1949: One-time Chicago Cub Eddie Waitkus, by then with the Philadelphia Phillies, became the inspiration for “The Natural” when he was shot in the Edgewater Beach Hotel by Ruth Ann Steinhagen, a ...

Korean officials discovered the painting in the Smart Museum’s collection at the University of Chicago. It was stolen from a ...

By tapping into museum archives, it’s possible to fill in the missing chapters of a region’s pollution history, says ...

A new study highlights a surprising lens for tracking pollution trends over centuries: preserved plants and animals housed at ...

only about seven other science and natural history museums have divulged their plans to reduce investments in fossil fuels, and most have done so with little fanfare. The Field Museum in Chicago ...

Tour our beautiful Victorian galleries and discover the extraordinary life of Walter Rothschild, who founded the Museum here at Tring. From dressed fleas to giant southern elephant seals, Walter ...

Study by UChicago, Smithsonian, UK Natural History Museum challenges assumptions about survival after global catastrophe ...

On Saturday, June 28, the museum is hosting its second annual Dinosaur Day with special interactive activities led by our education team and in-person fossil identifications by our paleontologists.

Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum opened in April in the last remaining building of a public housing complex, located some 2 miles from the city’s iconic downtown. The opening comes ...