Archived news articles
2010
March
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Wild Planet free touring exhibition begins - 16/03/2010
See amazing wildlife images for free as the Museum’s new outdoor touring exhibition, Wild Planet, begins in Brighton.
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Natural history mysteries revealed in new TV series - 11/03/2010
Find out about the beetle with shotgun holes in its wings, which was found in the Museum's collections.
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New African fish unveiled for Commonwealth Day - 09/03/2010
A new African fish that was unveiled at Commonwealth celebrations yesterday, goes on display later this week.
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Museum of Life revealed in BBC show - 08/03/2010
The work of the Museum will be revealed in a new BBC television series, Museum of Life, starting on Thursday 18 March.
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Last call for best wildlife photos 2010 - 01/03/2010
Entries for the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition close on Monday 8 March.
February
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First images of 4 new spiny eels - 25/02/2010
The first images of live individuals of 4 new spiny eels are published today.
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Museum nominated for Art Fund Prize - 19/02/2010
The Natural History Museum’s Darwin Centre has been nominated for the Art Fund Prize.
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Good or bad year for the Chinese tiger? - 14/02/2010
As the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese New Year begins, the South China tiger is highlighted in the Museum's Species of the day.
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New Museum id forums, expect the unexpected - 11/02/2010
Is that a fang or a goat horn you found on the beach? Find out with the Museum’s new online identification forums, launched today.
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Smallest eel-loach fish discovered - 08/02/2010
The world’s smallest species of eel-loach fish has been discovered by a Museum scientist and is the Species of the day.
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World Wetlands Day too late for spray toad? - 02/02/2010
For World Wetlands Day, the Museum’s Species of the day highlights the Kihansi spray toad, a species now extinct in the wild.
January
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Dinosaur colour revealed for first time - 27/01/2010
Scientists reveal the first evidence of colour-causing structures in dinosaurs and ancient birds.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition statement - 20/01/2010
A press statement regarding the disqualification of the image, the storybook wolf, the 2009 overall competition winner.
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Night at the Museum is roaring success - 19/01/2010
Hundreds of children spent a night at the Museum last weekend in the first ever sleepover Dino Snores event.
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Top 10 2009 Museum stories - 15/01/2010
London's first ice sculpting festival, a bird theft and Prince William are some of the topics from the top 2009 Museum stories.
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Do one thing for biodiversity - 12/01/2010
As the UN launches the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) this week the IYB-UK asks people to make a pledge for biodiversity.
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Top 10 2009 science and nature stories - 07/01/2010
Giant sperm, dwarf hippos, dinosaurs, meteorites and the lemur-like creature Ida, are some of the top 10 favourite stories from the Museum in 2009.
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Happ-bee New Year - 01/01/2010
It may not be a happy New Year for the great yellow bumblebee, the Museum's first Species of the day.
