The Field Museum Research and Collections Press Room Highlights of recent Field Museum scientific media coverage: NPR | July 23 A new study on what purpose the toucan’s ungainly bill serves was recently released, and Field Museum evolutionary biologist Jason Weckstein was interviewed on NPR to discuss the study's findings. Chicago Tribune, MSNBC et al | July 28 Field Museum Paleontologist Jörg Fröbisch made headlines in the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times, with a new paper on the Suminia, a lizard-like creature which took to the treetops 260 million years ago. The paper has continued to garner media attention around the world including NBC Chicago, esciencenews.com, MSNBC, Tehran Times, Discovery News and BBC News. Chicago Tribune | August 2 Conservation ecologist and ornithologist Doug Stotz was interviewed for a Chicago Tribune story on the endangered black-crowned night herons, which are currently nesting on an island in Lincoln Park. Chicago Tribune | August 13 Field Museum Curator of Mammals Larry Heaney was interviewed on Chicago Public Radio regarding a new study on the effect of humans on the speed of evolution completed by Oliver Pergams at The University of Illinois-Chicago. Pergams used The Field Museum’s collections to complete his research. Natural History Magazine | September Natural History Magazine featured an article on mass extinction by Field Museum scientist Scott Lidgard as its September cover story. The article, The Search for Evidence of Mass Extinction, explores past mass extinction events and questions whether our current environment is signaling a similar event. To see older Research and Collections press releases, go to our Research and Collections press release archives page.