Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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.

Both the iconic Getty Center and La Brea Tar Pits museum will be closing for extensive renovation projects ahead of the LA28 Summer Olympic Games in 2028.

Twelve years after construction started, the LA Metro opens the first three stations of the D (Purple) Line extension in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Explore all the cast and characters of the NBC’s sinkhole series ‘La Brea’ across 3 seasons starring Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken ...

The George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits will close to the public July 6 for about two years, marking the start of a sweeping renovation project of the 13-acre Tar Pits campus — the first ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...