Report from the Field
For the second year in a row, a team of scientists from the Museum spent time in southeastern Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument, looking for clues into the history of life on Earth.
Field Work in the Wild Heart of SE Utah
Idaho Museum of Natural History staff ventured to the wild heart of southeastern Utah to study rocks dating to the beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs.
Ancient DNA Research Upends Thinking on New Mastodon Species
Work by Museum paleontologists on fossil bones found at American Falls Reservoir are providing more insight into where and which one of North America’s largest-ever land animals was thousands of years ago.
Research Rewrites History of the Horse in Idaho
The story of the horse in North America is complicated, but this year, anthropologists and indigenous collaborators found some incredible new twists based on horse remains from the IMNH.
Museum Paleontologists Featured on NOVA and Idaho Public Television
Brandon Peecook, Assistant Curator, was one of the experts on a recent episode of PBS’ NOVA.
Scanning Project Enhances Access to Forest Service Fossils
If you've been to see our new exhibit, Dinosaurs from the Mountain, you already know that Idaho has some amazing dinosaur fossils.
Museum Teams up with Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
The Hagerman Horse is Idaho's official State Fossil and in 2023 the Museum teamed up with the National Park Service at Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument to help increase awareness and education around this amazing Idaho animal.
Idaho Fish and Wildlife Funds Stream Table
The Museum is redesigning its Discovery Room around the theme of Waters of the West.
Local Community Members Support the Building of Dinosaurs from the Mountain
Gene and Beverly Gillette generously sponsored the tyrannosaur mount in the IMNH's newest exhibit, “Dinosaurs from the Mountain.”
Museum and ISU Programs Team Up to Create Exhibits
When paleontology meets auto repair and welding, a prehistoric giant comes to life.
Early Reptile Rendevous
In 2023, IMNH paleontologists headed to France on an exciting new research avenue led by Earth Sciences Graduate Assistant and ISU PhD candidate Xavier Jenkins and Curator Brandon Peecook.
Dr. Mary Thompson Honored
Mary Thompson, retired Senior Collections Manager at the Museum and well-respected paleontologist, has studied and cared for the Museum’s thousands of fossils and other specimens for more than 30 years.