Science & SocietyDo science dioramas still have a place in todays museums?Many exhibit experts believe they still have value but need reimagining The bison diorama at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles may look placid, but a closer look rewards viewers with a complex ecological tale.Insa Hagemann/laif/ReduxBy Amber Dance8 seconds agoAt first glance, its a simple scene. Six adult bison and a calf mill around a stream. But Matt Davis invites me to look closer. We are at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, where Davis is an exhibition developer. As he shows me, theres more to the dioramas tale than a handful of once-living, now-taxidermied bison skins.A well-worn path leads to the stream, and a bison skull sits to the side; this herd has been dropping by for some time. And theyre contributing to the ecosystem. Perched atop that skull and scattered around the scene are birds that feast on bugs kicked up by the bison.