Stories

Welcome to Stories, a place to explore—and be inspired by—the wonder of our natural and cultural worlds.

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Research and Collections

Sample Tar Pits' Paleo Diets

Gnawing questions answered with fossilized teeth
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Anglerfish

A Rare Deep Sea Gem Arrives at NHM

A Pacific footballfish, a type of anglerfish that typically lives thousands of feet underwater, and that washed ashore at the beach, is now part of our Ichthyology Collection.
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What About Gay Bob?

The First Openly Gay Doll (for everyone) Was a Trailblazer Toy
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Research and Collections

Fake It 'Til You Make It

How tropical tanagers cheat their way to flashier feathers and hopefully more mates
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Lisa Gonzalez portrait

Lisa's Story: Bug Affair

How an insect enthusiast and museum fan became a queen bee of Bug Fair
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Bug Fair Cooking Demo with Aly Moore

A Bug Chef Cooking Demo!

Holy Crickets! Lunch is served.
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Bug band performing

The Luv Bugzzz Album

Bug out with our bug band's first album
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So Many Bugs to See!

Check out the Luv Bugzzz very first music video!
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