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

Bison on the range
Naturalist
An American Icon, Once Endangered
The natural history and near extinction of the most American of mammals
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western fence lizard dorsal view
Naturalist
A Lover at Hart
We’d like to introduce you to one of the William S. Hart Museum’s most devoted visitors.
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Los Angeles River
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Remembering the First Earth Day
“It was just a real beginning of the environmental movement.”
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Great white shark
Naturalist
Big Ocean Animal Alert
When one species declines or disappears, an entire ecosystem could be at risk of profound transformation or collapse. ​​​​​​​
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Author Mallory O'Meara, artist and filmmaker Micheline Pitt and moderator Claire Dunlap on stage during the Fright Nights event
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Ladies on the Black Lagoon
Few movie monsters are as instantly recognizable as Gill Man, the featured creature in The Creature from the Black Lagoon. But what do you know about the woman behind that iconic design?
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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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Lisa Gonzalez at her microscope
Naturalist
Itsy-Bitsy Made Big
Our Insect Expert Trains Her Lens on the Tiny
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