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Livingstone beetle specimens found after 150 years
The only beetles collected by Dr David Livingstone have been discovered at the Museum 150 years after he brought them back from the Zambezi River expedition in Africa.
19 September 2014 -
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Blow-by-blow account of Richard III’s final moments
The details of Richard III’s bloody battlefield death have been revealed for the first time through CT scanning of his suspected skeleton.
17 September 2014 -
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A History of Life in 100 Fossils
Take a journey through life on Earth in a new book that explores our most iconic fossils.
15 September 2014 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Hippos make a splash return to the River Thames
Hippos once roamed freely across ancient Britain, and now they’ve returned to London after 125,000 years as a giant hippo sculpture is erected on the Thames.
2 September 2014