2014

News

Intricacies of insect evolution revealed

Insects evolved at the same time as the earliest land plants around 480 million years ago and shaped Earth's early ecosystems.

7 November 2014

News

Rare Greenland shark specimen preserved at the Museum

The first complete Greenland shark specimen has been preserved for research at the Museum after washing up on a Northumberland beach last autumn.

8 September 2014

News

Fishing-bait bloodworms have bee-sting bites

Scientists studying the venom of bloodworms for the first time have discovered why it can cause severe allergic reactions similar to that of a bee sting.

6 September 2014

News

Neanderthals and humans had ample time for interbreeding

Accurate dating of 40 sites across Europe shows that Neanderthals and humans overlapped by as much as 5,400 years.

20 August 2014

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