Anacapa Island Channel Islands landscape
Off to Anacapa!
Our Anthropology Curator heads to the Channel Islands on an unprecedented underwater archaeology expedition to find evidence of the first people to set foot on these shores
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year of the tiger
Research and Collections
Year of the Tiger
Celebrate the 2022 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection
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Black and white illustration of a sabertoothed cat
Here, Kitty, Kitty
It's been ice ages! Get reacquainted with your friendly neighborhood apex predator
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Vela Muxe Los Angeles
Research and Collections
Beyond Gender: Indigenous Perspectives, Muxe
A limited series on some of the world's third gender Indigenous people
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Pumps from BLA
Nature in L.A.
A History of Hydrocarbons
Explore how 20 million years of geology fueled car culture in L. A.
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miguel ordeñana in P-22 exhibit
Nature in L.A.
P-22 Show Interviews Miguel Ordeñana
Miguel Ordeñana joins the P-22 Presents Show to chat about animals all over L.A.
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tar pit in trinidad edited
From Giant Ground Sloths to Tiny Poops
Global tar pits reveal past ecosystems
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Oculudentavis, tiny dinosaur trapped in amber
A Tiny Dinosaur and a Big Discovery
An international team, including NHM scientists, discovered the smallest dinosaur ever found, almost perfectly preserved
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Summer of Sloths
Death by pooping?
La Brea Tar Pits Assistant Curator Emily Lindsey and a team of researchers found a treasure trove of giant ground sloth specimens
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