elephants. 🐘🐘 In March of 1920, we officially outgrew our home in Jackson Park (the current Griffin Museum of Science and Industry 👋) and needed to move to our new facility on Museum Campus. 🏛 It took a full 3 months and nearly 12,000 crates and cases to transport the entire collection a distance of less than 10 miles—Including Field taxidermist Carl Akeley’s famous fighting African Elephants. Over a hundred years later and millions of visitors later, we still call the Lakefront home. 💙 Learn more about the Field's 130+ years of history. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gucRXJCW
Spring forward? Yeah, they do that. 🤸 The Springhare is a quirky-looking South African rodent that resembles a cross between a rabbit and a kangaroo — and they've got the hops to match. 🦘 With one powerful launch, they can leap nearly 10 feet with a single bound. 👟 While they have a serious spring in their step, these nocturnal creatures probably aren’t too worried about losing an extra hour of sleep. They spend their nights foraging for food, and their days are spent cozied up in an underground burrow. ⏰ If daylight saving time's got you down, take a page from the Springhare's book and jump back into bed. 😴 ✨ Learn more about mammals in our permanent exhibitions, What is an Animal? and Animal Biology. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g7dNfh3d
Feeling fierce this Caturday. 🦁 Channeling our inner predators with some help from the Field's felines: 🐾 Starlite, Susan Lloyd — Audience Insights and Research Manager 🐾 Belle, Nicole — Environmental Social Scientist 🐾 November, Luc Lee — Visitor Services Representative Visit special exhibition, Cats: Predators to Pets through April 27. ➡️ fieldmuseum.io/Cats
SEMINAR SERIES: This Wednesday, March 12, we welcome Dr. Jesus Marugán-Lobón from the Department of Biology at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 👏 He'll discuss Las Hoyas, a 129-million-year-old wetland. 🌱 Included with Basic Admission. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/efPHuYS7
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Fight, flight, OR major skeletal change? All flightless birds alive today evolved from ancestors who *could* fly, but lost the ability when they found an environment where the ground was a safe resting place or the water offered new opportunities. 🪶 In a recent paper, Field researchers took a closer look at the skeletons and feathers of flightless birds to determine how these flight-supporting features change when the animals no longer need to take to the sky. 🔍 Their findings? Big energy investments like bones are the first to change, while more detailed updates like fancier, fluffier feathers take a while longer to appear. Read more. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gbBeMhSi