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Nature in L.A.

The how and why of composting

Green returning to the Angeles National Forest in Southern California six months after the Station Fire.

A look at what we know and don't know about how growing wildfires impact our natural world, and how we can learn to cope

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.

Children looking at flowers with magnifiers

Naturalist Nature in L.A.

Nature Gardens Turn 10

A look back—and forward–at all the nature thriving in NHM’s Nature Gardens.

Indian common crow butterfly observation from iNaturalist

Research and Collections

The Beginnings of Butterflies

A sweeping new study by over 80 scientists including NHM researcher Vijay Barve identifies that butterflies originated in North or Central America 100 million years ago.

Naturalist

Wonder Girls

A contingent of 8 to 18-year-olds spent three inspirational days at NHM learning from experts about fossils, mammals, and oceans, and discovering the many stepping stones to careers in science, technology, engineering and math.