Please note that on Sunday, October 20, NHM will close to the public at 2 pm, for the 16th Annual Haunted Museum event. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Research and Collections

Dinosaurs Excavations

My Dinosaur Dig

Oceans Online

Digitization of collections unlocks climate clues.

Nature in L.A. Research and Collections

The Accidental Community Science of Security Cameras

How security cameras help document wildlife in backyards.

Discoveries Reptiles

What to Wear When Lizard Watching

Choose your outfit carefully before you go on a nature walk.

A few of the six-million-year-old coprolites (fossilized feces) of extinct bone-crushing dogs; the one on the right has visible bits of bone sticking out. (Ouch.)

Research and Collections

The Proof Is in the Pooping

Fossilized feces help confirm the diet of extinct “bone-crushing” dogs

Research and Collections

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