This view inside some of the most precious and rare museum specimens on Earth is helping scientists to better understand the ...

Meet Sphenodraco scandentis, a tree-dwelling, lizard-like reptile that roamed around with the dinosaurs during the Late ...

More than 500 native plants in San Diego County are held in a Native Seed Bank at the zoo. Those seeds are dried down to a ...

Ticks live in North Carolina year-round, and can transmit serious illnesses such as Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky ...

The bones of a small mystery dinosaur unearthed in Colorado have now been moved to London, England. The naming of the bones, ...

A butterfly misidentified for years as Common sailer was revealed as Creamy sailer in Chandigarh; a Kalij pheasant's strange presence raises concerns of illegal captivity.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden has opened a centennial exhibit celebrating its internationally respected bonsai collection.

Cirque du Soleil performers at the BODY WORLDS exhibit offer a unique look at the body from the outside, providing a glimpse ...

By tapping into museum archives, it’s possible to fill in the missing chapters of a region’s pollution history, says researcher Shane DuBay.

Covet Oddities sits across the street from a laundromat and the bustling corner of Albany and Diversey. It has an unassuming ...

We went behind the scenes to see how the museum is digitizing its entire collection and building a DNA library to help solve real-world problems.

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History safeguards 148 million objects, yet 99% of them remain hidden from public view in secure areas known as collections. Behind the scenes, these ...