Stories

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

Fishes Across America: Shoshone, California

Hit the road from your home and dive into the biodiversity of freshwater fishes across the U.S.

Preserve Our Parasites

Conserving unseen worlds of misunderstood organisms

How to DISCO at Home

Creativity powers the DISCO team, no matter where the lab is. 

Silent Envoys

The Japanese Friendship Doll Exchange

There's Climate History at the Bottom of the Ocean

Looking at ocean sediments reveals how Earth has changed over time.

A Fossilized Turtle Revealed

Uncover the methods behind preparing fossils with Vertebrate Paleontology Department preparator Alan Zdinak.