amnh.org

The American Museum of Natural History is a scientific research and education institution with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts. It serves researchers, educators, and the general public interested in natural history.

Authority

76/100

Safety

90/100

Known risk signals, not a check pass rate

Registered

Apr 12, 1991

35 years old · Network Solutions, LLC

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Current facts

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Authority & Safety, with the evidence

How this is scored →

Authority 76/100 — ahead of 76% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear

Why this authority score

76 is a percentile: higher than 76% of sites we score.

How it's calculated

Prominence (Tranco rank #11,802)+8
Verified continuity: 35.5 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+17

Model score: 39/99 — what these reason lines add up to.

Published Authority (percentile): 76/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.

Safety evidence

No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 40 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 40 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.

No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment

Site history

Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.

1991
Domain registered (Apr 12, 1991).
2013
First tracked by AboutUs (Nov 13, 2013); profile edited 4 times through 2014.
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Sep 30, 2026).

✓ name continuity same company name for 13 years✓ domain continuity 35 years registered✓ live verified Sep 30, 2026

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