LA Nature Quest Join LA Nature Quest this October and discover and share biodiversity across Los Angeles
Digitized Mammals How the new digitization project Ranges is unlocking the potential of NHM's Mammalogy Collection
A Northern White Rhino Skeleton From the San Diego Zoo Comes to NHM The new specimen highlights the crucial relationship zoos play in ensuring rare and endangered species are represented in museum collections.
The Fairy Poppy Bee's Dance of Fragility and Resilience Discover one of the 1600 species of native California bees and the intimate portraits in conservation photographer Krystle Hickman's forthcoming book, The ABCs of California Native Bees
Rare Purple Snail Lands Here The shells of a violet-colored sea snail, Janthina janthina, washed up on SoCal beaches recently.
How To Build A Bat Box When Southern California (or other bat-heavy areas) sees waves of extreme heat, the second-largest order of mammals can be put at significant risk. But with a little community assistance, our nocturnal neighbors like this Yuma myotis can sleep safely during hot days in a comfortable bat box — which you can easily build and install yourself.
