Scientists have been extracting huge fossils from the La Brea tar pits since 1913. Many of the animals lived during the Ice Age, as far back as 50,000 years ago. The tar pits have preserved an entire ...

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.

Three architect-led teams have unveiled conceptual approaches for reimagining the famed La Brea Tar Pits, an active Ice Age excavation site in the middle of Los Angeles. The designs revealed Monday ...

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 ...

In a news release, Getty Center officials said that the well-known museum will be undergoing a massive modernization project, the first since opening in 1997. The center will be closed to the public ...

LOS ANGELES — Razing, redesigning or overhauling the La Brea Tar Pits were the three ideas being pitched Tuesday by separate architecture firms and each has an idea for what to do with the iconic ...

4:22 p.m. Oct. 28, 2022: An earlier version of this story said the dragonfly that got stuck in the asphalt was observed near Pit 23 of the La Brea Tar Pits. It was near Pit 91. On a recent fall day, a ...

The La Brea Tar Pits. Photo via Flickr. It may look like nothing more than a big oil slick or a river of mud but La Brea Tar Pits have been selected as one of the most important geological heritage ...

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 ...