As the Year of the Snake begins, researchers at the Field Museum are reclassifying dozens of king cobra specimens after distinct different species were recently identified.

With DNA technology continuing to improve, scientists at the Field believe there are even more secrets inside the Tsavo lions ...

A century after the infamous Tsavo lions were added to the Field Museum’s collection, scientists continue to uncover new details about the predators that once terrorized railway workers in Kenya.

The story of the man-eating lions is fairly well-known, but one Field Museum expert went the extra mile to confirm a specific part of the story.

Field Museum herpetologists uncoil a specimen of the renamed Luzon king cobra. Field Museum herpetologists uncoil a specimen of the renamed Luzon king cobra, which played a key role in identifying ...

The Field Museum in Chicago preserves everything from fish and snakes to frogs and Komodo dragons in their basement. These 11 million fluid specimens are preserved in jars or tanks. Preparing and ...