Stories

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

two women reading Wild LA book at community science super project party

Take a walk on the Wild (L.A.) side

Naturalist

In the Summer of 2018, there were hundreds of happy campers around L.A. thanks to NHM’s partnership with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation’s ESTEAM Summer camp.

Through the Looking Glass

We are preparing right now to plant sturdy contraptions around La Brea Tar Pits, and soon they will blossom into portals to the Ice Age.

Nature in L.A.

The Mesmerizing Eyes of Eristalinus Taeniopa

This week, we bring you a visual treat from BioSCAN's Principal Investigator, Curator of Entomology, and Photographer Extraordinaire, Dr. Brian Brown.

Caterpillars are like hot dogs for wasps, but with more protein and healthier! Photo credit: Brian Brown

Nature in L.A.

It's a bird? It's a plane? It's a White-Lined Sphinx Moth!

At the end of every work day, before I head home into that lovely L.A. rush hour traffic, I walk through the Nature Garden at one of my favorite times of the day, the magic hour as the sun sets, the diurnal animals hunker down, and the nocturnal ones get ready for action.