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Category Archives: Earth Collections

First Impressions: exploring early life through printmaking

4 October 2019by More than a Dodo 1 Comment

by Rachel Parle, public enagement manager In each of our special exhibitions, we complement contemporary scientific research with contemporary art. In recent years this has included Elin Thomas’s crocheted petri […]

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art, Earth Collections, Exhibitions, First Animals, Learning, Research

A grasp of the past

25 September 2019by More than a Dodo Leave a comment

by Ricardo Perez-De-La Fuente, research fellow Few creatures look weirder – or are cooler, in my opinion – than mantidflies. There are around 400 species of these small predatory insects […]

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Earth Collections, Life Collections, Research

What colour were the dinosaurs?

9 September 2019by More than a Dodo 2 Comments

This article is taken from European research magazine Horizon as part of our partnership to share natural environment science stories with readers of More than a Dodo.  What colour were the […]

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Earth Collections, Horizon Magazine, Research
Abigail Harris - artwork showing reconstruction of Cambrian ocean animal life

Cambrian creation

4 September 2019by More than a Dodo Leave a comment

by Abigail Harris Over the past few months our researchers have been working with University of Plymouth illustration student Abigail Harris, who has delved into the weird and wonderful world […]

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art, Earth Collections, Exhibitions, First Animals, Research, Visions of Nature

Tests of time: Foraminifera and Radiolarians in science, art and 3D

19 July 2019by More than a Dodo Leave a comment

Doctoral researcher Elaine Charwat is exploring the value and meaning of models and casts in the Museum’s collections as part of her PhD. She has recently been studying some fabulous […]

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art, Earth Collections, Exhibitions, Research

Exceptional Chinese fossils come to Oxford in new partnership

5 June 2019by More than a Dodo 1 Comment

by Imran Rahman, Deputy Head of Research China is world-famous for its unique and exceptionally preserved fossils, which range from some of the oldest animals on Earth, to spectacular feathered […]

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Earth Collections, Exhibitions, First Animals, Research

How the sea cucumber lost its armour

10 April 2019by More than a Dodo 2 Comments

By Imran Rahman, Research Fellow You have probably heard of sea cucumbers. If you’re lucky, you might have seen one, if not in the wild, then perhaps in a nature […]

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Earth Collections, Research

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