At the March SciCafe, Museum researchers will recount their time in a remote area of Papua New Guinea. Here, ornithologist Paul Sweet talks life in the field—and the importance of good hiking boots.
It’s best just to immerse yourself in the work at hand
Recent activity of three groups contributing to the Museum’s Mammalogy collection.
Data are in hand for several additional papers as well
Although many animals can glide through the air, pterosaurs, birds and bats are the only vertebrates that truly fly. Find out how in the new exhibition Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
As pterosaurs’ arm and hand bones evolved for flying
Einstein first published his Special Theory of Relativity—which describes his revolutionary ideas about light, time and energy—in 1905.
earliest known description of relativity in Einstein’s hand
Humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. How can they be so alike – yet so different?
Extinct Primates Living Primates The Grasping Hand
What can scientists know about a creature by examining its bones? And what can they only guess at? Show students with this hands-on activity.
Have students try their hand at interpreting unfamiliar
Find an answer to the question, „What is human nature?“ Investigate Jane Goodall’s pioneering field research. And consider the vast potential of the human genome.
Extinct Primates Living Primates The Grasping Hand
A group of Bhutanese Buddhist dignitaries visited the Division of Anthropology to see some tangkas (Buddhist paintings) and sculptures in the Museum collections.
the blessings accompanied by the sounds of a small hand
Watch us unpack and examine over 150 years of Museum history through our accession records.
answer these requests, I must search the archive by hand
A Museum curator looks back on his work with the Hubble Space Telescope 25 years after the launch of the iconic instrument.
totally unexpected discovery that essentially lobbed a hand
