Today, the La Brea Tar Pits, a public park and museum, lie between shopping centers and apartment buildings. But the sticky, black asphalt that fills the pits was oozing up from the ground long ...

La Brea tar pit scientists find mammoths, saber-tooth cats, dire wolves and more in asphalt. Here's how they've uncovered fossils for over 100 years.

At the site known today as the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, natural asphalt has bubbled up from below the ground’s surface since the Ice Age.

The petroleum fly and their larvae thrive in the natural asphalt at the La Brea Tar Pits.

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 ...

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 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 ...

Part of a flock of Canada Geese that landed in sticky asphalt at La Brea Tar Pits last month died and others suffered serious injuries, a wildlife rescue group announced Tuesday.

Take the kids to the La Brea Tar Pits is ranked #19 out of 33 things to do in Los Angeles. See pictures and our review of Take the kids to the La Brea Tar Pits.

The Insurance House of VSK represents the third part of the curious insurance cases of 2023. It is dedicated to random incidents that occurred with the company's customers on the streets of Russian ...

At the site known today as the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, natural asphalt has bubbled up from below the ground’s surface since the Ice Age.

Paleontologist Sean Campbell examines the asphalt of Pit 91, where he and his team are still uncovering fossils left behind by ice age plants and animals.