An curved arrow pointing right. Excavators at the La Brea Tar Pits work almost every day to pull fossils out of the ground, clean, and prepare them for further research. With 4 million specimens ...

Read full article: Preserving the unique history of the La Brea Tar Pits LOS ANGELES - Black gooey methane bubbles pop on the surface of the Lake Pit outside the La Brea Museum in Los Angeles.

Active fossil excavation site, Pit 91, located at the Rancho La Brea tar pits, Los Angeles, Calif. Pit 91 has yielded thousands of animal fossils. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

So, in that spirit, we visited an L.A. landmark we’ve always wanted to visit: The La Brea Tar Pits and they did not disappoint. The photo above is from the Urban Light art installation, which is next ...

Credit: SciTechDaily.com La Brea Tar Pits scientists have successfully identified a previously ... Reference: “Identification of fossil juniper seeds from Rancho La Brea (California, USA): drought and ...

La Brea Tar Pits scientists have identified a previously ... More information: Jessie George et al, Identification of fossil juniper seeds from Rancho La Brea (California, USA): drought and ...

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the La Brea Tar Pits Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are all offering free admission through Jan. 17. “We hope our museums can ...

If your kids go crazy for dinosaurs – and really, what kid doesn't? – then a visit to La Brea Tar Pits is sure to be the highlight of their trip. Although the pits look like the set of a ...

The La Brea Tar Pits and Page Museum is one of the coolest places to visit in Los Angeles. Not only can you see Ice Age Fossils on display, you can get up close to bubbling tar. You’ll find all there ...

Gayle Anderson reports on how new research between paleontologists at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Robert Klapper at Cedars-Sinai could enhance patient care.