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The Museum's Library and Archives has digitised its oldest book, Historia Naturalis, to mark the tenth anniversary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
The biggest earthworm ever recorded in the UK has been found in a vegetable plot in Cheshire, report Museum scientists.
A flawless blue topaz gemstone - the largest of its kind - will be displayed in the Museum's Minerals gallery from 19 October.
The first complete blue marlin specimen to wash up on UK shores and be recovered in full has a new home at the Museum.
The first major study into the genes that control vision in snakes has found that the reptiles match their vision to their lifestyles.
New forensic methods have brought researchers a step closer to confirming the man behind an infamous scientific hoax.
A huge range of animals and plants benefit from living in protected areas across the globe, a study has revealed for the first time.
The loss of species diversity has reached unsafe levels across 58% of the world's land.
New tests carried out on the Museum's Stegosaurus skull provide ground-breaking insights into the lifestyles of herbivorous dinosaurs
Genetic analysis involving Museum scientists reveals that an outbreak of the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis in Corsica was caused by parasites introduced from West Africa.
Coral reefs could become a victim of their own success, according to Museum researcher Dr Ken Johnson.
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