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

Author Mallory O'Meara, artist and filmmaker Micheline Pitt and moderator Claire Dunlap on stage during the Fright Nights event
Naturalist
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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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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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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