Stories

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

Assistant Conservator Marina Gibbons
Naturalist
Sewing for the Gold
Conservators really like weird, unique problems. We’re not happy that something deteriorates, but we’re really fascinated to find out how that's happening.
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Great Auk in NHM's collections
Naturalist
Auk-Ward
One story goes that, in just half an hour, hundreds of auks were herded onto a single ship
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Close up of Painted Lady Butterfly
Follow the Butterflies
Help us count butterflies!
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kid explores nature in backyard
Nature in L.A.
Explore the Wild Outside
When yards and gardens become more wildlife friendly, the experience can be magical
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Hart museum herd of bison grazing
Animals at Hart
Hart was devoted to the animals in his life: his pets, co-stars, and neighbors.
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woman in gem vault
Gems of the Americas
Travel back in time with one of NHM's most beloved gems, this video from our vaults. 
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A color wheel of bird skins from the collection.
Research and Collections
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.
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