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The Latest Breaking News from the Natural History Museum

Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP

Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in country

The Guardian - UK

One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’

Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable to pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution

The Guardian - UK

Rosemary Parslow obituary

Conservationist who became an authority on the wildlife of the Isles of Scilly and collected specimens for the Natural History Museum

The Guardian - UK

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How rose-ringed parakeets went from escaped pets to one of Britain's most recognisable birds

Bright green, loud and unmistakable, rose-ringed parakeets have become one of the most recognisable birds in London's parks and gardens, despite having no natural historical presence anywhere in Britain. The species, native to parts of Africa and South Asia, was first confirmed breeding in the wild in Britain in 1969,…

The Times of India

Bulgaria's Danube fell to record lows after heat and rain shortages: Its exposed bed revealed the jaw, tusks and femur of a young mammoth

Extreme drought along Europe's Danube River revealed fossilized remains of a young woolly mammoth. Low water levels exposed parts of the riverbed, allowing a local resident to spot the bones. Scientists identified the jawbone, tusk, shoulder blade, and femur from the Ice Age creature. This significant find offers insights into…

The Times of India

Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil belonged to a group of the largest land animals ever

Researchers have identified the first-ever dinosaur fossil discovered on Antarctica, revealing it belonged to a titanosaur.

LiveScience

A dinosaur fossil sat forgotten in a drawer since 1985 until scientists realized what it was

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer

The Independent UK

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First dinosaur bone from Antarctica was unnoticed for 40 years

The British Antarctic Survey has uncovered a tail vertebra belonging to a Titanosaur

The Independent UK

Which London tourist attractions are closed in the heatwave? Full list of sites disrupted by hot weather

Tower Bridge, the Cutty Sark and the Young V&A museum are among the sites closed due to the scorching temperatures

Evening Standard

166-million-year-old Jurassic dinosaur highway discovered beneath a British quarry

A routine day at a limestone quarry in Oxfordshire has led to one of Britain's most significant dinosaur discoveries in decades. Hidden beneath layers of clay, hundreds of fossilised footprints have emerged from a landscape that existed around 166 million years ago, when the region lay beside a warm, shallow…

The Times of India

Three million years after Lucy walked upright in Africa, the inside story of another landmark journey

There is a special gallery inside the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi where visitors slow down, lower their voices and often fall silent. In front of them, carefully lit and disarmingly small, lies the skeleton of Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old hominin.

The Conversation

UK theme parks, zoos and museums among attractions closed due to extreme heat

Museums, parks and zoos will be closed across the country due to the temperature

The Independent UK

Defying the Myth: Carol Allen-Storey's decade-long documentary project is one of the most powerful photography books of the year

Spending more than 10 years embedded with three single mothers, raising children with severe disabilities, has resulted in a beautiful and technically assured piece of work

Digital Camera World

Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens

Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity

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World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago

Enigmatic 415 million-year-old fossils belong to a giant scorpion that may have reached lengths of around 3 feet (1 meter), a remarkable body size because most life on land at that time was small.

The Economic Times

The Scorpion King was real: Venomous creature as long as a full-grown German Shepherd once ruled the Earth before Dinosaurs

Ancient fossils reveal giant scorpions, Praearcturus gigas, exceeding a meter in length, dominated Britain over 400 million years ago. These predators were larger than modern dogs and ruled their environment long before dinosaurs. This discovery challenges previous understandings of when and how such large arthropods evolved. The findings offer a…

The Economic Times

This 415-million-year-old monster scorpion existed before trees, and it's the biggest ever

Scientists have identified Praearcturus gigas, a one-meter-long scorpion from the Early Devonian period, as the largest scorpion ever discovered. This prehistoric predator, living around 415 million years ago, challenges previous notions of giant arthropod evolution, possibly growing massive due to low competition and aquatic adaptations.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on gallery and museum gardens: a blooming triumph

Editorial: The award-winning Tate design at the Chelsea flower show reveals how urban spaces can be transformed by bringing art and nature together

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In 2018, workers building a major English highway uncovered giant Ice Age bones that revealed Britain sits on an ancient mammoth territory

A Cambridgeshire highway project crew unearthed massive Ice Age mammoth bones, revealing a prehistoric landscape. This significant find, uncovered during the A14 road improvement, offered scientists a rare glimpse into ancient ecosystems and Britain's past. The discovery highlights how large-scale construction can unlock invaluable archaeological insights, preserving history before development.

The Guardian - UK

Tentacles, pointy teeth and the T-rex of the sea: the Natural History Museum on beasts that once ruled the oceans

A new exhibition, Jurassic Oceans, showcases the fearsome creatures that lurked below the surface – and offers a stark warning about the impact of warming waters on marine ecosystems today

The Economic Times

A 12-year-old’s fossil hunt changed how scientists saw ancient seas

A remarkable discovery by the Anning family on England's Lyme Regis cliffs in the early 1800s unearthed an ichthyosaur fossil, revolutionizing scientific understanding. This find provided crucial evidence for extinction and deep time, challenging prevailing beliefs. Mary Anning, a self-taught fossil hunter, made significant contributions, though often overlooked due to…

The Economic Times

In 1908, a worker sifting soil beside the Danube uncovered a tiny chalk-covered figure that became one of the world’s most famous prehistoric artworks

A 1908 Austrian excavation unearthed the Venus of Willendorf, a 29,500-year-old figurine. This small, stylized depiction of a woman, found near the Danube, sparked immense debate about Ice Age civilizations and their artistic capabilities. Its origins and symbolic meaning remain a mystery, making it a cornerstone of prehistoric archaeological study.

The Independent UK

New species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday

The wasp, named ‘Attenboroughnculus tau’,is both a new species and genus

The Guardian - UK

Tiny parasitic wasp named after David Attenborough for his 100th birthday

Specimen from 1983 lay forgotten at Natural History Museum until recently, when spotted by a volunteer and identified as new genus

Evening Standard

Rare species face extinction risk from some deep-sea mining, scientists say

The process could have a devastating effect on species in deep sea habitats, experts said.

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