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 ...

The La Brea Tar Pits closed early after someone allegedly shot a gun at a nearby park on Thursday afternoon.

A methane gas bubble breaks the surface of a pool of asphalt at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park. The tar pits were recognized as one of the world's First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites for ...

Two Canada geese, the only survivors of a flock of about 15 that landed in the La Brea Tar Pits in late July, are recovering from serious burns. The geese, one of the local urban flocks, mistakenly ...

LA PUENTE, Calif. (KABC) -- If you really want to learn about the ancient history of the L.A. area, you visit the La Brea Tar Pits and museum in the mid-city area. Now, students can learn about the ...

The La Brea Tar Pits – home to more than 3.5 million Ice Age fossils – is one of the planet’s best-kept records of what it was like in the area we now know as Southern California over the last 60,000 ...

In a birds-eye view, the Lake Pit at La Brea Tar Pits appears to be a refreshing body of water in the middle of the developed Los Angeles cityscape. But it became a death trap for a flock of 15 Canada ...

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 ...

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The students were transported to area hospitals in fair condition, LAFD said. Eight teenagers got "acutely ill" and were transported to the hospital after ingesting marijuana edibles during a field ...

The Los Angeles institution is hoping to connect today’s climate disasters with the ice age fossils discovered on its grounds. By Soumya Karlamangla The La Brea Tar Pits are among Los Angeles’s ...

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 ...