A 40,000-year-old mammoth named Zed is helping scientists unlock secrets of Ice Age life, extinction and evolution, as Los Angeles prepares to showcase him in a historic museum transformation.

La Brea Tar Pits & Museum, the 13-acre museum and research site, is undergoing a $240 million facelift.

Now’s your chance to get up close to a piece of history being unearthed in Central Washington. Tickets are on sale for summer and early fall tours of the Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site in the Tri-Cities.

Part of the collection will be housed locally in the Huasteco Regional Museum AC, located in Ciudad Valles, the Huasteca's ...