Stories

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

Encounter Our Mighty Friendly Dino
Meet Hunter, our large-scale T. rex puppet.
A Mural Remembers L.A.
Chicana artist Barbara Carrasco’s mural, L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective, will be installed in the new Welcome Center of NHM Commons.  
Hollywood Has a Home
“We are the mother lode of Hollywood artifacts,” says Beth Werling, Collections Manager in History.
Valley Bugs and City Lizards
From the San Gabriel Mountains to the beaches, L.A. is home to plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
Owl About Odin
He may only weigh about a third of a pound, but this Museum resident packs a big personality punch.
Meet Dr. Slime
Dr. Jann Vendetti, NHM's Associate Curator of Malacology, has a soft spot for the tiny and slimy .
Dinosaurs in the Desert
A crew heads to the Badlands of Utah and New Mexico and return with (literally) tons of fossil treasure, plus a few big surprises.
His Mansion for a Horse
Swing by the Cowboy Festival and a special open house Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22
Dinosaurs in China
NHM Scientists Seek Out Birds From the East