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
Exhibitions
Scanning Electron Microscope Lab
See how big discoveries can come from the tiniest things in the Gem and Mineral Hall.
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Earth Day Festival
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.
Events
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Tours & Activities
Meet a Live Animal
Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.
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Tours & Activities
Meet a Live Animal
Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.
daily
- 3:00 pm
nhm
Tours & Activities
Meet a Live Animal
Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.
daily
- 3:00 pm
nhm
Tours & Activities
Meet a Live Animal
Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.
daily
- 3:00 pm
nhm
Tours & Activities
Meet a Live Animal
Get up close and personal with the Museum's resident animals! Hear amazing stories about critters that are often misunderstood or overlooked.
daily
- 3:00 pm
Stories
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Happy Hour: Getting Really Small with Dr. Jody Martin
Join Dr. Jody Martin on a tour of "the very very small" - from tiny marine invertebrates to the heads of insects to snowflakes and pollen grains and more - to learn about the Museum's brand new electron microscope and how it will be used in research, education, and exhibits!
Video: Happy Hour - Collections Going Global with Dr. Trina Roberts
In Dr. Trina Roberts', Assoc. VP of Collections, presentation Collections Going Global, you'll hear about some of the ways the vast collection supports research and what NHMLAC is doing to share it worldwide, and how digital info is enhancing our reach and the role the museums play in global research.
News & Press
Celebrate Spring and Earth Month with Community Science Projects & Earth Day Events at the Natural History Museum and La Brea Tar Pits
City Nature Challenge (April 24-27) is joined by two new ongoing Community Science projects: AntQuest and SoCal Webs
NHM’s popular Earth Day Festival is April 19, and La Brea Tar Pits Hosts a Climate Dance Party on April 25
Press Release
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La Brea Tar Pits to Launch the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research as a Highlight of Its Major Campus Transformation
A landmark gift from the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation advances the complete reimagining of one of Los Angeles’s most iconic scientific, cultural, and community sites
New renderings from WEISS/MANFREDI reveal updated plans to transform the museum and park on Wilshire Blvd
NHM’s Groundbreaking Snail Search Community Science Project (SNERCH) Returns From February 1 to March 31
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s snail and slug-focused community science project invites Southern Californians to join in the discovery with a photo contest, side quests, and a slimy good time
Press Release
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Return of the Short (Tyrant) King: A New Paper by Dinosaur Institute Researcher Shows Nanotyrannus Was Not a Juvenile T. rex
Dinosaur Institute researcher shows throat bones accurately record maturity in dinosaurs, establishing Nanotyrannus was a fully grown, entirely distinct species from T. rex
Ancient Crocodile-Like Predators Ruled the Islands of the Caribbean
A new study finds that land-dwelling crocodile-like sebecids were the apex predators of the West Indies, surviving on the islands after vanishing from South America