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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Pod Patrol

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Children on a balcony looking at a hanging sea creature skeleton

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Pod Patrol

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weekly through 07/17/26

12:00 am

Children on a balcony looking at a hanging sea creature skeleton

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Pod Patrol

Learn more

weekly through 07/17/26

12:00 am

Children on a balcony looking at a hanging sea creature skeleton

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Pod Patrol

Learn more

weekly through 07/17/26

12:00 am

Children on a balcony looking at a hanging sea creature skeleton

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Pod Patrol

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weekly through 07/17/26

12:00 am

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A high school building with the words 'San Pedro Pirates' surrounding an image of a pirate mascot on the building. Signs of construction surround the building

Fossils Under San Pedro High School Reveal a Pleistocene Beach in a Miocene Sea

Discover some of the last fossils and the lasting impact of the bone beds beneath San Pedro High School

An orca jumping out of the water

Orcas: Culture Beneath the Surface

Dive into the matriarchal culture of orcas

An artistic reconstruction of a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor.

For Ancient and Modern Seagrass Ecosystems, Having a (Sea)Cow Is Super Important

A new species of extinct dugong from the Persian Gulf highlights sea cows as underwater lawn mowers protecting biodiversity

Illustration of aquatic sloths chilling by the beach next to some penguins and sea lions during a sun set

Dive Into the Weird Miocene World of Aquatic Sloths

A new paper by an international team of researchers, including NHM's Curator of Marine Mammals, Dr. Jorge Velez-Juarbe, uncovers more secrets of aquasloths with one of the most complete skeletons ever discovered

Elongated Violet Snail (Janthina umbilicata)

Rare Purple Snail Lands Here

The shells of a violet-colored sea snail, Janthina janthina, washed up on SoCal beaches recently.

In Hot Water

As the ocean temperature continues to rise, how are the Pacific’s flora and fauna faring, adapting— or not—and how can people help?

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An Ocean Experience

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