Stories

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

Sample Tar Pits' Paleo Diets
Gnawing questions answered with fossilized teeth
Fake It 'Til You Make It
How tropical tanagers cheat their way to flashier feathers and hopefully more mates
Three Horned Larks, Two Spotted Doves and a Seasonal Community Science Tradition
The history and value of North America’s longest running community science project: the Christmas Bird Count
Walruses: On the Tusk of Greatness
With the discovery of the oldest tusked walrus yet, NHM scientists are getting to the root of the walrus’ long tooth.
Fishes Across America: Shoshone, Idaho
A different Shoshone, a different sucker:  Catostomus columbianus, the bridgelip sucker
Beyond Gender: Indigenous Perspectives, Muxe
A limited series on some of the world's third gender Indigenous people