Stories

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

Sean Campbell in a purple t-shirt, with fossils in the background

Day in the Life: Excavations Manager at the La Brea Tar Pits

Join Sean Campbell Behind the Scenes at La Brea Tar Pits

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Head of a dinosaur like creature on a black background

Discover Labrujasuchus expectatus, a Bipedal, Toothless, Crocodile Relative From Triassic Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

The newly described ‘Witch Croc’—Labrujasuchus expectatus—from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, highlights the weirdness of life during the dawn of the dinosaurs and the legacy and ongoing discoveries at an iconic site 20 years into excavation

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Saul Becker looking at a diorama, of horned animals against a yellow background, through glass

Meet Saul Becker

Take a behind-the-scenes look at his installation for Reframing Dioramas

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A woman in a maroon ball cap holds a bright red-headed and yellow bird

Fly the Bird Migration Super Highway at Bear Divide Banding Station

Discover the spectacle and the science happening at Bear Divide Banding Station

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Two people pose behind a long counter inside The Ruby Fruit. One wears a green top and dark pants, while the other wears a bright yellow jumpsuit. In the foreground, a lime green graphic banner features the bar's name next to an image of a red cocktail garnished with a dehydrated citrus wheel.

More Than a Bar: Preserving a Sapphic Sanctuary

Mara Herbkersman & Emily Bielagus | The Ruby Fruit

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An orca jumping out of the water

Orcas: Culture Beneath the Surface

Dive into the matriarchal culture of orcas

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The Bugs of La Brea Tar Swamp

Meet some of the insects found at La Brea Tar Pits and discover how these microfauna can tell big stories about our climate, past, present, and future

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The ABC's of Identity

Philip Wang & Eric Wang | BOPOMOFO Cafe

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Sideview of black and white dire wolf against a purple background

Dire Wolf v Tar Pit

Explore the mystery of dire wolves in this new documentary

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Robin Walsh with her hand on the head of a tan and white dinosaur puppet

Augustynolophus morrisi

California’s State Dinosaur and NHM’s Newest Puppet

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