Archived news articles
2013
June
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Museum beetle expert to give TED talk - 19/06/2013
He looks after 10 million beetles and will be speaking at TEDx Albertopolis.
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Clearest picture yet of oldest primate - 05/06/2013
A remarkable 55-million-year-old fossil is revealed.
May
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3D TV night at the Natural History Museum planned - 31/05/2013
Attenborough to write and present a 3D adventure at the Museum.
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Angry bird's unique wing weapon revealed - 25/05/2013
Museum scientists reveal function of extinct solitaire's knob-like wing ball.
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Blooming Marvellous exhibition opens at the Museum at Tring - 24/05/2013
See beautiful botanical art covering 400 years of scientific plant illustrations.
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Wet weather helped human culture grow - 21/05/2013
Some of the earliest signs of modern human culture are linked to climate change.
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Natural History Museum is Best of the Best - 16/05/2013
One of 4 accolades for the Museum at the Museums and Heritage Awards 2013 ceremony.
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Fatal fungus found in third major amphibian group, caecilians - 15/05/2013
Chytrid fungus has been found in caecilians for the first time.
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Spot pests and diseases with the OPAL tree health survey - 09/05/2013
People are being asked to examine the trees in their local area.
April
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Tinkerbella nana, a new species of fairyfly - 30/04/2013
It's just about visible to the naked eye. Discover this new species and genus.
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Museum meteorite CT scans help prepare for space missions - 29/04/2013
Museum scientists are finding the best way to study meteorites returned from Mars.
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Eye-catching owl butterfly emerges at Sensational Butterflies - 26/04/2013
A rare double-eyed owl butterfly has emerged at the Museum.
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HRH The Duchess of Cambridge becomes Museum Patron - 19/04/2013
The announcement follows The Duchess opening the Museum’s Treasures exhibition last year.
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Salgado exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum - 11/04/2013
See over 200 spectacular black and white photographs by the world-leading photographer.
March
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Sensational Butterflies opens at the Natural History Museum - 29/03/2013
The live tropical butterfly house opens on the Museum east lawn from today.
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Blue-bellied fish is a surprise catch - 27/03/2013
A new Amazonian miniature fish is discovered.
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Visit The Unfeathered Bird exhibition at the Museum at Tring - 22/03/2013
Based on former Museum's curator's book, The Unfeathered Bird exhibition opens.
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Seeing inside a pterosaur skull - 21/03/2013
CT scans reveal details of the ancient flying reptile's braincase.
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Giant squid DNA reveals one global species - 21/03/2013
A DNA study on the giant squid used tissue samples from the Museum's Archie specimen.
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Lost and found, the first find of an early human artwork - 20/03/2013
Significance of Museum's 14,000-year-old engraved reindeer antler finally recognised.
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First whale-bone habitat spotted on Antarctic seabed - 19/03/2013
Museum scientists find the first natural whale-fall in Antarctica and species such as the bone-eating worm.
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First tapeworm genomes give insights into parasite evolution - 14/03/2013
Museum scientists have mapped the genetic code of 4 tapeworm species.
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Neanderthal vision focus gives clues to extinction - 13/03/2013
Brains had less room for complex functions and may have played a role in Neanderthals' demise.
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First early human fossil found in Africa makes debut - 07/03/2013
The Broken Hill skull goes on display today in the Treasures Cadogan Gallery.
February
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Searching for more giant squid clues - 21/02/2013
The Museum's giant squid and the recent footage are adding to our knowledge of this amazing cephalopod.
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Natural history hero Attenborough opens Extinction exhibition - 08/02/2013
Go beyond dodos and dinosaurs to find extinction's survivors.
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Neanderthal extinction earlier than previously thought? - 05/02/2013
Chris Stringer comments on research that re-dates the last evidence of Neanderthals in Europe.
January
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Sharksucker fish's strange disc explained - 28/01/2013
The origin of the unusual sucking disc is explained by Museum scientist.
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Alfred Russel Wallace is brought out of Darwin's shadow - 24/01/2013
This week the Museum starts celebrations for the 2013 centenary of Wallace's death.
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Thousands inspired by nature through OPAL citizen science - 22/01/2013
More than half a million people have taken part in the OPAL project.
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Martian underground could hold clues to life's origins - 20/01/2013
Museum scientist says evidence could be preserved in craters.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 search begins - 07/01/2013
The photo competition is now open.
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Museum specimen sparks hope of echidna survival in Australia - 03/01/2013
A western long-beaked echidna specimen was collected in 1901.
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Top 10 science and nature news stories 2012 - 02/01/2013
Sex habits of penguins, false widow spiders, the smallest mini mammoth and more.
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