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Backyard Birding Episode 1: Bird Diversity in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles is the birdiest county in the USA
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Catching Feelings for a Triceratops: How Live Theater in Museums Evokes Empathy in Visitors
When it comes to bringing collections to life and forming empathetic connections with visitors, few tools are as powerful as live theater.
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Explore Jane Goodall's Profound Impact on Conservation and Advocacy
On March 25, a panel of L.A. community scientists, conservationists and activists discussed Dr. Goodall's evolution to activism and how we can all make a difference for the second installment of A Closer Look at Becoming Jane at NHM.
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Backyard Birding With NHM: Meet the House Finch
What’s red and gray and all over L.A.? It’s the house finch.
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Flight Club
The first rule of Flight Club is that butterflies are beautiful little jerks.
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A Closer Look at Becoming Jane: Her Scientific Legacy
Join the next conversation live and in-person on March 25
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Mammoths, meet the metaverse
Paleontologists from La Brea Tar Pits develop a whole herd of scientifically accurate extinct animals to use in AR and VR
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Day of Remembrance: Japanese Angelenos at Manzanar
NHM collections recount the unjust WWII internment of Japanese Angelenos through historic photographs and luggage packed for an uncertain future.
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Research and Collections
Year of the Tiger
Celebrate the 2022 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection
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