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Discovering, researching, educating, conserving, and solving. 🌎 Now reopened 🎉 Newest exhibition: Apsáalooke

Chicago, IL
Joined April 2008

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    Oct 13

    how it started: how it's going:

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  2. Oct 24

    Know an enSUEsiast with an upcoming birthday or celebratory occasion? 🎉 Send them a personalized greeting from our fierce fossil 🦖

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  3. Oct 23

    Our own says, “Monarchs are an organism where the city actually can matter. We can make a huge difference by getting milkweeds and native flowering plants into city gardens, parks, vacant lots...”

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  4. Oct 23

    Friday afternoon Zoom meeting...

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  5. Oct 22

    In 1956, Gorgeous George went on display in our main hall as the first free-standing dinosaur mount in any museum. 🦖 Now George lives in the Hall of Dinosaurs, modified to reflect the proper posture.

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  6. Oct 22

    Join us for a virtual Day of the Dead celebration. 🎉 Acompañanos para una celebración virtual del Día de los Muertos.

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    Oct 22

    You don’t have to wait until Nov. 3. Find your early voting location in Chicago: [Custom-made graphic using images of wood types from the Newberry collection]

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  8. Oct 21

    There's , but is there a @rodent_rates? Field researchers have helped identify two new species of fascinating (and adorable) African rodents. 13/10 😍

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  9. Oct 21

    We're on Facebook Live talking about dinosaur and bird reproduction with associate curator of fossil reptiles Jingmai O'Connor ➡️

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  10. Oct 20

    Diamonds, crystals, and gold—oh my! 💎 Enjoy a dazzling, non-narrated tour of minerals and gems.

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  11. Oct 19

    Our link was broken! Excuse our floral faux-pas, and try this URL if you're looking for pulchritudinous petals ➡️

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  12. Oct 19

    Some fabulous flowers for our followers. 😍 See more beautiful blossoms from this 1847 publication thanks to ➡️

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  13. Oct 19

    You never know what you'll find in the collection 👀 Thanks to the 350+ amazing volunteers—including 100 students!—who digitally helped us transcribe and catalog specimens during this year's . 🌿

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  14. Oct 16

    On , we cheers you with this replica drinking vessel from an ancient Wari brewery in Peru. 🍻The Wari empire (600-1100 CE) established shared values through beer festivals and other ritual acts.

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  15. Oct 16
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  16. Oct 16

    This Saturday 10/17, join us for our first-ever virtual gala! Pro tip: grab a ticket for the EVOLVE afterparty, a Monster Masquerade-themed event for young professionals 🎭

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  17. Oct 15

    Four more Free Days left in October for Illinois residents. 🤩 Come marvel at the world while staying close to home.

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  18. Oct 14

    Architect Jeanne Gang and Field conservation ecologist Doug Stotz team up for the birds. 🐦 They're working to, "change Chicago from the most dangerous city for migrating birds to one of the most hospitable."

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  20. Oct 14

    If you couldn't catch us live, the recording has been captured for your viewing enjoyment just like this Permian fossil reef ➡️

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    Happy !!! Here's me poppin' up in your feed to remind you that you can still stream from - PLUS they made a GREAT site with tons of educational resources to accompany the series! so much fossil love!!!

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