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Scientists Find New Clue In Collapse Of Ancient Civilization

The Huffington Post | Jacqueline Howard | Posted 05.30.2012

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Maya history--and the civilization's "collapse"--continue to occupy the minds of archeologists. Some research points to a series of droughts as playin...

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Museum Displays Rare Egyptian And Peruvian Mummies

AP | Posted 02.19.2012

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CHICAGO -- Chicago's Field Museum has opened a rare display of mummies from its own collection. Many of them haven't been seen by the public since the...

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Does This Look Like America's Best Bathroom To You?

Posted 12.20.2011

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Last year it was the Fountain on Locust in St. Louis. In 2009, it was the loo at The Shoji Tabuchi Theater in Branson, Missouri. This year, the pe...

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Sex With Neanderthals: The Ultimate Immunity Boost

Priya Malhotra | Posted 11.12.2011

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One key contributor to a good immune system is good genes. Lately, researchers have been asking, Where did these "good genes" come from? The answer: sex with Neanderthals.

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Summer Bucket List: Events To Catch Before It's Too Late

| Ashley Henshaw | Posted 09.26.2011

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Last week, summer (and the unbearable heat) seemed like it would never end. As August draws near, fall is suddenly looming like never before. Time to ...

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Field Museum Attendance Down 50 Percent Since 2006

Crain's Chicago Business | By: Steven R. Strahler and Shia Kapos | Posted 07.16.2011

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As recently as 2006, the Field Museum was the city's top tourist attraction, drawing more than 2 million visitors with "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age...

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Quick! Get to Chicago Before the Window Closes on 25 Years of The Oprah Winfrey Show

Pam Grout | Posted 06.03.2011

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The good news? Tickets to the show are free. Bad news? Getting them is akin to getting an audience with Kate Middleton.

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Next Week: Three Great Lakefront Museums With Free Days

Posted 05.25.2011

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If you've been looking for an excuse to get down to some of Chicago's great lakefront museums, next week will provide the perfect one: they'll be free...

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Andrew Bird's Music Forms A Soundscape At The Field Museum

Posted 05.25.2011

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Singer-songwriter Andrew Bird may only be 37 years old, but he's already found his way into a museum. One of the Chicago native's compositions is the...

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Field Museum Returns Inuit Remains Stolen 80 Years Ago

Posted 05.25.2011

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Eighty-three years ago, an anthropologist from the Field Museum dug up the remains of 22 people from marked graves in Labrador, Canada, despite the ob...

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Chicago Museums Offering Free Days Throughout The Summer

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Looking to expand your horizons, but don't want to spend much money? Several of the city's attractions offer admissions-free days and even weeks. ...

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Mammoths And Mastadons: The Field Museum's New Exhibit Brings 42,000 Year Old Woolly Mammoth To Chicago

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Laurie Koblesky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit Chicago, prepare to be smitten by the remarkably endearing Lyuba--the most well-preserved ...

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Where The Chicago Cougar Wound Up

Chicago Sun-Times | Maureen O'Donnell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Remember the Chicago cougar? It has been slightly more than a year since it was shot by police as it wandered Roscoe Village....

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Field Museum Endowment Rocked By Market

Chicago Sun-Times | Andrew Herrmann and Dave Newbart | Posted 05.25.2011

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The tanking stock market has hit the Field Museum's endowment, which has dropped about $95 million -- 30 percent -- leading to salary cuts, layoffs an...

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