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The La Brea Tar Pits are full of mysteries. Here are three of the most puzzling
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe lake pit in front of the La Brea Tar Pits Museum is left over from asphalt mining that took...
'A story of extinction.' La Brea Tar Pits recognized as a geological heritage site
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA methane gas bubble breaks the surface of a pool of asphalt at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock...
La Brea Tar Pits transports visitors to the prehistoric past
Victorville Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the most moving sights a visitor first views as they enter the grounds of La Brea Tar Pits in...
Adult admission to La Brea Tar Pits and Natural History Museum rising to $18
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThree replica mammoths in the Lake Pit as people wander the grounds at the La Brea Tar Pits and...
Ice age extinction may hold lessons for current climate crisis
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoResearch from La Brea Tar Pits and Lake Elsinore has unearthed evidence of a dramatic event 13,000...
Human-caused fires may have contributed to the extinction of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOver 3,000 dire wolf fossils have been found at the La Brea tar pitsJae C. Hong/AP Photo The La Brea...
Writers Guild Holds Rally at La Brea Tar Pits as Strike Reaches 50th Day
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThousands of striking Writers Guild of America members along with other union workers marched in...
After flock of 15 Canada geese landed in the La Brea Tar Pits, just two survive
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe geese, likely a local flock, mistakenly landed on the Los Angeles Natural History Museums'...
La Brea Tar Pits pushes forward with its indoor-outdoor makeover
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe La Brea Tar Pits’ makeover team is adding new members. Lori Bettison-Varga, the president and director of the National History Museums of Los Angeles County, announced today that the La ...
Creeping ooze irritates Tar Pits neighbors; city calls it a 'feature' of the area
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTar is seen on Masselin Avenue on Wednesday. (KTLA) Less than half a mile from the La Brea Tar Pits,...