A new analysis of a pigeon-sized Archaeopteryx fossil in the collection of the Field Museum in Chicago is revealing an array ...

Most modern birds solved this issue by evolving shorter appendages to accompany their tertial feathers. But even though ...

For years, paleontologists have debated whether Archaeopteryx could truly fly. The Chicago specimen may finally put this ...

Pokémon Fossil Museum will open at the Field Museum on May 22, 2026. We asked the Field Museum when tickets will go on sale, and a representative told Polygon, “We have not yet announced when tickets ...

A Chicago fossil of Archaeopteryx uncovers unknown features, supporting theories of bird evolution from dinosaurs and ...

The Pokémon Company has revealed that the Pokémon Fossil Museum, a travelling exhibit of Pokémon skeletons and fossils for ...

Based on what we know of living birds with long wings, the role of tertial feathers is primarily to close the wing gap and ...

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that clearly demonstrated Darwin's views. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds -- including the ones alive today -- emerged from dinosaurs.

A paleontologist at Chicago’s Field Museum was just named the coolest job in Illinois—and the second-coolest job in the ...

The vision “I just see this flattening of imagination. And that to me is the most terrifying thing. A lack of imagination ...

President Donald Trump fired longtime Librarian of Congress and Tallahassee native Carla Hayden on May 8, reportedly due to ...

As details of Pope Leo XIV's past life come to light many are struck by his Chicago roots and his Chicago-ness.