Fossils Under San Pedro High School Reveal a Pleistocene Beach in a Miocene Sea
Discover some of the last fossils and the lasting impact of the bone beds beneath San Pedro High School
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Frozen in Time: Images of Antarctica
See the frigid continent of Antarctica in a new light through the mesmerizing work of award-winning photographer Diane Tuft.
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NHMLAC Discovery Talk with Shannen Robson
Join Dr. Shannen Robson, Collections Manager of Mammalogy, as she explores how digitizing initiatives are creating novel research areas for biological collections, reshaping the roles of museum collections managers, improving educational access, and creating new opportunities for collaboration.
News & Press
La Brea Tar Pits Researchers Identify a Mysterious Fossil Seed to Reveal New Chapters in L.A.’s Climate History
Through advanced microscopy and imaging techniques, La Brea Tar Pits scientists successfully identify a previously unknown species to Southern California from fossilized seeds, revealing a drought-fueled dance between two species of juniper with lessons for the region’s climate future
New Study Finds Life on Land Is More Vulnerable to Mass Extinctions Than Life in the Oceans and Takes Longer to Recover
Paleoecologists, paleontologists, and geologists — including many from NHM’s Dinosaur Institute — found that significant loss of animal life in terrestrial ecosystems more easily leads to collapse than in marine ecosystems, and those ensuing collapses last much longer on land.
New Study by Scientists at La Brea Tar Pits Finds Extinction of Ice Age Mammals in Southern California Linked to Climate Change, Humans, and Fire
Diverse Fossils From Iconic Site Tell Story of how Saber-Toothed Cats, Dire Wolves, and Other Megafauna That Once Roamed the Los Angeles Basin Disappeared
Global Natural History Initiative Builds Groundbreaking Database to Address 21st Century Challenges
Effort Connects More Than a Billion Objects in Scientific Collections Across 73 Museums in 28 Countries
Findings Shared in New Paper Published in Science Magazine on March 23, 2023
New Study Finds Urban Development and Changing Fire Regimes Negatively Impacting Blainville's Horned Lizard Populations
Research by a team of lizard scientists calls for increased efforts across Greater Los Angeles to conserve the iconic lizard species, native to southern and central California and northern Baja California