The specimen on the east lawn isn't the only fossil tree displayed at the Museum. In Hintze Hall, four fossil tree specimens are also on show. The trees are from four different geologic time periods, ...

“Apex,” a 150-million-year-old fossil, will be on display at the natural history museum on Manhattan’s Upper West Side starting on Sunday. “The extraordinary specimen, which measures 11.5 ...

like developing new techniques for getting old DNA and discovering new species right among the shelves. We went to the Field Museum to see how new specimens are added to the ever-growing collection.