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 are a group of natural asphalt pools in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. In the middle of the nation’s second-largest city, millions of fossils of animals that were ...

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 La Brea tar pits captured dire wolves, sabertooth cats, and other megafaunal for millennia. Their fossils may show an extinction event 13,000 years ago. Some researchers blame human-set fires for ...

LOS ANGELES — Only two of a flock of 15 wild Canada geese that landed and became trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles in late July have survived after they were rescued and cleaned off. Los ...

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 ...

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. International Bird ...

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 ...