Learn about the groundbreaking academic research and the brilliant scientists at Yale who help make the Peabody a world-class scientific institution.

New LUX search tool offers unprecedented access to Yale’s vast collections
June 1, 2023
Yale News (news.yale.edu)


Move over, armadillos. There’s a new bone-plated mammal in town
May 24, 2023
Florida Museum (floridamuseum.ufl.edu)

The Closest Living Relative of the First Animal Has Finally Been Found
May 17, 2023
Scientific American (scientificamerican.com)

Science Museums Take Stock of 1.1 Billion Objects From Around the World
March 23, 2023
New York Times (nytimes.com)

By studying ancient residues, scholar finds clues of humanity’s past
March 21, 2023
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Working with faculty mentor, undergrad unlocks secrets of ‘living fossils’
February 17, 2023
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Study reveals biodiversity engine for fishes: shifting water depth
February 13, 2023
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Someone Called the Police on a Girl Catching Lanternflies. Then Yale Honored Her.
February 2, 2023
Yale News (news.yale.edu)


An ecological rule breaker shows the effects of climate change on body size
November 29, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Lives of the Gods: Met exhibition on Maya art guided by Yale scholarship
November 22, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Going to the ‘femoral head’ of the class to explain dinosaur evolution
November 21, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Strike a pose: Yale’s iconic dinosaur skeletons get a new look
November 11, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Researchers Solve 100-Year-Old Botanical Mystery that was Key to the Spread of Plant Life on Land
November 10, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Young Wolf to steward Native American materials at Peabody and Yale Art Gallery
November 2, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Biologist discovered lizards and other organisms can influence their own evolution
September 22, 2022
Science (science.org)

New dinosaur species being discovered in Peabody Museum fossil collection by Yale student
September 18, 2022
CT Insider (ctinsider.com)

Beads show European trade in African interior used Indigenous routes
September 15, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Common weed may be ‘super plant’ that holds key to drought-resistant crops
September 8, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)


In Tooth and Claw: New Lab at Yale Explores the Human–Carnivore Interface
August 16, 2022
Yale Peabody Museum (peabody.yale.edu)





Revelations of genetic diversity of bass species can enhance conservation
June 6, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)


Huge fossils in miniature help Peabody scientists bring them to life
May 21, 2022
New Haven Register (nhregister.com)



Life history: Scholars call for greater collaboration between zoos, museums
April 21, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)




For art students, Peabody specimens offer lessons in color and truth
March 11, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

Core aspects of climate models are sound — the proof’s in the plankton
March 7, 2022
Yale News (news.yale.edu)

26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, January 13-17
January 7, 2022
Yale Peabody Museum (peabody.yale.edu)

Renovated Peabody reopening in 2024 with free admission
November 10, 2021
Yale Peabody Museum (peabody.yale.edu)

Tree-dwelling mammals endured after asteroid strike destroyed forests
October 11, 2021
YaleNews (news.yale.edu)

Extinct Ground Sloth Mylodon Was Not a Vegetarian
October 7, 2021
American Museum of Natural History (amnh.org)


Amid Peabody Museum's renovation, dinosaur mural reveals its 'precious' details
September 4, 2021
New Haven Register (nhregister.com)

Peabody fossils illuminate dinosaur evolution in eastern North America
August 25, 2021
YaleNews (news.yale.edu)

Fossil Brain Reveals How Squishy Organs Can Be Preserved
August 18, 2021
The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Yale Architecture Students Build a Unique Off-Grid, Outdoor Classroom
August 9, 2021
Metropolis Magazine (metropolismag.com)



The life story of Earth’s climate, 3 billion years in the making
July 14, 2021
YaleNews (news.yale.edu)




Did Stone Age Humans Shape the African Landscape With Fire 85,000 Years Ago?
May 6, 2021
Smithsonian Magazine (smithsonianmag.com)

At West Campus, new and improved access to Peabody Museum’s collections
April 12, 2021
YaleNews (news.yale.edu)

Peabody renovation offers unique view of iconic dinosaur mural
February 22, 2021
YaleNews (news.yale.edu)

‘Mona Lisas’ of the Mesozoic to take center stage in renewed Peabody
November 11, 2020
YaleNews (news.yale.edu)


In death of dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid — not volcanoes
January 16, 2020
YaleNews (news.yale.edu)

Peabody Museum bids ‘Heads-Off’ to its beloved Brontosaurus
December 12, 2019
YaleNews (news.yale.edu)