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Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation
Hailed internationally as a soaring architectural achievement, and housing world-class scientific research facilities, next-generation classrooms, and innovative exhibitions, the Museum’s highly anticipated Gilder Center will open to the public on May 4, 2023.
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Dynamic Rivers Contributed to Amazon's Rich Bird Diversity
Genome-based study also finds new bird species at high risk of imminent extinction.
April 8, 2022
Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation to Open Spring 2023
Read about the opening of the new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural...
March 29, 2022
Studies Of Endangered Species Stress Transboundary Conservation
As climate change forces species to migrate across borders, scientists recommend coordinated approaches to prevent biodiversity loss.
March 22, 2022
New Species of Extinct Vampire-Squid-Like Cephalopod
Exceptionally preserved fossil pushes back age of Vampyropoda by nearly 82 million years, and is the first with ten arms.
March 8, 2022
Echolocating Yin and Yang Bats Have a Hidden Difference in Their Ears
Study finds that variations in the inner ear led to evolution of different forms of echolocation in two major bat lineages.
January 26, 2022
Citizen Scientists Find Young Jupiter-Like Object Missed by Previous Searches
New study finds a world about 146 light years away that's not quite a planet, not quite a brown dwarf.
December 9, 2021
Sharks Opens at the American Museum of Natural History
New exhibition brings visitors face-to-face with the vast diversity of shark species.
December 8, 2021
Okavango Blue to Go On Public View
This dazzling blue diamond from Botswana will go on public view for the first time starting November 10, 2021.
November 9, 2021
Graduation Resumes Under the Iconic Blue Whale
Museum's Richard Gilder Graduate School confers Ph.D in comparative biology, and Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degrees.
October 15, 2021
Extinct Ground Sloth Likely Ate Meat with its Veggies
New study reveals that Mylodon was an omnivore, unlike its strictly plant-eating relatives.
October 7, 2021
The American Museum of Natural History Announces New Exhibition: Sharks
Featuring dozens of life-sized models from 33 feet to 5 inches long.
September 20, 2021
NYC COVID Vaccination Site Moves to Different Museum Location on July 22
The Museum remains a New York City COVID-19 vaccination site, but as of Thursday, July 22, the location will be Gallery 77.
July 16, 2021