Science Stories

Learn more about the work of Dr. Ken Balcomb and the Center for Whale Research.

The big-screen adventure movies we love may ignite our curiosity for archaeology, but they hardly show us an accurate picture of what the career entails.

Susan Casey explores the secrets of the world's oceans.

In 2017, NHMU received 2,260 Cambrian fossils from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and are now working to digitizing this remarkable array of fossils.

Put the debate to rest! Find out if the orca is a whale, dolphin, or something in between, then uncover how it got its controversial, killer nickname.

Velasquez-Franco is breaking ceilings as a first-generation student, a Latin American woman in STEM, a paleoecologist, and a postdoctoral researcher.

Not all prehistoric animals were scary, ferocious reptiles. In fact, some were the ancestors of the clumsy, black-and-white birds we know and love — penguins.

Take a deep dive into prehistoric underwater worlds to discover the fascinating and terrifying creatures that lived within the ancient deep.

Researchers at NHMU are using new techniques to extract microscopic plant residues preserved within the cracks and crevices of bedrock metates.

Explore our paleontology collection with NHMU’s Paleontology & Mineralogy Collections Manager, Carrie Levitt-Bussian.

Laura Wilson, Ph.D., is one of our keynote speakers for DinoFest 2025: Underwater Worlds. Check out her fascinating work as a paleoecologist!

Indigenous communities are the authority on their own cultures – it’s our role to serve as a platform that amplifies their voices.