Our Butterfly Pavilion and Nature Gardens are now open, and tickets are sold out for the season. The inside of the museum remains closed. Advanced timed-tickets are required for members and non-members. See NHMLAC's response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Fishes Across America: Shoshone, California

Hit the road from your home and dive into the biodiversity of freshwater fishes across the U.S.

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Climate Change, Reptiles, and You!

Animals are already reacting to climate change

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There's Climate History at the Bottom of the Ocean

Looking at ocean sediments reveals how Earth has changed over time.

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Remembering the First Earth Day

“It was just a real beginning of the environmental movement.”

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Humans On The Move

Dr. Amy Gusick, NHM’s Associate Curator of Anthropology, looks for answers in her archaeological studies of how people responded to environmental fluctuations

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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.