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Pressure: James Cameron Into the Abyss

Explore the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER
Dec 12, 2022–Feb 20, 2023
 

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Scanning Electron Microscope Lab

See how big discoveries can come from the tiniest things in the Gem and Mineral Hall.

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Discovery from the Deep: Ichthyosaur
Ichthyosaur

New Discoveries

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Anglerfish

New Discoveries

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Diane Tuft Tyndall Figures
Frozen in Time: Images of Antarctica

See the frigid continent of Antarctica in a new light through the mesmerizing work of award-winning photographer Diane Tuft.

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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Science Sleuths
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through 08/08/25

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Children looking and pointing at specimens in clear cases inside the top of a gray cart
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Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Science Sleuths
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weekly

through 08/08/25

  • 12:00 am
Children looking and pointing at specimens in clear cases inside the top of a gray cart
nhm

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Science Sleuths
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weekly

through 08/08/25

  • 12:00 am
Children looking and pointing at specimens in clear cases inside the top of a gray cart
nhm

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Science Sleuths
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weekly

through 08/08/25

  • 12:00 am
Children looking and pointing at specimens in clear cases inside the top of a gray cart
nhm

Adventures in Nature Day Camp: Science Sleuths
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weekly

through 08/08/25

  • 12:00 am

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Los Angeles Urban Ocean Expedition

The Natural History Museum is leading a two-week expedition to the urban ocean waters of the Los Angeles region to dramatically improve our knowledge of Southern California marine biodiversity.

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Marine Biodiversity Center

Most species on Earth are animals, and most animals are invertebrates, so most of the Earth’s astonishing biodiversity is in the invertebrate animals. The Marine Biodiversity Center is the museum’s core facility for the curation of these remarkable animals. Collections come to the museum from a variety of research projects and government agencies.

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DISCO

An ongoing program at the Natural History Museum aims to develop research and monitoring tools to enormously accelerate our ability to discover and investigate marine invertebrate biodiversity of California’s nearshore waters.

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Past Projects

While NHM is not currently working on these projects, they have influenced our current community science projects.

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Life in the Ocean

Our researchers are devoted to better understanding our coastal communities — both now and in the past — and the thousands of animals that live (or lived) there.

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News & Press

Ancient Crocodile-Like Predators Ruled the Islands of the Caribbean

A new study finds that land-dwelling crocodile-like sebecids were the apex predators of the West Indies, surviving on the islands after vanishing from South America

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New Study Shines a Light on the Mechanics of Bioluminescence in the Rare Fish Vinciguerria mabahiss
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Ammonites went out with a diverse bang—and not a long, slow fizzle—in the Late Cretaceous

A new study used museum collections to map ammonite diversity around the globe before their total extinction and found they were not in decline prior to their extinction alongside non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago

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The Tooth About Dolphins’ Oldest Ancestors: New Species of Early Toothed Whales Unearthed in Washington State Had Unique Teeth

The new species is one of the earliest ancestor of modern dolphins yet discovered

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Understanding Our Coast: A Guide to Southern California Marine Pillbugs

A review of nearly 200 marine pillbugs, or underwater roly-polies, will improve ocean monitoring off the coast of Southern California.

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