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🪺While we only have fossil evidence, dinosaur eggs can reveal many secrets about these prehistoric animals. In our latest YouTube video, Kimberley Chapelle, a research associate in the Division of Paleontology, dives deep into how dinosaurs started their lives.
Dinosaur eggs 101
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January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
🪺While we only have fossil evidence, dinosaur eggs can reveal many secrets about these prehistoric animals. In our latest YouTube video, Kimberley Chapelle, a research associate in the Division of Paleontology, dives deep into how dinosaurs started their lives.
🔬Do you know someone who’s interested in teaching science? Share this opportunity with them! The Earth science teaching residency is a fully paid fellowship program for college graduates who want to become science teachers. What’s more? Alumni receive 2 years of fully-funded professional learning!
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
🔬Do you know someone who’s interested in teaching science? Share this opportunity with them! The Earth science teaching residency is a fully paid fellowship program for college graduates who want to become science teachers. What’s more? Alumni receive 2 years of fully-funded professional learning!
Behold the Asian giant softshell turtle! Its unusual “shell” consists of fused, wide-spanning ribs covered in rubbery skin. This species, which can grow as long as ~2 m (6 ft), is threatened by habitat loss & by hunting for its meat and eggs.
Photo: Alimohamed0, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alimohamed0, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
January 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Behold the Asian giant softshell turtle! Its unusual “shell” consists of fused, wide-spanning ribs covered in rubbery skin. This species, which can grow as long as ~2 m (6 ft), is threatened by habitat loss & by hunting for its meat and eggs.
Photo: Alimohamed0, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alimohamed0, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
Join us for Grains of Change: A Festival of Rice Across East Asia on Thursday, January 22! This evening event is a celebration of the cultures of East Asia through one of the region’s most fundamental staples: rice.
This program is for ages 21+. Get tickets.👇
This program is for ages 21+. Get tickets.👇
Grains of Change: A Festival of Rice Across East Asia - Jan 22 | AMNH
Celebrate the rich traditions of East Asia through rice, exploring how this humble grain connects us in a changing climate.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Join us for Grains of Change: A Festival of Rice Across East Asia on Thursday, January 22! This evening event is a celebration of the cultures of East Asia through one of the region’s most fundamental staples: rice.
This program is for ages 21+. Get tickets.👇
This program is for ages 21+. Get tickets.👇
Happy Trilobite Tuesday! Pictured is a 3-in- (7.6-cm-) long Ordovician trilobite from Morocco's Fezouata Formation. More research is being done to determine the genus of this cheirurid specimen.
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Happy Trilobite Tuesday! Pictured is a 3-in- (7.6-cm-) long Ordovician trilobite from Morocco's Fezouata Formation. More research is being done to determine the genus of this cheirurid specimen.
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Come work with the vertebrate paleontology team at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC this summer!
REU Students will have the opportunity to study and reconstruct the skulls of Permian and Triassic reptiles 😃
Reach out to me if you have any questions (: Apply by the 31st!!
REU Students will have the opportunity to study and reconstruct the skulls of Permian and Triassic reptiles 😃
Reach out to me if you have any questions (: Apply by the 31st!!
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Come work with the vertebrate paleontology team at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC this summer!
REU Students will have the opportunity to study and reconstruct the skulls of Permian and Triassic reptiles 😃
Reach out to me if you have any questions (: Apply by the 31st!!
REU Students will have the opportunity to study and reconstruct the skulls of Permian and Triassic reptiles 😃
Reach out to me if you have any questions (: Apply by the 31st!!
The Golden Pheasant is here to bring some color to your day. This species inhabits mountainous forests in western China, spending most of its time on the shaded forest floor which protects its vibrant colors from fading in sunlight.
Photo: glenn_qy, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: glenn_qy, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The Golden Pheasant is here to bring some color to your day. This species inhabits mountainous forests in western China, spending most of its time on the shaded forest floor which protects its vibrant colors from fading in sunlight.
Photo: glenn_qy, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: glenn_qy, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
For today’s Exhibit of the Day, let’s visit the Tarugo, a dazzling elbaite tourmaline. This gem is one of the finest large crystals ever found. It is notable for its exceptional quality and unique cranberry color.
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
For today’s Exhibit of the Day, let’s visit the Tarugo, a dazzling elbaite tourmaline. This gem is one of the finest large crystals ever found. It is notable for its exceptional quality and unique cranberry color.
New research takes us inside the brain of a 230-million-year-old animal! Scientists used 3D technology and mathematical modeling to reconstruct the brains of pterosaurs and their pre-flight ancestors, the lagerpetids.
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
New research takes us inside the brain of a 230-million-year-old animal! Scientists used 3D technology and mathematical modeling to reconstruct the brains of pterosaurs and their pre-flight ancestors, the lagerpetids.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Measuring up to 6.5 in (16.5 cm) long, the titan beetle can grow larger than a mouse and has mandibles strong enough to snap a pencil in half. This enormous insect can be found in tropical rainforests in parts of South America.
Photo: andre_ambrozio, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: andre_ambrozio, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
January 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Measuring up to 6.5 in (16.5 cm) long, the titan beetle can grow larger than a mouse and has mandibles strong enough to snap a pencil in half. This enormous insect can be found in tropical rainforests in parts of South America.
Photo: andre_ambrozio, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: andre_ambrozio, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
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Extending the holidays with the help of the American Museum of Natural History #nyc #holidays #amnh #origami #dinosaurs
December 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Extending the holidays with the help of the American Museum of Natural History #nyc #holidays #amnh #origami #dinosaurs
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I went to the American Museum of Natural History with some friends and some honorary nephews. This was the only picture that I took.
December 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I went to the American Museum of Natural History with some friends and some honorary nephews. This was the only picture that I took.
It's time for a year-end Trilobite Tuesday! Even after decades of exploration, no more than a dozen complete specimens of the genus Breviscutellum have been discovered within Oklahoma's Bois d’Arc Formation.
December 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's time for a year-end Trilobite Tuesday! Even after decades of exploration, no more than a dozen complete specimens of the genus Breviscutellum have been discovered within Oklahoma's Bois d’Arc Formation.
Dive into today’s Exhibit of the Day: the Museum’s Sperm Whale & Giant Squid Diorama! The winner of this encounter? Likely the sperm whale. Scientists have discovered parts of squid inside sperm whales’ stomachs & scar marks on whales that match the suckers of a giant squid.
December 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Dive into today’s Exhibit of the Day: the Museum’s Sperm Whale & Giant Squid Diorama! The winner of this encounter? Likely the sperm whale. Scientists have discovered parts of squid inside sperm whales’ stomachs & scar marks on whales that match the suckers of a giant squid.
Caribou can’t fly, but they do go on some pretty incredible journeys! Round-trip, these animals can walk ~1,800 mi (3,000 km) in a year as they migrate to find food. You can spot a herd of them in the Museum's Hall of North American Mammals.
Photo: Guy L. Monty, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: Guy L. Monty, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
December 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Caribou can’t fly, but they do go on some pretty incredible journeys! Round-trip, these animals can walk ~1,800 mi (3,000 km) in a year as they migrate to find food. You can spot a herd of them in the Museum's Hall of North American Mammals.
Photo: Guy L. Monty, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: Guy L. Monty, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
☃️The Museum is open daily from 10 am–5:30 pm, except on Christmas Day. We're open regular hours on New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day!
🎁Tip: Beat the crowds when you visit between Christmas & the New Year. The Museum will open an hour early, at 9 am, on Saturday, 12/27, through Monday, 12/29.
🎁Tip: Beat the crowds when you visit between Christmas & the New Year. The Museum will open an hour early, at 9 am, on Saturday, 12/27, through Monday, 12/29.
December 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
☃️The Museum is open daily from 10 am–5:30 pm, except on Christmas Day. We're open regular hours on New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day!
🎁Tip: Beat the crowds when you visit between Christmas & the New Year. The Museum will open an hour early, at 9 am, on Saturday, 12/27, through Monday, 12/29.
🎁Tip: Beat the crowds when you visit between Christmas & the New Year. The Museum will open an hour early, at 9 am, on Saturday, 12/27, through Monday, 12/29.
The most famous reindeer of all? It’s not the saiga antelope. While the saiga won’t be taking Rudolph’s job anytime soon, it does have a special nose, which filters out dust during dry summers and warms the air it breathes during cold winters.
Photo: Vyacheslav Luzanov, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: Vyacheslav Luzanov, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
December 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The most famous reindeer of all? It’s not the saiga antelope. While the saiga won’t be taking Rudolph’s job anytime soon, it does have a special nose, which filters out dust during dry summers and warms the air it breathes during cold winters.
Photo: Vyacheslav Luzanov, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: Vyacheslav Luzanov, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
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Checking out the dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History.
December 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Checking out the dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History.
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter! What causes our planet’s shift in seasons? Its tilt. Today, Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is at its most-tilted away from the Sun.
Photo: Ryzhkov Sergey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryzhkov Sergey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter! What causes our planet’s shift in seasons? Its tilt. Today, Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is at its most-tilted away from the Sun.
Photo: Ryzhkov Sergey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryzhkov Sergey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The, the, the... the grinch? Not exactly: This fuzzy green bird is Schalow's Turaco! This colorful, vocal species inhabits parts of south-central Africa. It finds its home in evergreen forests or woodlands, where it feeds on a diet of fruit.
Photo: lesbectrotters, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: lesbectrotters, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
December 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The, the, the... the grinch? Not exactly: This fuzzy green bird is Schalow's Turaco! This colorful, vocal species inhabits parts of south-central Africa. It finds its home in evergreen forests or woodlands, where it feeds on a diet of fruit.
Photo: lesbectrotters, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: lesbectrotters, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Do you recognize the star of today’s #FossilFriday feature? This dinosaur lived in North America ~75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous. Its distinctive crest is its most easily recognizable feature. Hint: It was a hadrosaur, or “duck-billed” dinosaur...
Image no. ptc-7735 / © AMNH Library
Image no. ptc-7735 / © AMNH Library
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Do you recognize the star of today’s #FossilFriday feature? This dinosaur lived in North America ~75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous. Its distinctive crest is its most easily recognizable feature. Hint: It was a hadrosaur, or “duck-billed” dinosaur...
Image no. ptc-7735 / © AMNH Library
Image no. ptc-7735 / © AMNH Library
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After a five-year hiatus, kids ages 6 through 12 brought their pillows and flashlights to the American Museum of Natural History for a sleepover under the Blue Whale.
The Look Book Goes to a Night at the Museum
After a five-year hiatus, kids ages 6 through 12 brought their pillows and flashlights to the American Museum of Natural History for a sleepover under the Blue Whale.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
After a five-year hiatus, kids ages 6 through 12 brought their pillows and flashlights to the American Museum of Natural History for a sleepover under the Blue Whale.
Meet the American pika! This small North American mammal is a relative of rabbits & inhabits rocky slopes at high elevations. In preparation of winter, it spends the warmer months foraging for plants that have more protein & are higher in water content.
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Meet the American pika! This small North American mammal is a relative of rabbits & inhabits rocky slopes at high elevations. In preparation of winter, it spends the warmer months foraging for plants that have more protein & are higher in water content.
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
In 2025, Museum scientists discovered more than 70 new species! Among the newly described species are:
🐟A new species of cichlid (Paretroplus risengi) from northwestern Madagascar that was discovered more than 20 years ago when the lead scientist was a graduate student. Photo credit: John Sparks
🐟A new species of cichlid (Paretroplus risengi) from northwestern Madagascar that was discovered more than 20 years ago when the lead scientist was a graduate student. Photo credit: John Sparks
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In 2025, Museum scientists discovered more than 70 new species! Among the newly described species are:
🐟A new species of cichlid (Paretroplus risengi) from northwestern Madagascar that was discovered more than 20 years ago when the lead scientist was a graduate student. Photo credit: John Sparks
🐟A new species of cichlid (Paretroplus risengi) from northwestern Madagascar that was discovered more than 20 years ago when the lead scientist was a graduate student. Photo credit: John Sparks