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Micheline Pitt in front of the Three Muses in NHM's Rotunda
Naturalist

#MindBlownLA NHM’s Three Muses and Micheline Pitt

Fashion Designer and Filmmaker shares how the rotunda’s history blows her mind.
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Still shot of Micheline Pitt in the Natural History of Horror exhibition at NHM
Naturalist

#MindBlownLA The Science of Scary with Micheline Pitt

Fashion Designer and Filmmaker shares her fascination with the science behind horror films.
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babies, twig, fragile

An Early Bird?

Hummingbirds in Santa Barbara
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Trumpet, tree, pink, bloom, pollenated
Nature in L.A.

L.A.'s Street Trees

What trees line the L.A. streets?
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A monarch butterfly lands on a bright orange flower
Nature in L.A.

The Flight of Monarch Butterfl

Tracking one tiny creature's big adventure.
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Close up of flat footed fly

Fungus Feeding, "Flat-Footed" Flies

Examining a staple of the L.A. backyard.
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Oak Gall
Nature in L.A.

Oak Wasp Galls

Let me introduce you to a tiny parasitic wasp that makes a unique nursery for its offspring.
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Turaco specimens in a drawer

A Bird of A Feather

A special bird flies home to NHM
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Summer of Sloths

Death by pooping?

La Brea Tar Pits Assistant Curator Emily Lindsey and a team of researchers found a treasure trove of giant ground sloth specimens
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