Travel to Turkana, Kenya on a search for hominin fossils with paleoanthropologist Ashley Hammond.
[A hand secures the monkey bone in place on the scanner
Only qualified research scientists and graduate students at academic or research institutions may borrow specimens.
unreliable will be granted only when specimens can be hand-carried
Learn how many species have been discovered, and see photos and information about over 40 types of dinosaurs.
theropod dinosaurs called maniraptors, which means “hand-robber
Join us as we unearth the story of Museum illustrator and beetle caregiver extraordinaire Marjorie Statham Favreau.
beetles and their genitalia, b/w photographs and hand
[Close-up of a hand drawing a very simple bug—two ovals
In November 1911, Robert Falcon Scott set out for the South Pole, hoping to be first. After the disappointment of coming in second, Scott tried to return to his ship. Read excerpts from his diary.
plateau with four companions, pulling heavy sleds by hand
Apparently not all trilobites were created equal. Today, thanks to advanced preparation techniques, many of these ancient arthropods have emerged as pristine examples of Pa…
Such tools as a UV flashlight and a good hand lens
Look behind the scenes at how dinosaur fossils are found by real paleontologists! Dr. Aki Watanabe explains the steps scientists use to make dino discoveries.
Watanabe plays in the lower right hand corner of the
In collaboration with the Curator of Invertebrate Zoology Dr. Ward Wheeler, Dr. Whiteley has been studying historical relationships among languages, beginning with Uto-Aztecan languages of Middle and North America, using genetic methods developed in the field of evolutionary biology.
goes louse, two, water, ear, die, I, liver, eye, hand
[Close-up of a hand drawing a very simple bug—two ovals
