Dr. Rowland, a paleontologist, has published his paper on how blowfly cocoons helped to solve a 200-year-old cold case- bison style.

Located about 15 minutes from the Strip, the Natural History Museum Museum admission is affordable compared to other cities’ museums.

Special HALLOWEEN Edition WARNING-This is a HALLOWEEN Edition and Contains Information and IMAGES that May be DISTURBING to Some...

Quiz (answers to quiz are at the end of this blog). 1) Body Fossils include all of the following except: a) Shells b) Indentations c)...

Quiz (Answers to the quiz are found at the end of this blog). 1) For the process of mummification to occur, usually an extremely hot or...

Quiz (answers to the quiz are at then end of this blog post) 1) The oldest fossil of any gecko was found encased in amber. This fossil...

*Every photo featured in today's blog was taken at the "Da Vinci Machines & Robotics Exhibition" currently on display at Las Vegas...

By Synthia Durrant Quiz (Answers to quiz are at the end of this blog post.) 2) Blue Babe the fossil was named after: a) The fossil...

Quiz (Answers to Quiz are located at the end of this blog post) 1) Ancient humans including Homo erectus, Homo habilis, and Homo...

Many of Da Vinci’s Inventions Went Unrealized In His Day By Synthia Durrant In 1452, the year of Leonardo da Vinci’s birth, there were no...

Quiz (answers to quiz are at the end of this blog): 1) The word “brooding” when talking about dinosaurs refers to: a) A way of...

July 1st, 2022 by: Synthia Durrant Quiz : Which kind of dinosaur is thought to be the ancestor of modern birds? A)Arthropods B)Sauropods...

Delve into the world of Da Vinci.

The most expensive fossil to ever be sold and the implications of privately sold specimens.

The UNLV Anthropology Department reached out to our very own volunteer intern, Dyann Mones, who's an undergraduate at the University and...

Best Place To Teach Kids History. That's right, we were recognized and awarded as the best place in Las Vegas to teach history to kids....

On Wednesday March 16th, our co-directors, Kate and Laurie, hosted the Vegas Chamber Business After Hours event here at the Museum. The...

March 1st was International Wheelchair Day and we had the privilege of working with the Nevada Chapter of the Wheelchair Foundation in...

Embark on a scavenger hunt through a musical menagerie hidden throughout the Las Vegas Natural History Museum!

Fossil Friday goes to the newest discover of the Cymbospondylus youngorum that lived 246 million years ago.