Stories

Welcome to Stories, a place to explore—and be inspired by—the wonder of our natural and cultural worlds.

Mucho Gusto

Arturo Enciso | Gusto Bread

Pan Con Soul

Antulio Reyes | Guatemalteca Bakery

Past Meets Present in East L.A.

Edward Ramirez | La Princesita Tortilleria

Think Small With SEM

Seeing the big picture with tiny specimens and one powerful scanning electron microscope

Biodiversity in L.A. Backyards

A week's worth of spotlighting species (and some ways you can help) in recognition of California's Biodiversity Week, September 7–15, 2024.

Saber-toothed Cat 101

La Brea Tar Pits presents everything you need to know about saber-toothed cats.

A Ptango With Pterosaurs

How do the biggest wings the Earth has ever seen stack up to the flying reptiles of fantasy–dragons?
 
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The Malachite Butterfly

Ever wonder what the lime-green-and-brown patterned butterfly is?

A Mitzvah for L.A.

Doug Weinstein | Diamond Bakery

Burro-Ing Into the Past

How introduced donkeys and the indigenous pumas that love (to hunt) them are helping to resurrect extinct food webs in Death Valley