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Photographer Andrei Duman uses X-rays to create the images in “Beyond the Surface.” The objects displayed include an Enigma ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just in time for Halloween, scientists at the Field Museum of Natural History are peeling back the wrappings of several Egyptian mummies—without disrupting their eternal slumber.
Explore the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago with our complete guide. Discover world-class exhibits, including Sue the dinosaur, and plan your visit!
The genesis of the Field Museum 130 years ago may seem today like a mishmash of items, but it soon became a leading institution dedicated to scientific exploration and educational experiences for v… ...
Three stories above the Field Museum's exhibits, rows and rows of taxidermied chipmunks filled a tray in the museum's mammal ...
They have been dead for almost 3,000 years, but the mummified Egyptian remains at Chicago's Field Museum all have a new set of CT Scans.
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A new free exhibit at the Chicago Board of Trade Building is meant to help rejuvenate the vacancy-ridden heart of the Loop.
Researchers at the Field Museum in Chicago recently scanned 26 mummies, creating thousands of X-ray images that give new insight into how ancient Egyptians lived, died and were prepared for the ...
From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well.
But that’s where the Field Museum’s then-chief dinosaur scientist found himself in the spring of that year — accompanied by a small group that had flown in from Chicago, there to meet a ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just in time for Halloween, scientists at the Field Museum of Natural History are peeling back the wrappings of several Egyptian mummies—without disrupting their eternal slumber ...