Endangered chimpanzees contaminated with pesticides and flame retardants
Wild chimpanzees are being exposed to a cocktail of harmful chemicals.
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2023
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The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England (the others are the Science Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum). Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road. The museum is an exempt charity, and a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation. Given the age of the institution, many of the collections have great historical as well as scientific value, such as specimens collected by Darwin. The Natural History Museum Library contains extensive books, journals, manuscripts, and artwork collections linked to the work and research of the scientific departments. Access to the library is by appointment only.
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Natural History Museum
Marsupials might be the more evolved mammals
Mammal evolution has been flipped on its head, according to new research that suggests marsupials are the more evolved mammals.
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2023
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Report: Climate change set to breach 1.5 C limit for first time by 2027
The world is rapidly running out of time on climate change.
Environment
May 19, 2023
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Britain has lost 73 million birds over the last 50 years
Most of the declining species are farmland birds, where a mix of increasingly industrialized agriculture, habitat loss and the climate crisis are having severe impacts.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2023
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Rare fossils fill a gap in the evolution of major animal groups
Exceptionally well-preserved fossils from the Cambrian period have helped fill a gap in our understanding of the origin and evolution of major animal groups alive today.
Evolution
May 12, 2023
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New tool monitors Wikipedia page views to aid wildlife conservation efforts
Researchers have developed a new tool that tracks the monthly changes in Wikipedia page views for thousands of species. The Species Awareness Index (SAI) is designed to provide a real-time measure of changing interest in ...
Ecology
May 4, 2023
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Crushed Scottish fossils reconstructed to reveal ancient predator's skull
Meet the "tadpole from hell," or to give the species its full name, Crassigyrinus scoticus. Digital reconstructions of broken fossils have revealed more about the life of this ancient crocodile-like predator.
Paleontology & Fossils
May 2, 2023
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Bird flu outbreak spreads across West African migratory route
An avian influenza outbreak has been detected in the West African nations of Senegal and The Gambia.
Ecology
Apr 26, 2023
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Pitcher plants might be luring in prey using specialized scents
It's time to wake up and smell the pitcher plants.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2023
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Sea ice algae on which Arctic animals rely under threat from climate change
Sea ice algae is an essential resource for the survival of many species living in the Arctic.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2023
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