You may have already heard the shocking news regarding the impending changes at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Fil-qosor, il-mużew huwa fil-kriżi finanzjarja u bidliet enormi huma ser jiġu implimentati mill-president il-ġdid, Richard Lariviere. Huwa probabbli li sa nofs l-istaff ta 'riċerka (including tenured curators) will be laid off and all research departments will be dissolved into “science and education”. Money will be spent modernizing the exhibits, all while gutting the scientific core of the museum.