Before Apollo 11 landed on the moon and changed the course of history, the U.S. and Soviet Union battled for control of space in a Cold War clash that rocked the globe. A remnant of this struggle, Mercury-Atlas capsule #6, on permeant display in our Hall of Astronomy, still captures the gravity...

Welcome to the new and improved Beyond Bones podcast, with your hosts Emma Schkloven and Johnny Hemberger. Each episode, we’ll take you behind the scenes to explore a different object from the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s permanent collection. From ancient civilizations to prehistoric...

Step into the past and unravel the extraordinary legacy of H.P. Attwater, a visionary figure whose passion for understanding our natural world laid the groundwork for HMNS. As a tribute to H.P.’s pioneering spirit, HMNS has reimagined its Annual Fund donor group as the H.P. Attwater Society. ...