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 […]
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 […]
Today is the 250th birthday of the remarkable English geologist William Smith, creator of the first geological map of England and Wales – ‘the map that changed the world’. Here […]
The Museum’s building and collections provide inspiration for scientists and artists alike, often acting as a springboard for the creation of new work. Following a year here as one of […]
By Pete Brown, Move Project Assistant As part of the Museum of Natural History Move Project Team I have helped move and repackage tens of thousands of specimens since 2017, […]
By Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente, Museum Research Fellow One of the earliest and toughest trials that all organisms face is birth. In egg-laying animals, the egg shell that has protected […]
Earlier this year University of Plymouth illustration student Rachel Simpson teamed up with our research fellow Jack Matthews to ‘bring the oldest multi-cellular organisms back to life’. Rachel tells us […]
