Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tar pit with wooden planks around it and signs about large mammals found within Scientists have been extracting huge fossils ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The lake pit in front of the La Brea Tar Pits Museum is left over from asphalt mining that took place in the nineteenth century.

While the days of dire wolves and saber-toothed cats have long since passed, a new study is emerging from the sticky tar of Los Angeles, Calif.—one that is beginning to echo today's issues. This study ...

The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County called upon the three design teams to reimagine the beloved site within L.A.'s Hancock Park—preserving its special features (namely, the tar pits), ...

The La Brea Tar Pits officially closed the doors to the George C. Page Museum on Monday as it endures an expansive renovation project. Officials say the hope is to reopen in time for the 2028 Summer ...

ZUMAIA, Spain — On a recent fall day, a dragonfly came to rest in Hancock Park, most likely searching for a place to lay her eggs. She landed on a slick of accumulated rainwater no more than a few ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Tens of thousands of years ago, dire wolves hunted ground sloths and camels while herds of gigantic ...

The lake pit in front of the La Brea Tar Pits Museum is left over from asphalt mining that took place in the nineteenth century. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Last year, we began inviting readers ...