Ancient trees' inefficient photorespiration may have helped stabilize Earth's atmosphere during last ice age

Ancient trees may have played a key role in regulating Earth's climate during the last ice age—by 'breathing' less ...
EurekAlert!

archival photo from the original excavations at La Brea Tar Pits (IMAGE)

Some of the key samples in the study came from the La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California, where researchers analyzed ...
The San Bernardino Sun

You might be surprised by how many fossils are from the La Brea Tar Pits

The La Brea Tar Pits are a group of natural asphalt pools in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the middle of the nation’s second-largest city, millions of fossils of animals that were ...
Los Angeles Magazine

The La Brea Tar Pits Are an L.A. Landmark. Why Weren’t L.A. Architects Tapped for the Redo?

Though it might be one of the more historically iconic L.A. tourist destinations–on par with Randy’s Donuts, Norm’s Coffee, and the Hollywood sign–the La Brea Tar Pits is also potentially one of the ...
Los Angeles Magazine

A Mammoth Makeover Is Coming to the La Brea Tar Pits

The La Brea Tar Pits, L.A.’s iconic gurgling mammoth trap, will be getting a new look. On Thursday it was announced that a short list of architectural firms has been selected to develop master plans ...
The Daily Tar Heel

The Pit is poised for renovation to improve drainage and accessibility

Frank Proctor ‘85 and his wife, Ellen, are one of the donors funding the venture. The Pit redesign is still in the planning ...
ABC7

Ticket prices going up at La Brea Tar Pits, NHM and Page Museum after vote by LA County supervisors

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Ticket prices are going up at some of the Southland's most popular museums. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board voted to raise admission prices at the Natural History Museum ...