Illustration of ice age bird, the teratorn.

Meet Teratorn, the Largest Bird Found at La Brea Tar Pits

The teratorn was undoubtedly big, but was it a big vulture or something else?
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A male house finch with a little red plumage around its beak and breast alongside otherwise gray feathers being held still by a person's hand
Research and Collections

Bird banding, Wildfire Smoke, and the Nature Gardens

Researchers band birds and collect feathers in the Nature Gardens to study the impacts of wildfire smoke on birds.
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Curating a Legacy

Hrach Gevrikyan | Velo Pasadena Bicycle Shop
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L.A. on Eight Wheels

Evil E | L.A. Derby Dolls
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best_slug_photo snailblitz 2020 banana slug on the ground

Congratulations, Banana Slugs!

California finally has a state slug, just in time for Snail Search 2025
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House Finch Collection Drawer

Wildfire Smoke in Bird Feathers

NHM researchers look at dirty feathers to understand the effects of wildfire smoke on birds
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Juniper seeds

Solving a Juniper Seed Mystery at La Brea Tar Pits

How identifying a mysterious fossil seed reveals Ice Age climate change
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Aerial view of buildings with hand-written names over the streets

Street Names of Los Angeles

You may ride, drive, bike, run and walk your L.A. streets, but do you know the history behind L.A. street names?
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The panel 'White washing history' from L.A. History A Mexican Perspective

History, Uncensored

Uncovering a history of censorship that threatened two of L.A.'s most iconic murals
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The Douglas World Cruiser New Orleans in the foreground with the other planes in the distance air over Connecticut

Remembering the Douglas World Crusier's First Flight Around the World

Marking 100 Years since the Douglas World Cruisers circled the globe
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