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Behind the Scenes: Uncovering L.A.'s Ice Age Past
Uncovering L.A.'s Ice Age Past
Take a dip into the science of the tar pits in this video, a rare look under the surface at the fossilized bones of Ice Age predators, from dire wolves to mighty mammoths.
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Head and shoulder portraits of speakers with iridescent lighting and dinosaur skeletons in the background
Life at the Human Scale
Explore how human health, identity, and biology are shaped by the unseen life we rely on every day
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Aaron Celestian in front of a purple, blue, and white crystal mineral specimen
Dr. Celestian's Favorite Minerals
See the dazzling mineral specimens on display in NHM's newest exhibition
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A yellowish-green Sapayoa bird on a branch in a tropical forest
One Tropical Bird's History Through the Lens of Lice
NHM's new Ornithology Collections Manager, Juliana Soto-Patiño, discovers the evolutionary origins of the mysterious Sapayoa aenigma through its parasitic louse 
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White, gray, and black spotted snow leopard with green eyes, laying on its side and looking directly into the camera
Cat Anatomy
A look inside how our fierce feline friends effectively move, hunt, and slurp.
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two garden snails, one left-spiraling, one right-spiraling, held in a person's palm
The SNERCH for True Love: A Sinistral Snail Tale
This Snail Search season, be on the lookout for snails with counter-clockwise shells
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Great Sphinx of Giza
Cat Evolution: From Sphinx to Siamese 
The cute critters have more history than you might realize.
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Tania Collas wearing magnifying head piece and purple gloves while holding a small paintbrush up to a mural
Restoring a Los Angeles Mural
The unsung heroes working behind the scenes to keep collections looking their best
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A wide-angle, eye-level studio photograph shows a deep, rounded bowl crafted from a polished coconut shell. The bowl is tilted slightly to the right, resting on a small, pointed nub at its base. It sits against a neutral, light-gray background. A black-and-white centimeter scale bar is positioned in the foreground for size reference.
A Virtual Tour of the "Cup" Collections
Explore the collections of the Natural History Museum through the lens of the vessel!
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