Stories

Welcome to Stories, a place to explore—and be inspired by—the wonder of our natural and cultural worlds.

The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall

She opened doors for women in science and her discoveries reshaped our understanding of chimpanzees and what it means to be human.

Toothy Grins from the Past

The first 3D reconstructions of extinct Cretaceous birds reveal a reptilian tooth replacement pattern

Something Winged This Way Comes

Our spookiest month brings one of our most maligned birds

Our 10 Year Dinoversary

Celebrating the first decade of NHM's ground-shaking Dinosaur Hall

Noggins for Noshing?

Animal diets, skull shapes and the limits of convergent evolution

Colima Dogs

Best Friends Forever

Margo’s Dresses of Resiliency

Originally costumes for the stage, these dresses cared for by the Museum are now artifacts that demonstrate the resilience against conspiracy amid country-wide hysteria.

Gems of the Americas

Take a trip through deep time — via the 1980s — and explore gems with a vintage NHM documentary