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 ...

The La Brea Tar Pits, formed some 38,000 years ago and excavated in 1913, are getting a fresh new look. Or, at least, the land surrounding the pits is being rethought. On Thursday afternoon, officials ...

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 ...

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 ...

A general exterior view of the La Brea Tar Pits is seen in Los Angeles Credit: (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) A flock of 15 wild Canadian geese mistakenly landed in the bubbling goo at La ...

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 ...