Keiko’s Tooth: A Killer Whale, a Movie Star, and the Hidden Power of Museum Collections
Assistant Mammalogy Collections Manager Amanda Killian on finding the Free Willy star's tooth and the ever-growing value of natural history museum collections
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See how big discoveries can come from the tiniest things in the Gem and Mineral Hall.
While some women earned the right to vote in 1920, the fight was far from finished.
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Asphalt is dirty business, but scientists at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum have spent over 100 years learning how to excavate, clean and conserve the multitude of fossil specimens plucked from the tar at Hancock Park.
In Animal Oddities, Dr. Pauly will talk about NHMLAC's role as a global leader in community science, sharing details about the UNRC's efforts to create new ways to understand and connect to urban nature by inviting hundreds of community members to conduct biodiversity research that would not have been possible without their partnership.
Grant to Support Community Science Study of Bat Activity in Los Angeles
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Presenta la Exhibición en Línea y el Estreno del Video para Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women
Las Celebraciones de la 19ª Enmienda Inician el 18 de Agosto de 2020
NHM Launches Online Exhibition and Video Premiere for Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women
19th Amendment Celebrations Kick Off August 18, 2020
A group of researchers from the U.S. and Australia have announced the completely unexpecteddiscovery of exotic “vinegar flies” (drosophilids) in urban Los Angeles