Into the wild video diaries
Watch videos of Museum scientists on recent expeditions and find out what life is really like out in the field.
Museum scientists go to extreme lengths to gather the information they need to carry out their research.
From battling typhoons in Taiwan to surviving long dark nights deep in the jungle, it's rarely comfortable out in the field. But for many, the thrill of discovering a beetle unknown to science or the beauty of a pristine forest makes it all worthwhile.
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Monitoring climate change impact in the UK
Watch Paul Eggleton and his team of insect researchers as they monitor the impact of climate change on soil macrofauna in the UK's New Forest.
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Sampling mosquitos in Thailand
Join fly researcher Erica McAlister in this video to get a glimse of life in the field as she samples mosquitoes in Thailand.
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Collecting insects in Taiwan
Geoff Martin manages the Museum’s butterflies and moths collection. Journey with him in this video to Taiwan on one of his insect-collecting expeditions.
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Catching flies in the Natural History Museum
Watch fly reseacher Zoe Adams catching flies in the Natural History Museum to help the police with their forensic work.
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Surveying biodiversity in Panama
In this video plant researcher Alex Monro surveys biodiversity in Panama and discusses the highs and lows of life in the field.
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What happens behind the scenes in the Museum's Entomology (insect) Department? Curator Erica has over 30,000 species of fly to look after, and fieldwork trips at home and abroad. Her life is never dull!
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