LOS ANGLES (CBSLA) – The famous La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park will reopen to the public Thursday for the first time in more than a year. The La Brea Tar Pits, which is part of the Natural History ...

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 ...

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 ...

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MIRACLE MILE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The La Brea Tar Pits has been selected as one of the first 100 geological heritage sites by the International Union of Geological Sciences. IUGS is one of the world ...

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Eight young people were taken to the hospital Tuesday from the La Brea Tar Pits. (Carolina A. Miranda / Los Angeles Times) Eight high school students on a school trip at the La Brea Tar Pits were ...

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 ...

March 20 (UPI) --Researchers reported in a paper published Friday their discovery of the first coprolites, or fossil feces, found in an asphaltic environment. Hundreds of fossilized rodent pellets ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Natural History Museum in Exposition Park and the La Brea Tar Pits on Wilshire Boulevard will both reopen next month. The Natural History Museum will reopen to the public on ...