The How and Why of Colorful Feathers
Equal parts ornithologist and evolutionary biologist, Assistant Ornithology Curator Dr. Allison Shultz has been investigating two questions throughout her research career: how are birds colorful, and why are birds colorful.
Mind-Blown Science: Dr. Luis Chiappe and NHM's T. rex Trio
Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of NHM's Dinosaur Institute, explains why NHM’s spectacular T. rex growth series blows his mind.
Mind-Blown Science: The Ant-decapitating Fly
Violence in the insect world: a new type of ant decapitation
Woolly Rhino Fossil with Xiaoming Wang
Our researchers make exciting discoveries all over the world
#MindBlownLA Bill Deverell and NHM's Shining Star
Director at Huntington-USC, shares how the history of an iconic star blows his mind.
Our Expert on Birds
Dr. Allison Shultz, Assistant Curator of Ornithology, comments on an alarming study.
My Dinosaur Dig
Every year, NHM researchers (and sometimes, office folk like myself) make their way to an exclusive Utah dig site to unearth more and more dinosaur bones.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Seaver Center Highlight
The company that built L.A, brick by brick.
A Campus Trek, Wildlife Camera In Hand
Esperanza elementary school students learn about camera trap technology.