Museum of Natural History

Online provider offers courses in education, teacher training

2013-04-30 21:00:00

A leading online course provider announced Wednesday that it will offer free professional training and development courses to prepare teachers worldwide for Web-based classes. Coursera, a for-profit clearinghouse for online and videotaped courses...

Jamestown settlers ate 14-year-old girl, researchers say

2013-05-01 13:47:00

The early American settlers called it "the starving time," and accounts of the winter of 1609-1610 were so ghastly, and so morbid, that scholars weren't sure if the stories were true. George Percy, then president of the English settlement of Jamestown...

William Wilson dies at 78; former Times art critic

2013-04-23 00:00:00

For William Wilson, the former Los Angeles Times art critic who died Saturday at the age of 78, art was a childhood refuge, a teenage survival mechanism, and, finally, a career that saw him chronicle the city's rise in art-world stature from his first...

Jennifer Lawrence debuts new hairdo, flubs Bill Clinton's name

2013-04-22 13:50:00

Jennifer Lawrence is still a charmer, whether she's flubbing former President Bill Clinton's name or debuting a new hairdo. The Oscar-winning actress chopped off her long locks and debuted her shoulder-skimming fringe 'do at the GLAAD Media Awards....

Oaxaca temple complex hints at archaic Mexican state

2013-04-22 15:27:00

Much of what we know about past civilizations in Mexico comes from the writings of colonial Europeans -- Spanish conquerors and priests -- who arrived in the Americas in the 1500s. But archaeological evidence from recent excavations at a site called El...

Evidence points toward solving evolutionary 'missing link'

2013-04-11 19:07:00

With long arms, high shoulder blades and powerful fingers, the ancient creatures were built for climbing trees. But they also had long lower limbs, flat feet and a flexible lumbar spine that gave them a distinct evolutionary edge: They could cover long...

'Jurassic Park' paleontologist offers advice on ways of dinosaurs

2013-03-31 06:00:00

The blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie "Jurassic Park," being re-released in 3-D on April 5, wouldn't be the same place without paleontologist Jack Horner. In addition to advising the production on scientific matters, Horner provided inspiration for the...

Exoplanet atmosphere offers clues about far-off planet's formation

2013-03-14 11:48:00

Astronomers have had great success using tools like NASA’s Kepler space telescope to peer into the heavens and find planets outside our solar system, but they haven’t yet been able to describe those worlds in great depth. In large part, that...

The 'spidernaut,' NASA's new insect zoo star, dies

2012-12-03 13:28:00

WASHINGTON — The “spidernaut” has died. Just days after becoming a star attraction at the National Museum of Natural History’s Insect Zoo, the spider that spent 100 days in space was found dead Monday. “The unexpected...

Doodle 4 Google 2013: For young artists, 24 hours of Web fame

2013-01-14 14:22:00

Doodle 4 Google, the nationwide art contest that gives kids a shot at landing their artwork on the Google homepage, kicks off Monday. The prize is a $30,000 college scholarship for the winner and $50,000 for his or her school.�Parents love that part.�...

'Spidernaut' finds a new home in D.C. after gravity experiment

2012-11-29 19:44:00

WASHINGTON -- Like some of capital’s other denizens, this town’s newest celebrity may give you the creeps.� It’s a spider, and it's drawing a lot of attention at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History’s Insect Zoo....

Mammoth delivery to La Brea tar pits

2012-09-17 00:33:31

Actor Bill Hader attends the 'Portlandia' season 2 premiere screening at the American Museum of Natural History on January 5, 2012 in New York City.

2013-05-14 09:02:27

Doug Owsley, division head for Physical Anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, displays the skull of "Jane of Jamestown" during a news conference at the museum in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Learn about Connecticut's cultural and natural history, experience a wide array of exciting programs for all ages. Some of the special programs offered at the museum in Storrs include field learning activities, day trips, ancient technology workshops and summer camps.

2013-04-23 11:49:23