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Research and Collections
Biodiversity in L.A. Backyards
A week's worth of spotlighting species (and some ways you can help) in recognition of California's Biodiversity Week, September 7–15, 2024.
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Research and Collections
Eating bamboo? It's all in the wrist.
An ancient fossil reveals the earliest panda on an exclusively bamboo diet and the evolutionary history of panda's false thumbs
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Research and Collections
The Secret Power of Zeolite
Our Curator of Mineral Sciences, Aaron Celestian, talks about why this mineral blows his mind!
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Research and Collections
Gypsum Crystals: Mineral Ships for Alien Life?
Can gypsum crystals hold alien life from Mars? Explore every facet of these incredible crystals with our Mineral Sciences Curator Aaron Celestian.
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Research and Collections
How Littler Raptors Are Making It in the Big City
Picturing the perfect city raptor with community science data
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Year of the Tiger
Celebrate the 2022 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection
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Fragmentary Fossils Help Tell the Whole Evolutionary Story
Paleontological “twigs” from our fossil past can help us reconstruct branches on the tree of life
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Research and Collections
Tooth Fast, Tooth Curious?
A new study uncovers a novel approach to a plant-based diet, unique to long-necked dinosaurs
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Research and Collections
These Hips Don’t Lie: 3D Imaging of a Pelvis Suggests Social Care for Saber Tooths
A new display at La Brea Tar Pits showcases how modern science can shed new light on old fossils.
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Research and Collections
Preserving L.A.'s Urban Ocean History: Oil Spills and NHM Collections
Reflections on the recent disaster at Huntington Beach
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