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

Two males biting the head and neck region of a female Southern Alligator Lizard

Climate Change, Reptiles, and You!

Animals are already reacting to climate change
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Garden Bee

Nature Hunt

Get ready to explore your neighborhood!
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South LA Cafe Storefront

Angelenos Building Community: Celebrating Celia Ward-Wallace, South LA Cafe

Building community and connection through coffee in South L.A.
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Blue Morpho

#MindblownLA 
Mobs of Blue Morphos  

Discover why blue morphos blow Forest Urban's mind.
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Research and Collections

How to DISCO at Home

Creativity powers the DISCO team, no matter where the lab is. 
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Locomobile Half Dome in the Background

A Steamy Trip Through Yosemite

Treat yourself to a tour in the Locomobile
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Nature in L.A.

A History of Hydrocarbons

Explore how 20 million years of geology fueled car culture in L. A.
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Angelenos Building Community: Celebrating Gina Bigham, Trans* Lounge

Helping to build and empower the trans and non-binary community
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The Masquerade Laws, woman on horse

Anti-Masquerading Ordinance of 1898

How a 19th-century ordinance affected the lives of LGBTQ+ people for decades
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