Stories

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

Armenia's White Storks

Nest Neighbors Bring Good Fortune Across the Globe

Vistazo de la Ciencia de Bob Esponja

¡Sumérgete en todo un mundo de conocimientos náuticos con los expertos de NHM y tus personajes favoritos de Bob Esponja!

Science of SpongeBob Teaser

Dive into a watery world of knowledge with NHM experts and your favorite SpongeBob characters!

La Ciencia de Bob Esponja: Hechos Tontos del Mar

¡Explora el extraño mundo de vivir bajo el agua!

Science of SpongeBob: Silly Sea Facts

Explore the wide world of weird living underwater!

Sir Lady Java

History and Legacy of a Trans Rights Hero

The Anglerfish Artist

Dwight Hwang, an expert at the traditional Japanese printing technique called gyotaku, was invited to the museum recently to perform a marriage of art and science

At the Feet of Mammoths

Meet some of the Ice Age minifauna still making their home in L.A.

Sample Tar Pits' Paleo Diets

Gnawing questions answered with fossilized teeth

A Rare Deep Sea Gem Arrives at NHM

A Pacific footballfish, a type of anglerfish that typically lives thousands of feet underwater, and that washed ashore at the beach, is now part of our Ichthyology Collection.