June 12, 2024
Celebrate 125 Years Since the Discovery of Dippy with Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Museum to host events throughout July 2024 in honor of the discovery of the first Diplodocus carnegii fossils in July 1899.
March 5, 2024
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Announces Kathy Hollis as Inaugural Director of Collections Care and Access
Hollis joins Carnegie from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
February 28, 2024
Carnegie Museum of Natural History presents The Stories We Keep: Conserving Objects from Ancient Egypt
February 21, 2024
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Researchers Describe Seven New Species of African Skinks
New Species Names Honor Naturalists David Attenborough, Edward O. Wilson, and People of Angola
February 20, 2024
Robert T. Downs Wins 2023 Carnegie Mineralogical Award
Downs helped create one of the most widely used open-access mineral databases in the world
November 9, 2023
Museum Researchers Describe Five New Amphibian and Reptile Species in 2023
Four new frogs discovered in Southeast Asia and one new skink discovered in Angola contribute to a better understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem health.
September 28, 2023
CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTS LIFE IN ONE CUBIC FOOT
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Invites Visitors to Explore the Diversity of Life on Earth and in Their Own Backyards from October 14, 2023 - January 7, 2024
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
