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Albuquerque, NM – The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is pleased to welcome a new traveling exhibition exploring the natural defenses that animals have evolved over millions of years. Animal Armor: The Evolution of Armor in Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals will be on view when the museum reopens this spring.
“From Ankylosaurus to armadillos, animals have been evolving new ways to defend themselves from predators for hundreds of millions of years,” said New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Executive Director Dr. Anthony Fiorillo. “This new traveling exhibition will be just one of the new features visitors can expect when we reopen this spring.”
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Albuquerque, NM – The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science is thrilled to announce a new slate of free public programs in local libraries and community spaces to ring in the new year.
“Since expanding our educational outreach program this fall, we’ve built new partnerships and connected with our community in new ways,” said New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Education Director Stephanie Lukowski. “As we move into 2026, we’re excited to launch a new set of programs bringing natural history to life for visitors.”
Following a successful launch of the museum’s Natural History in your Neighborhood outreach series in September, the museum’s Education team has added a new mix of free programs geared toward all ages and interests. For ages 0 to 8... Read More...
Albuquerque, NM – A New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science researcher was part of a team that identified an Ice Age relative of the muskox from fossils uncovered in Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
This new species, Speleotherium logani, was identified in a paper authored by New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) paleontology curator Gary Morgan, along with first author Richard White, Jim Mead, and Sandy Swift of the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The findings were published in a recent edition of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin.
“New Mexico is known as a hotbed for dinosaur fossils, but discoveries like this remind us that our state’s fossil record extends long after the Cretaceous extinction,” said NMMNHS Executive... Read More...