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• Astrophysics
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• Center for Biodiversity and Conservation

  Studying the immense variety of life on the planet and the complex relations among living things — what we now call biodiversity — has been a fundamental activity of the American Museum of Natural History since its founding. ...
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• Earth And Planetary Sciences

  The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History curates the museum's world renowned collections of minerals and gems, meteorites, ores, rocks, and xenoliths. Staff members conduct ...
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• Herpetology
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• Mammalogy
  • Field Notes
• Ornithology
  • Field Notes
  • Manuscripts
• Research Library

  Research Library
  • American Museum Journal
  • Annual Reports

    American Museum of Natural History Annual Reports
  • Catalogs
  • Field Notes
  • Hall Guides
  • James Arthur Lecture on the Evolution of the Human Brain

    Early in the 20th century, James Arthur became associated with the AMNH. His fascination with the human brain led to his bequest to the AMNH permitting the establishment of the James Arthur Lectures on the Evolution of the ...
  • Manuscripts
  • Museum Publications
  • Natural History Magazine
• Richard Gilder Graduate School

  The Richard Gilder Graduate School of the American Museum of Natural History will oversee post-secondary training activities at the Museum in the graduate fields of study embraced by the institution’s mission. The Richard ...
  • Dissertations
• Scientific Publications
  • American Museum Novitates

    Novitates (Latin for "new acquaintances"), published continuously and numbered consecutively since 1921, are short papers that contain descriptions of new forms and reports in zoology, paleontology, and geology. New numbers ...
  • Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History

    The Anthropological Papers, published continuously since 1907, are monographic volumes that include some of the great ethnographies of the 20th century, particularly on North American Indians. Several illustrious anthropologists ...
  • Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

    The Bulletin, published continuously since 1881, consists of longer monographic volumes in the field of natural sciences relating to zoology, paleontology, and geology. Current numbers are published at irregular intervals. ...
  • Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History

    The Memoirs, published at irregular intervals, but often out of chronological sequence, from 1893 until 1930, were monographic works focusing on scientific topics requiring exhaustive treatment. Henry Fairfield Osborn ...
  • Other Scientific Publications
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