From T. rex toe bones to ancient herring, explore the Science Museum’s paleontology collection with Dr. Alex Hastings

Dr. Larry Edwards has developed a technique that gives us information about climatic changes hundreds of thousands of years in the past. 

The Paul and Babe Show, the latest in the Science Live Theatre program's repertoire, has hit the Atrium Stage. What goes into the live performances and demonstrations that you know and love? Director Stephanie Long takes us behind the scenes of show development for the oldest museum theatre program in the world. 

It’s closing weekend for Omnifest 2019! As we close out the 20th year of the popular film festival, we prepare to say goodbye to both a format and an industry pioneer.

The Women in Science and Engineering event is on Saturday, February 16. It's the perfect occasion to introduce you to Abigail Thomsen, one of the women making a difference in our own science labs! 

Since we first introduced Dr. Alex Hastings, he and his wife have welcomed a son and moved their family - including two dogs, three cats, two lizards, and a snake - across the country. Now that he's had some time to settle in, we sat down to chat with him about his new job. Find out why he thinks paleontology is cool, what's going on in his lab right now, and what comic books he recommends!

Patrick Hamilton, the Science Museum’s director of Global Change Initiatives, is attending COP24, the international climate conference, in Katowice, Poland.

The Science Museum and Omnitheater will be closed this year from September 10-14 and September 17-20. The galleries and Omnitheater may be free from visitor traffic, but they’re anything but quiet. Check out a small sampling of the kinds of work we’ll be squeezing into September Shutdown this year.

In Infestation: the evolution begins, now open in the Lab Theater on level 4, visitors are invited to get involved in the breeding of a strange new creature. But this Science Live show is different from the ones you're used to. Our exhibit development and theater staff tell us how they're testing new ways to get visitors thinking about complex science topics.

This summer, the Science Museum’s archaeology team is uncovering more of Minnesota’s ancient stories at a southeast metro excavation site.