Stories

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

A Different Kind of Prepping
For Vertebrate Paleontology Preparator James Preston, science doesn’t stop.
Feline Forensics
Watch this CAT scan solve a museum mystery.
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.
Mind-Blown Science: Dr. Luis Chiappe and NHM's T. rex Trio
Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of NHM's Dinosaur Institute, explains why NHM’s spectacular T. rex growth series blows his mind.
Mind-Blown Science: The Ant-decapitating Fly
Violence in the insect world: a new type of ant decapitation
Woolly Rhino Fossil with Xiaoming Wang
Our researchers make exciting discoveries all over the world
#MindBlownLA Bill Deverell and NHM's Shining Star
Director at Huntington-USC, shares how the history of an iconic star blows his mind.
Our Expert on Birds
Dr. Allison Shultz, Assistant Curator of Ornithology, comments on an alarming study.