UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Scientists say Oregon was once home to a giant species of salmon. Now the creature’s skull is on display at a museum in Eugene.

An exhibit that celebrates Eugene’s lesbian history is wrapping up this weekend. Outliers and Outlaws, Stories from the Eugene Lesbian History Project has been on display at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History on the University of Oregon Campus in Eugene for a little more than a year.

Historically, museums across the U.S. have taken a detached, scholarly, and archaic view of Native Americans. But over the past decade especially, there’s been a push by Native advocates and their supporters to “decolonize” -- or alternately, “Indigenize” – these institutions, including here in Oregon.

After the discovery of several large pieces of timber from the wreck, Scott Williams and his team are continuing to analyze the artifacts and search for more. Their study began in the early 2000s.

The grand opening of The Museum of Natural and Cultural History's newest exhibit drew in visitors from all over to learn about Eugene's lesbian history.

Sartore’s ambitious project is to photograph all the world’s 15,000 captive species called The Photo Ark. Sartore hopes the portraits will inspire people to care while there is still time to save these largely endangered species.

Which mammal is best at the high jump? A new exhibit at U of O’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History has the answer, profiling some unique adaptations.…

In conjunction with the exhibition Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History presents “Bowls Around Town: Eugene,…

The Eugene Natural History Society presents a talk by Marli Miller, author of the new second edition of Roadside Geology of Oregon, on Friday evening,…

A giant sloth and an even larger saber-toothed salmon once lived in Oregon, millions of years ago. These creatures are some of the highlights of a new…