American Museum of Natural History

Credit: Heritage Auctions NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Mongolian officials are asking a U.S. auction house to halt the Sunday sale of a Tyrannosaurus skeleton, suggesting it was illegally smuggled from their nation. Heritage Auctions in Dallas has made the Full Article at United Press International

Q. I bring home fresh produce from a garden that invariably has little critters embedded, sow bugs and the like. I put them outside on my 19th-floor window ledge, and they crawl or fall away. Do they get hurt? A. Probably not, in the opinion of Ward Whee Full Article at The New York Times

David H. Koch, the executive vice president of Koch Industries and a prominent supporter of conservative causes, has donated $35 million to the National Museum of Natural History. The gift, which was announced by the Smithsonian Institution Thursday, wil Full Article at The Washington Post

Tyrannosaurus rex, shown in this artistic illustration, is part of the carnivorous groups of dinosaurs that researchers suggest maintained a stable level of biodiversity leading up to the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. Credit: AMNH/J. Brou Full Article at United Press International

To the Editor: Re “ So Much Life on a Little Patch of Earth ” (April 24): I am reminded of “A Lot of Insects: Entomology in a Suburban Garden,” a delightful book by Frank Lutz, published in 1941. Mr. Lutz, who was curator of insects at the American Museu Full Article at The New York Times

NEW YORK, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gathering together some of the world's most prominent researchers in the field of cord blood biology, the New York Blood Center (NYBC) hosted the "Second Milstein Symposium: Perspectives in Cord Blood Biology and Full Article at PR Newswire

New Yorkers weren’t the only ones who enjoyed the mild winter this year. Thanks to the warm temperatures and absent flurries, a Rufous hummingbird called the American Museum of Natural History home, to the delight of museumgoers and staff members alike. Full Article at The New York Times

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Prices may not reflect ticketing service charges. For full reviews of recent concerts: nytimes.com/music. The Allman Brothers Band (Friday, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday) Like a New York version of the Santa Ana winds, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Full Article at The New York Times

Librado Romero/The New York Times Spider Obedience School Hazel Davies, the manager of living exhibits at the Museum of Natural History, is tasked with making sure the spiders are up to the rigors of being handled and displayed. More Photos » Librado Rom Full Article at The New York Times

Neil DeGrasse Tyson, possibly the world’s favorite astrophysicist, has been making the rounds on television this month to talk about his new book on why NASA matters, after the agency’s decades-old space program closed down last year. Tyson says that if Full Article at The Washington Post

Jessica Brown Nagin and Jordan Emanuel Katz were married Saturday evening at the Powerhouse, a party space at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Justice Michael J. Obus of State Supreme Court in Manhattan officiated. The bride, 28, and t Full Article at The New York Times

Museums and Sites American Museum of Natural History: Moon Race and Arts of the Andes (Saturday and Monday) On Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. , an Andean celebration of the spring equinox will feature music, dance and a flute-making workshop. The entrance Full Article at The New York Times

Facebook ’s hundreds of millions of users could soon be faced with a lot more advertising — in their newsfeed, on their mobile devices and even when they log off. On Wednesday, the company announced a new suite of advertising products intended to insert Full Article at The New York Times