July 11, 2023

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Awarded $225K Grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation to Lead Campaign Against Spread of Invasive Plant Species
Museum to Spearhead Collaborative Education and Outreach Campaign Among Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, and Other Institutions
June 5, 2023

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTS SUMMER EXHIBITION CHIRP, CHITTER, CAW: SURROUNDED BY BIRD SONG
Featuring Soundtracks of Birdsong Created by The World According to Sound
April 10, 2023
Researchers Call for New Conservation Paradigm that Embraces Positive Contributions of Land Stewardship
Study Emphasizes Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s “We Are Nature” Commitment to Recognize Humans as Inextricable Part of Nature
April 3, 2023
CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY TO OPEN “JANE’S ENDANGERED ANIMAL EXPERIENCE” APRIL 16, 2023
February 16, 2023

William B. “Skip” Simmons, Jr. Wins 2022 Carnegie Mineralogical Award
Simmons Honored for Career as Pegmatology Expert and Dedicated Educator
January 24, 2023

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTS APSÁALOOKE WOMEN AND WARRIORS FEBRUARY 4 - MAY 29, 2023
Exhibition from The Field Museum Celebrates Bravery and Artistry of the Matriarchal Apsáalooke People of the Northern Plains
November 1, 2022

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Launches New "We Are Nature" Podcast Series, Exploring Natural Histories and Livable Futures
July 20, 2022
Scientists Call for New Research Studying the Combined Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization on Body Size Across Species
Future Study Deemed “Imperative for Biodiversity Preservation”
May 10, 2022
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Presents Nature’s Amazing Machines, Exploring the Engineering Feats of the Natural World
A “Nuts-and-Bolts” Look at Nature at the Museum May 28, 2022 – January 2, 2023; Presented in English and Spanish
April 6, 2022
Early Placental Mammal Evolution Prioritized Brawn over Brains
Study in Prestigious Journal Science Sheds Light on the Mammalian Brain in Post-Dinosaur World
March 9, 2022

Pittsburgh Launches Spring 2022 Lights Out Program to Protect Migratory Birds
Business and conservation organizations unite to turn off lights during peak times in spring migration period
February 15, 2022

DR. BARBARA LEE DUTROW WINS THE 2021 CARNEGIE MINERALOGICAL AWARD
Champion of Diversity and Women in Mineralogy
February 1, 2022

STUDY CALLS FOR “EXCITING NEW ERA” OF INCREASED USE OF PLANT SPECIMENS AS TRAIT DATA SOURCES
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Botanist Mason Heberling Makes Case for Digitized Herbaria in Prestigious Coulter Review
December 7, 2021

New Mineral Named For Carnegie Museum of Natural History Scientist
Uranium Mineral "Oldsite" Honors Travis Olds, Assistant Curator of Minerals
September 14, 2021

Carnegie Museum of Natural History to Host National Geographic Society's Monster Fish Exhibition
August 9, 2021

Powdermill Nature Reserve Records 800,000th Bird Banding
Milestone Bird Is a Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
June 22, 2021

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY EXTENDS DINOSAUR ARMOR BY POPULAR DEMAND
World Premiere Exhibition to Run Four Additional Weeks through July 31, 2021
March 2, 2021

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Adds Five New Specimens to Cretaceous Seaway Display
February 9, 2021

Surprising Study Reveals that Common Potoo Bird Is Migratory
Citizen Scientist Researchers from Southern Hemisphere Make Impact
January 11, 2021

Researchers Announce World’s First Dinosaur Preserved Sitting on Nest of Eggs with Fossilized Babies
December 8, 2020

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ANNOUNCES NEW EXHIBITIONS DIRECTOR
Sarah Crawford brings exhibition experience from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Field Museum, and San Diego Museum of Us
November 17, 2020

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Partners with Commonwealth Press and Pfaltzgraphic to Launch New Merchandise
T-shirts and hoodies feature original designs of museum fan favorites, including dinosaur mascot “Dippy” and TikTok Star Tim Pearce
September 28, 2020

RESEARCHERS AT POWDERMILL NATURE RESERVE OBSERVE RARE GYNANDROMORPH BIRD CONTAINING BOTH MALE AND FEMALE CHARACTERISTICS
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Roughly Male on Right Side and Female on Left Side
July 8, 2020
Powdermill Nature Reserve Receives $1M Avian Research Grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation
Two-year grant supports construction of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s new Powdermill Avian Research Center, enhanced research programs, and expanded public programming
June 22, 2020

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Re-opens with World Premiere Dinosaur Armor
Exhibition coincides with public reopening June 29; Free exclusive member preview June 27 and 28
May 28, 2020

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Partners with TikTok to Create Educational Videos
The museum cultivated a following of over 148,500 and millions of views since January 2020, anchored by mollusk curator's snail jokes
April 29, 2020
GROUND-BREAKING FOSSIL FROM MADAGASCAR HAS PITTSBURGH CONNECTION
CARNEGIE SCIENTIST PROVIDES COMPARATIVE CONTEXT FOR NEW CRETACEOUS MAMMAL
April 27, 2020

U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE PROVIDES 1.35-MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT TO CONSORTIUM BUILDING A NETWORK TO TRACK MIGRATING WILDLIFE
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Researcher Sets Covid-19 Bird Banding Protocols
April 16, 2020

CARNEGIE MUSEUM BOTANIST WINS ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA GEORGE MERCER AWARD FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS
Mason Heberling of Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie at University of Maine awarded for climate change research
April 2, 2020

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY LAUNCHES AT-HOME SUPER SCIENCE DAYS IN APRIL
Enjoy dinosaur hatching and more egg-cellent activities from home
March 31, 2020

NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF 290-MILLION-YEAR-OLD CASEID DESCRIBED BY CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCHERS AND INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES
Superbly preserved skeletons provide evidence that Martensius bromackerensis developed from juvenile insectivore to adult herbivore
January 27, 2020

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Awarded $200,000 NSF Grant to Study Ecological Disruptions on Trees and Wildflowers as Result of Climate Change
Collaborative Research Grant of Combined $645,000 Awarded to Carnegie Museum of Natural History, University of Pittsburgh, and Boston University
January 14, 2020

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Welcomes Travis Olds as New Assistant Curator of Minerals
Olds brings unique research opportunities for museum’s minerals collection with focus on human impact
October 2, 2019

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Hosts “National Geographic: 50 Greatest Wildlife Photographs” Exhibition
Visually stunning experience reveals some of the most captivating photographs of the animal kingdom
September 25, 2019

Director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History Elected to Executive Board of International Council of Museums
ICOM governing body leads global discussion of museum ethics, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and the evolving definition of museums
September 17, 2019

City of Pittsburgh to Honor Dr. Richard W. Moriarty, Creator of Mr. Yuk, on October 1, 2019
Dr. Moriarty—Lawrenceville native, retired pediatrician, former associate clinical professor of pediatrics at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and current board member of Carnegie Museum of Natural History—founded the Pittsburgh Poison Center and National Poison Center Network.
September 10, 2019

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Researchers Detail Innovative Uses of Museum Collections for Understanding Global Change
Plant specimens provide powerful data about life in the Anthropocene.