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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aerial view of waves on a beach
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Our Changing Planet
Whether through fossil digs, bug hunts, or ocean dives, NHMLAC is uniquely situated to gather, study, and share new knowledge about our changing environment.
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Aerial photograph of two people cleaning mammoth fossil
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Mammoth on Display
Our most complete mammoth, nicknamed “Zed” is almost ready to return to the limelight!
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Woman holds sundial shell
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Students Side-by-Side With Scientists
In our labs and collections rooms and out in the field, a rotating stream of exceptional students are part of an engine of discovery.
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museum installation of full-sized cryolophosaurus replica
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Your Big Antarctic Dinosaurs Takeaways
After adventuring from the world as it was—Pangaea to a life-size re-creation of Cryolophosaurus, we caught up with some of the museum’s explorers to ask them about their expedition experience.
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image of Gaper Clam
Nature in L.A.
Was Hancock Park Beachfront Property 120,000 Years Ago?
Pacific Gaper Clam: A large, common bivalve that inhabits sandy areas of bays along an open coast, often buried a foot or more.
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image of stromatolite, oldest fossil
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Oldest Fossils by Far
Stromatolites and trilobites
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Project 23 boxes and bins
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Our Rich Digs
More than a decade of rich digs at Project 23
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nate smith in antarctica
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Meet Our Polar Explorer
Dr. Nathan Smith, Associate Curator of NHM’s Dinosaur Institute, is an experienced Antarctic fossil hunter.
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