National Museum of Natural Science

Find out moreTracing Back to Penghu 1A fossilized human jawbone discovered beneath the waves off Taiwan’s coast has helped lift the veil on the mysteries of ancient human evolution. ...

artists reinterpret fossils to reconstruct ancient life, mythmakers of the past transformed mysterious discoveries into legendary creatures. ...

Find out moreAfter 35 years of careful collection, the Museum has showed more than 300 pieces of paleontological fossils, bringing the audience a visual shock and savoring the mystery of life ...

Find out moreFrom the fossils of elephants dating back tens of thousands of years, you will learn about the origin, development, and migration patterns of elephants. ...

e to the burning of fossil fuels. The carbon dioxide reflects the sunlight and heat is retained, resulting in rising temperatures and sea level, and the melting of ice at the South and North ...

Find out more720° VIRTUAL TOURThe Jehol Biota is an ancient fossil assemblage that lived approximately 125 million years ago during the early Cretaceous period. ...

Find out more720° VIRTUAL TOURIn addition to showcasing a large collection of fossils, skeletons, fur, and reconstructed specimens of mainland vertebrates, the special exhibition also features, ...

Find out moreAmber, which is “hupo” in Mandarin, refers to fossilized resins in diverse appearance and colors from various localities around the globe. ...

eared like now. The fossils of ancient elephants buried in the seabed were trawled up by fishermen by chance. ...

The recent discovery of feathered dinosaurs in China has caused paleontologists the world over to return to their fossil collections looking for the presence of feathers. ...

past—including the fossils of those distinctive dinosaurs.While memories of these fascinating creatures will linger, it is perhaps the images of the continent itself, with its magnificent and ...

, Pleistocene human fossils and sites have been found in Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Okinawa, and Northern Philippines. ...

Excavated fossils and tools, as well as corresponding ethnological information, have enabled us to gradually piece together outlines of human and cultural evolution. ...

tive life. Rock and fossil specimens reveal traces of the history of life. In addition, two alternative theories on how life developed are introduced, while yet another exhibit unit tells about ...

of an Ankylosaurus, fossilized specimens of an Oviraptor group that was buried together, and Tyrannosaurus rex skull and skeleton. ...