Stories
Welcome to Stories, a place to explore—and be inspired by—the wonder of our natural and cultural worlds.
Scientists and Engineers Measure How Birds Send Heat into Space for the First Time
A new study from scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, UCLA, Indiana University, and Cal State University, Dominguez Hills reveals the hidden reflectance of bird feathers through the prism of light, heat, and color
Meet Masripithecus: Newly Described Ancient Ape Fills a Gap in Evolutionary History of Primates
An international team of researchers add a new chapter in the story of apes—including us humans—starting around 18 million years ago in North Africa
From the David Attenborough of Queens to the First-ever Curator of Community Science, Meet Dr. Christine Wilkinson
Explore some of the common misconceptions about coyotes with our new Curator of Community Science
Life at the Human Scale
Explore how human health, identity, and biology are shaped by the unseen life we rely on every day
Dr. Celestian's Favorite Minerals
See the dazzling mineral specimens on display in NHM's newest exhibition
One Tropical Bird's History Through the Lens of Lice
NHM's new Ornithology Collections Manager, Juliana Soto-Patiño, discovers the evolutionary origins of the mysterious Sapayoa aenigma through its parasitic louse
