🚗 Nearby residents heard a crash as a rock the size of a bowling ball dropped from above onto a parked Chevy Malibu at about 7:50 pm ET, piercing the trunk & denting the driveway beneath it. Seconds after the crash, the stone was found near the car’s crumpled trunk, still warm & smelling of sulfur.

☄️ Do you remember where you were on this day 34 years ago? If you were hanging out in Peekskill, New York, you might have seen a meteorite fall from the sky. It all started when a fireball flashed over Peekskill, startling fans at a high school football game. Photo: © AMNH

Meet the Cape dune mole-rat, one of the world’s largest species of mole rat. Unlike its naked cousin, this species is solitary & territorial. Individuals can weigh ~4.4 lbs (2 kg) & reach lengths of 13.7 in (35 cm). Photo: ladybird59, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

Believe it or not, this fish needs to breathe air and spends a decent amount of time on land!

Ever feel like a fish out of water? Meet the giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri). Found on the muddy shores of mangroves in parts of Southeast Asia, it uses its pectoral fins to “skip” or “walk” across mudflats. Photo: wcyongwc, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

Complete examples of this species were finally unearthed from California and Nevada in the late 20th century. These critters could grow to impressive dimensions, with some examples reaching 3.9 in (10 cm) in length.

It’s time for Trilobite Tuesday! For decades, the Lower Cambrian trilobite Bristolia insolens was recognized almost exclusively from the disarticulated exuviae, or cast-off exoskeletons, of its distinctively shaped head section.

Have you ever seen a flapjack devilfish? Growing up to 1.5 in (3.8 cm) long, this tiny cephalopod isn’t a strong swimmer. Instead, it spends most of its time in pancakey flatness on the seafloor, where it hunts for worms & small invertebrates. Photo: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Oof! You can use some crisp fall weather 🌬️🍂

This region has mountains, natural lakes, forests, a variety of rock formations, & both wild and cultivated land, which is why it was chosen as the basis for our Hall of New York State Environment. Visit the Museum to see this autumn diorama up close, & learn more about New York’s living landscapes.

Fall is here, so take a step into the Museum’s Stissing Mountain Diorama! 🍂 This scene is set on an October afternoon near Stissing Mountain, located 90 mi (144.8 km) north of New York City in Dutchess County. Photo: Daniel Kim/ ©AMNH

Happy Fossil Friday from the Museum’s Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs! Behold Styracosaurus. A relative of the famous horned dinosaur Triceratops, Styracosaurus had huge spikes sticking out from its frill, the bony collar that projects rearward from the skull, and a singular nasal horn.

Science news! Discovered in Scotland in 1984 and described in 1990, Westlothiana lizziae—nicknamed “Lizzie” for its lizard-like appearance—was considered one of the earliest known reptiles. Now, a new look inside the 345-million-year-old fossil is revealing a very different story. 👀

🎃👻🍫Trick or treat! On Saturday, October 31, dive into a deep-sea Halloween adventure at the Museum! Before heading out for trick-or-treating around the city, spend the day under the Blue Whale with live music, dancing, crafts, science demonstrations, and more. Get tickets.👇

Thank you to everyone who joined us for ClimateFest! This full-day celebration of science, sustainability, & community brought the science of climate change to life through hands-on activities, pop-up presentations, & live demonstrations across the Museum. Photos: Alvaro Keding & Daniel Kim/© AMNH

The Resplendent Quetzal inhabits the cloud forests of Central America. Males showcase brilliant iridescent green plumage that contrasts with a vibrant shock of red on their bellies, and their tail feathers can grow up to 3 ft (0.9 m) long! Photo: Martin Walsh, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, iNaturalist

🐋 In addition, the Museum conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree to distinguished entomologist and renowned educator May Berenbaum, who is the director of the Center for Advanced Study and Swandlund Endowed Chair of the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

🎓 Since the first cohort entered in 2012, the MAT ESRP has prepared 220 Earth science teachers, reaching approximately 100,000 students in New York and beyond.

Congratulations to this year’s graduates of the Richard Gilder Graduate School! This week, the Museum held its 2026 commencement under the iconic Blue Whale, celebrating six doctoral graduates and 16 Master of Arts in Teaching Earth Science Residency Program graduates. Photo: Alvaro Keding/© AMNH