Stories

with paleontologist Nate Smith

Watch a video compilation of our top picks for the fiercest, weirdest, and kitschiest dinosaur movies through history. Travel back through their cinematic history from Jurassic Park's T. rex to Arlo, The Good Dinosaur.

The new specimen highlights the crucial relationship zoos play in ensuring rare and endangered species are represented in museum collections.

NHM's Jann Vendetti discusses the ocean-dwelling purple colored snails that washed up on Southern California beaches in July 2025.

Discover one of the 1600 species of native California bees and the intimate portraits in conservation photographer Krystle Hickman's forthcoming book, The ABCs of California Native Bees 

UNLAB researchers share insights from their collections-based research conducted at the Natural History Museum.

The shells of a violet-colored sea snail, Janthina janthina, washed up on SoCal beaches recently.

From the opening day of Fierce! The Story of Cats, a discussion on P-22, the mountain lion that left a lasting influence on art, culture, wildlife conservation, and public awareness of urban nature.

When Southern California (or other bat-heavy areas) sees waves of extreme heat, the second-largest order of mammals can be put at significant risk. But with a little community assistance, our nocturnal neighbors like this Yuma myotis can sleep safely during hot days in a comfortable bat box — which you can easily build and install yourself.

As the ocean temperature continues to rise, how are the Pacific’s flora and fauna faring, adapting— or not—and how can people help?