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Our L.A. Summer

Summer is on and we're here to be your gallery guides, field guides, and your partners in nature and culture discovery all around town!

Swing into summer

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Naturalist

Hunter the T. rex puppet outside in Exposition Park's Rose Garden

Encounter Our Mighty Friendly Dino

Meet Hunter, our large-scale T. rex puppet.

Minerals on Mars

Scientists have long wondered if Mars could support life. But what exactly should we look for?

Nature Gardens Rain Catchers

Angelenos have been switching out lawns for alternative turf, and visiting NHM to soak up conservation tips for their gardens and neighborhoods.

fossils of saber-toothed cat vertebrae on trays in the La Brea Tar Pits Museum’s collections room;

Paleo Prep School

Students dig up the bones of real prehistoric beasts for college credit in the first-ever La Brea Tar Pits Field School.

Treasure Boxes of the Ice Age

A decade of rich digs at Project 23

Female rattlesnakes give birth to live young and care for their babies for about 10 days.

Research and Collections

Oceans Online

Digitization of collections unlocks climate clues.

The Accidental Community Science of Security Cameras

How security cameras help document wildlife in backyards.

What to Wear When Lizard Watching

Choose your outfit carefully before you go on a nature walk.

A few of the six-million-year-old coprolites (fossilized feces) of extinct bone-crushing dogs; the one on the right has visible bits of bone sticking out. (Ouch.)

The Proof Is in the Pooping

Fossilized feces help confirm the diet of extinct “bone-crushing” dogs

Nature in L.A.

Melissa Nuñez and Maya Montelongo standing in the Nature Gardens

A Summer with Melissa and Maya

Two EXPO interns share their impressions of a summer job at NHM.

Land Snails: The Key to Beauty?

If you’ve seen a snail on the sidewalk after a rain, chances are it's the same species that is popular in the cosmetics field.

Ambigolimax slug nestled between two land planarians

Slimy Friends Or ... ?

Can two animals who are not natural friends hang out together?

Jane at San Fernando Library, talking with library patrons about L.A. wildlife.

Getting to Know: Enjie (Jane) Li

Enjoy getting to know Jane, a Postdoctoral Fellow who holds a joint appointment between NHM and The Nature Conservancy.

Ryder Chapman (age 3 in this photo) helping his family participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count.

There Is a Bird

A poem dedicated to the children of the world who will be participating in this year's Great Backyard Bird Count.

Rare Nine-Spotted Ladybug Found in L.A.!

"Did I just discover a ‘lost ladybug’ here in the Nature Gardens?”

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Our L.A. Summer

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Our Bird Curator's New Perch

Second Home Serpentine Pavilion

A Gigantic Family Reunion

House of Games

Naturalist

Naturalist

Encounter Our Mighty Friendly Dino

Minerals on Mars

Nature Gardens Rain Catchers

Paleo Prep School

Treasure Boxes of the Ice Age

Research and Collections

Research and Collections

Oceans Online

The Accidental Community Science of Security Cameras

What to Wear When Lizard Watching

The Proof Is in the Pooping

Nature in L.A.

Nature in L.A.

A Summer with Melissa and Maya

Land Snails: The Key to Beauty?

Slimy Friends Or ... ?

Getting to Know: Enjie (Jane) Li

There Is a Bird

Rare Nine-Spotted Ladybug Found in L.A.!

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