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Bat Specimens from the Mammalogy Collection laid back to back with their specimen tags visible

Research and Collections

How the new digitization project Ranges is unlocking the potential of NHM's Mammalogy Collection

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Collective Knowledge from Our Changing World

From evolutionary history to our conservation future, explore the power and majesty of museum collections through the lens of famed NatGeo photographer Craig Cutler

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Baccalaureates in Biodiversity

Meet the first graduating class of NHMLAC’s extraordinary mentorship and apprenticeship program—UNLAB (Understanding Nature and L.A. Biodiversity). Discover what eight college grads learned about fish, snails, and other creatures of the natural world from ancient times to the present—and how to protect them in the future.

Preparator works on large bone in the Dino Lab

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Earth's Green Giant

Fossil bones of Gnatalie, the long-necked dinosaur soon to be on display in NHM's new wing, were prepared in the Dinosaur Lab.

Extinction and Survival at La Brea Tar Pits

Groundbreaking new research from La Brea Tar Pits curators finds that in California, 13,000 years ago, huge Ice Age mammals that had roamed the landscape for many millennia, suddenly ceased to exist. The cause? Humans, catastrophic fires, and an ecosystem made vulnerable by climate change.

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How Our Museum Grows

A unique and transformative museum mentorship program about biodiversity begins

Playing With Fire: Extinction and Survival at La Brea Tar Pits

In California, 13,000 years ago, huge Ice Age mammals that had roamed the landscape for many millennia, suddenly ceased to exist. The cause? Humans, catastrophic fires, and an ecosystem made vulnerable by climate change.

Nature in L.A.

Match Point

Regan Dunn, Interim Assistant Deputy Director and Assistant Curator at La Brea Tar Pits, looks at the pervasive planetary issue of fire with a long-term lens.

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Minerals with Lead-busting Superpowers

Our scientists are harnessing the properties of a mineral to encapsulate dangerous lead in soil in South L.A. backyards, demonstrating how NHM discoveries coupled with community partners can power environmental change.

Research That Rocks

Our breathtaking backyard state park

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