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.

What did the CRM send our repository? Find out in this behind the scenes unboxing video with Laura Benedict!

Laura Benedict details how she got to where she is today: a cultural history collections & federal repository manager for the LVNHM.

Details of how our museum has survived 3 decades.

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is celebrating 30 years on Las Vegas Boulevard and continues to allow visitors to learn while taking a

The desert bighorn sheep: the iconic symbol of Nevada. These sheep are Nevada’s state animal, and they have some cool adaptations that help

The Shonisaurus: one of the largest marine reptiles of its time living right here in Nevada. These strange looking prehistoric creatures...

Leopard geckos are popular pets, known for their adorable smiles and fat tails, but where do they come from? These lizards are native to Sou

Ball pythons are native to Sub-Saharan Africa but have since been bred extensively. Much like other constrictors, they are nonvenomous.

If you live in Las Vegas, chances are that you’ve seen a rabbit wandering outside, but where did it come from? While there are native specie

This week, our animal spotlight goes to the legless lizard, also known as the sheltopusik. These strange-looking creatures may look like sna