Most people see the Central Valley as all agriculture,” one paleontologist said, but it’s a rich source of prehistoric ...

Judy Gradwohl speaks about the San Diego Natural History Museum’s upcoming exhibition, “Amazement in the Basement” and the ...

Chris Driesbach, left, and a volunteer stand over a whale fossil found along the Gaviota Coast. Driesbach, a geologist and ...

By SDCN Staff San Diego, CA–The San Diego Natural History Museum received a $10 million endowment to help the museum strengthen its existing science and conservation work. The generous gift from Dr.

Tom Carroll stopped by to chat with folks leading the slimly charge to better understand how the public’s help is reshaping how we understand our local biodiversity.

The Natural History Museum was founded in 1874 by a small ... 9 million specimens to advance conservation work in Southern California and the Baja California Peninsula.

Santa Maria’s Natural History Museum will come alive with the buzz of community, creativity, and conservation as it hosts its ...