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

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The Stories Behind LA's Street Names

The Hidden History of The Streets of L.A.
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Western yellow bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
Nature in L.A.

Bats over Los Angeles with Miguel Ordeñana

NHM's Curiosity Show chats with Community Science Manager and Wildlife Biologist Miguel Ordenana and learn all about L.A.'s urban bats.
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Oculudentavis, tiny dinosaur trapped in amber

A Tiny Dinosaur and a Big Discovery

An international team, including NHM scientists, discovered the smallest dinosaur ever found, almost perfectly preserved
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Bill Deverell, Director at Huntington-USC, in front of The Star in Becoming Los Angeles
Research and Collections

#MindBlownLA Bill Deverell and NHM's Shining Star

Director at Huntington-USC, shares how the history of an iconic star blows his mind.
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Micheline Pitt in front of the Three Muses in NHM's Rotunda
Naturalist

#MindBlownLA NHM’s Three Muses and Micheline Pitt

Fashion Designer and Filmmaker shares how the rotunda’s history blows her mind.
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Still shot of Micheline Pitt in the Natural History of Horror exhibition at NHM
Naturalist

#MindBlownLA The Science of Scary with Micheline Pitt

Fashion Designer and Filmmaker shares her fascination with the science behind horror films.
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babies, twig, fragile

An Early Bird?

Hummingbirds in Santa Barbara
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Trumpet, tree, pink, bloom, pollenated
Nature in L.A.

L.A.'s Street Trees

What trees line the L.A. streets?
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A monarch butterfly lands on a bright orange flower
Nature in L.A.

The Flight of Monarch Butterfl

Tracking one tiny creature's big adventure.
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