Research and curation blogs
Visit our blogs to catch up with the latest news from science departments at the Museum, and take part in discussions about our collections and research.
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Life sciences news
Updates from our plant scientists, zoologists and entomologists.
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Earth sciences news
News from our Palaeontology and Mineralogy Departments.
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Biodiversity news
Keep up with the latest research into natural diversity, with updates from scientists studying the most complex ecosystems on earth.
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Collections news
Read blog posts from our curators and keep up with the latest news about Museum collections.
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Fieldwork with Nature Live
Join Nature Live and a team of Museum scientists as they explore biodiversity in the Isles of Scilly.
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Curator of Micropalaeontology
Updates from scientists studying and looking after our vast collection of microfossils.
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Curator of Coleoptera
News from the curators looking after our collection of over 9 million beetle specimens in the Entomology Department.
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Whale, dolphin and porpoise strandings
The latest cetacean strandings and sightings from the UK and beyond.
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Curator of Diptera
Get updates from Erica McAlister, Curator of Diptera in the Entomology collections team.
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Antarctic conservation
Reports from a team of conservators working to preserve four explorers' huts in Antarctica.
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Nightshades: the paradoxical plants
Join our scientists as they travel the world in search of Solanaceae.
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Microbial biodiversity field work in South Georgia
Join Museum botanist Anne Jungblut on a research trip to South Georgia in the Southern Atlantic.
