Largest ever dinosaur to be shown at South Kensington’s Natural History Museum - if it will fit The skeleton will arrive on loan from Argentina‘s Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022
‘The sheer scale is extraordinary’: meet the titanosaur that dwarfs Dippy the diplodocus One of the largest creatures to have walked the Earth is to become the Natural History Museum’s new star attraction The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022
All the new restaurants, bars and bakeries opening in Manchester in November There's 'wine-oke', a new food hall and a festive café at Selfridges Manchester Evening News · Nov 6, 2022
Climate activists glue themselves to dinosaur exhibit at Berlin museum Two women glued themselves to the handrails around a dinosaur exhibit at Berlin's Natural History museum on Sunday in the latest protest by climate activists, calling on the German government to scale up measures to fight climate change. Reuters · Oct 30, 2022
Cannibals who used human skulls as cups were one of the first migrants in Britain Researchers from University College London, the Natural History Museum and the Francis Crick Institute analysed to sets of skeletal remains from up to 15,000 years ago Daily Mirror · Oct 24, 2022
UK had at least two genetically distinct human groups at end of last ice age, DNA reveals Analysis of oldest DNA in Britain from pair of individuals unexpectedly shows two distinct ancestries The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2022
Tech & Science Daily podcast: Rare meteorite unlocks solar system secrets A Planetary Scientist from the Natural History Museum has told Tech & Science Daily new data suggests a meteorite sample at the museum may be from the very beginnings of our solar system. Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2022
See the buzzworthy winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition This year's top prizes went to a teen from Thailand and an American who is just the fifth woman to win in 58 years. Karine Aigner spoke with NPR about the significance of the photo and the award. WEKU · Oct 13, 2022
Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year's incredible winning images First spot in the 'Behaviour, invertebrates' category went to Karine Aigner from the US, who captured a ball of huddled cactus bees spinning over hot sand at her southern Texas ranch Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022
72-foot space rocket coming to Kensington next week If you’re a fan of spacecrafts, then this will be just your thing in South Kensington Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022
‘Rage, but also joy and completeness’: bringing New Zealand’s stolen ancestors home The remains of Māori people taken by an Austrian taxidermist in 1877 and displayed in a Vienna museum have finally been returned The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022
Natural History Museum creates gardens to study how wildlife reacts to climate Sensors installed across the site will monitor conditions like temperature, humidity and sound. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
‘Alexa, what’s my Natural History Museum fact of the day?’ World-famous museum links with Amazon virtual assistant The collaboration will let users get answers to some of the South Kensington museum’s popular science and history questions Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022
Austria returns remains of 64 indigenous people to New Zealand The remains of around 64 indigenous New Zealanders that were stolen in the 19th century will officially be welcomed home on Sunday following more than 70 years of negotiations, the head of the repatriation team said on Thursday. Reuters · Sep 29, 2022
Reuters · Sep 28, 2022 Sudanese taskforce battles snakes and scorpions during rainy season In Khartoum, specialists from Sudan's Center for Poisonous Species Research are deployed at night in protective vests, gloves, and goggles to catch a snake that residents say has killed a cat, before it has a chance to strike again.
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022 Natural History Museum helps Ukrainian scientists in bid to save historic murals The researchers joined forces to establish the cause of damage to the famous medieval murals in Saint Sophia Cathedral, a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Wales Online · Sep 23, 2022 Natural History Museum teams up with Amazon's Alexa to share knowledge with curious minds More than 400 interesting and unusual stories are available on Alexa thanks to the collaboration
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022 Earliest known mammal identified using fossil tooth records The animal’s fossil records date back 225 million years, predating the previously confirmed first mammal by approximately 20 million years.
The Conversation · Sep 2, 2022 'Impressive rafting skills': the 8-million-year old origin story of how rodents colonised Australia A single, pregnant rodent floating on driftwood across the treacherous waters between Asia and New Guinea 8.5 million years ago may be behind the eventual colonisation of native rodents in Australia, our new research suggests.
Reuters · Sep 2, 2022 Double celebration: Two-headed tortoise Janus turns 25 Angelica Bourgoin strokes the shell of Janus the tortoise, whispering to him quietly as he scuttles in his pen and - his two heads rubbing together - prepares to celebrate his 25th birthday.
Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022: Best pictures including Treefrog Pool Parties And Whale Side-Eye Everything you need to know about this year’s wildlife photographers of the year
Inverse · Aug 31, 2022 Scientists uncover the hidden genetic consequence of an 800-year-old hate crime Researchers from the U.K. have found that the Ashkenazi predisposition for genetic disorders predates medieval times, pushing the estimate at least 100 years.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Medieval massacre: Scientists shed new light on English antisemitic atrocities Victims’ skeletons were discovered in a well in Norwich in 2004
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 DNA from remains found in medieval well ‘shines new light on Jewish history’ According to the study, the findings are consistent with these people being victims of a historically recorded antisemitic massacre.
Liverpool Echo · Aug 30, 2022 'Dangerous' false widow spiders could invade UK homes after multiplying in heatwave According to the Natural History Museum, there are currently six species of the false widow living in the UK