The La Brea Tar Pits hold the largest collection of Ice Age fossils in the world. Now, its grounds, museum, and research facilities are being reimagined.
As the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum undergoes a major redesign, its leaders hope it can do more to engage the public and educate visitors about the realities of climate change.
A strange layer in the fossil record contains evidence that fern populations exploded following the mass extinction that ended the Cretaceous period. Scientists want to know why.