You won't have to dig deep to find fun this Sunday with a program at the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science. Local geologist Tim Elam will present "McKittrick and Maricopa Tar Seeps," a ...

Staffers at L.A.’s Natural History Museum and La Brea Tar Pits Form Union. Around 300 workers at the iconic SoCal institutions will join AFSCME as part of a voluntary recognition agreement with ...

La Brea Tar Pits scientists successfully identify a previously unknown species to Southern California from fossilized seeds, revealing a drought-fueled dance between two species of juniper with ...

Scientists have been extracting huge fossils from the La Brea tar pits since 1913. Many of the animals lived during the Ice Age, as far back as 50,000 years ago. The tar pits have preserved an ...

If you want the La Brea Tar Pits mobile museum to visit your school, you can request it here. Registration for the spring 2024 semester opened in October and is expected to fill up quickly.

La Brea Tar Pits + Museum Rating: Very Good Strong Points: Numerous resources available on the site; detailed overview of the museum’s collection, including 3D renderings. Weak Points: Some ...

Dr. Hugo Schmökel works in the collections area at the La Brea Tar Pits on Aug. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif. The museum and park holds the world’s largest collection of Pleistocene f… ...

Only two of a flock of 15 wild Canada geese that landed and became trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles in late July have survived after they were rescued and cleaned off.

Only two of seven geese survived after being rescued from the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, the International Bird Rescue said in a news release. On July 31, a flock of 15 Canada geese landed ...

La Brea Tar Pits Master Plan Site Plan. Image Courtesy of NHMLAC. NHMLAC chose KDJ after a thorough selection process that involved visiting KDJ's offices and projects both domestically and abroad ...