Stories

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

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Reasons to Start Your Own Vegetable Garden With Florence Nishida

Join gardening guru and living L.A. legend Florence Nishida to learn why you, yes YOU, should be growing vegetables.

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Join a Gardener to find out what we’re harvesting in our Edible Garden!

Edible Garden Fun Facts

Discover the tastiest part of NHM's Nature Garden with Chef Ray Garcia and NHM's former Head Gardener Richard Hayden.

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Rosanna and Ofelia Esparza pictured amongst the dolls they have made and collected

The Fabric of Memory

Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens | Tonalli Studio

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At Arm's Length

Understand deep time by plotting out the history of Earth along your arms!

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Chef John Cleveland Post & Beam

A New Eatery at NHM

Introducing the Neighborhood Grill by Post & Beam

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Digital mastadon at the Tar Pits

Geek Out in an Ice Age Daydream

Tar AR brings Ice Age animals back to L.A.

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Man with Barbies

Designing for the Dreamhouse

Carlyle Nuera | Lead Designer, Barbie Signature

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Snails, Camera, Action!

SnailBlitz slimes forward until March 31. For the first time, the public will vote on the winning images from April 1–7!

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Year of the Rabbit

Celebrate the 2023 Lunar New Year with highlights from the collection

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L. atlantica 2 SEM image

NHM’s new Scanning Electron Microscope Lab connects guests with big science and tiny specimens.

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