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4 speckled eggs on a table surrounded by spinach, nuts, and cabbage
Teñir huevos de dinosaurio
¡Tiñe tus propios huevos, estilo dinosaurio!
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4 speckled eggs on a table surrounded by spinach, nuts, and cabbage
Dyeing Dino Eggs
Dye your own eggs, dinosaur style!
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miguel ordeñana in P-22 exhibit
Nature in L.A.
P-22 Show Interviews Miguel Ordeñana
Miguel Ordeñana joins the P-22 Presents Show to chat about animals all over L.A.
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A snail stretches its body from a green leaf onto a bright pink flower.
Nature in L.A.
SnailBlitz 2020: The Search for SLIME rain or shine
The results are in from SnailBlitz 2020. See our photo contest winners!
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tar pit in trinidad edited
From Giant Ground Sloths to Tiny Poops
Global tar pits reveal past ecosystems
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Pregnant Plesiosaur specimen in Dinosaur Hall
Mind-Blown Science: Dr. Luis Chiappe and NHM's Extraordinary Plesiosaur
Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of our Dinosaur Institute, explains why this giant marine reptile blows his mind.
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Preparator James Preston working on fossils from home.
Research and Collections
A Different Kind of Prepping
For Vertebrate Paleontology Preparator James Preston, science doesn’t stop.
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Still image of CAT scan of a mummified cat
Research and Collections
Feline Forensics
Watch this CAT scan solve a museum mystery.
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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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