Still image of CAT scan of a mummified cat
Research and Collections
Feline Forensics
Watch this CAT scan solve a museum mystery.
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Oculudentavis, tiny dinosaur trapped in amber
A Tiny Dinosaur and a Big Discovery
An international team, including NHM scientists, discovered the smallest dinosaur ever found, almost perfectly preserved
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Trumpet, tree, pink, bloom, pollenated
Nature in L.A.
L.A.'s Street Trees
What trees line the L.A. streets?
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3D, Fictitious, spider, arachnid
Nature in L.A.
Meet a Community Scientist: Eric Keller
Plus, his discoveries and his creations.
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A monarch butterfly lands on a bright orange flower
Nature in L.A.
The Flight of Monarch Butterfl
Tracking one tiny creature's big adventure.
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Oak Gall
Nature in L.A.
Oak Wasp Galls
Let me introduce you to a tiny parasitic wasp that makes a unique nursery for its offspring.
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Sunflower, huddle, long-horned bees
Nature in L.A.
Bee Hotel California
Giving fuzzy, flying friends a home here at NHMLA
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birds, ornithology
Parasitic Birds Have a Choice to Make
Non-native pin-tailed whydahs sneak their eggs into other birds' nests to survive, but what happens when a bird from their native habitat roosts in Los Angeles?
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