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 ...

They are the California state fossil. More than 2,500 individuals have ... making it a well-armored giant of the ice age.

A flock of wild Canadian geese landed in hot oil at the famed La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, fatally injuring many of the birds, a California rescue organization reported. Only two of the 15 geese ...

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 ...

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 ...

Less than half a mile from the La Brea Tar Pits, a block of L.A. residents has been caught in a sticky situation. Puddles of oozing tar have been showing up over the last week, mucking up car tires ...

Only two geese survived after a flock of 15 wild geese landed in hot oil at the La Brea Tar Pits in California, rescuers say. Screengrab from Facebook A flock of wild Canadian geese landed in hot oil ...