Summer Nights at the Tar Pits: Whatever the season, and at all times of the day and night, the bubbles at the La Brea Tar Pits are busily bubbling, like they have been for many, many, many years. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.