All Liaoningosaurus specimens come from Liaoning Province in northeastern China. Many remarkable fossils from the Cretaceous Period, between 145 and 66 million years ago, have been unearthed in this ...
Even in diseases where the climate risks have been studied, there’s a lot of variability. While higher temperatures have been linked with a higher risk of disease, that’s not always the case. For ...
AMISTAD, a new collections-based research project led by London’s Natural History Museum, is working on untangling the identities of a group of blue butterflies from South America.
Hopefully, it’s a problem that butterfly researchers won’t have to face for too much longer. A new museum research project, known as AMISTAD, is combining ancient DNA, modern computing technology and ...
The presence of pyrite was an unmistakable sign. Striking flint against pyrite nodules creates sparks, and which can be used to start fire. This pushes back the earliest known controlled use of fire ...
Groundbreaking discovery shows humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought
Sites in Africa suggest humans used natural fire over a million years ago, but the discovery at the Palaeolithic site in Barnham evidences the creation and control of fire, which carries huge ...
Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...
A tiny male sits atop the abdomen of a well-camouflaged female broad-headed bark spider, waiting until she moults and is ready to mate in Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area, Phuket, Thailand. Pause, ...
A pangolin pup – the world’s most trafficked animal – nestles into the warmth of a blanket at a rescue centre in South Africa. Pause, reflect and reconnect with the natural world through images that ...
A sun bear shelters from the rain in a furnace as a butterfly settles on its snout inside Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand. Pause, reflect and reconnect with the natural world through images that ...
A mother polar bear and her three cubs peacefully pause in the summer heat on their journey north along the Hudson Bay coast, Canada. Pause, reflect and reconnect with the natural world through images ...
A silhouetted pair of young bear cubs rear up and play-fight in the middle of a quiet road in Jasper National Park, Canada. Pause, reflect and reconnect with the natural world through images that ...
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