Dinosaurs & Fossils
Fruity Plantastic show of robots and magical realms at World Museum Liverpool
From exploding seeds and piles of artificial dung to fruity pinball machines and vicious Venus flytraps, World Museum Liverpool's Plantastic show is set to excite families of all ages.
Palaeontologists use rotting fish to reveal the secrets of our ancestors
Palaeontologists from the Department of Geology at the University of Leicester have devised a new method of extracting information from 500 million-year-old fossils – studying rotting fish.
Skeletons, beetles, stuffed birds and pickled midges revealed at Plymouth Museum
Experts from Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery's bountiful natural history collection are offering a glimpse of their scary specimens in a one-off activity afternoon this weekend.
Dinosaurs in your garden with bird-beast revelations at Abergavenny Museum
An exhibition opening at the Abergavenny Museum reveals how the inconspicuous chirpers floating around the average garden are direct relatives of decidedly more imposing dinosaurs from hundreds of...
Natural History Museum identifies with online crowds on revealing new Twitter page
Twitter watchers will be able to see some rare treats from nature and pose their own tricky questions after experts from the Identification and Advisory Team at the Natural History Museum launched...
Yorkshire Museum flogs dinosaur on eBay
The Museum of Yorkshire in York is urging people to find a home for a new pet this Christmas - a five-foot long, ancient amphibian they have put up for sale on eBay.
Prehistoric tree donated to Yorkshire Museum
An Australian Wollemi Pine tree which shared the same ground as dinosaurs has found a new home in the gardens of the Yorkshire Museum.
Scientists identify oldest living relative of T.Rex in Natural History Museum's collection
Scientists at the Natural History Museum have identified the skull of the oldest known relative of the T.Rex, more than 100 years after it was discovered in a Gloucestershire reservoir.
Scientists discover flying reptile which could hold key to evolution debate
Researchers have identified a new type of flying reptile, providing the first clear evidence of an unusual and controversial type of evolution.
Edmontosaurus installed in tower as new-look Ulster Museum announces opening date
The six-metre skeleton of the largest real dinosaur fossil in Ireland has been installed in one of a host of features at the new-look Ulster Museum, which organisers have announced will open in...
Amber: Treasures from Poland at the Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow
The Hunterian's latest exhibition offers a unique opportunity to see some fascinating and beautiful pieces representing natural history and northern European craftsmanship.
Joy for Plymouth City Museum as six win £10,000 Museum Association Effective Collections awards
A sextet including Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and Brighton's iconic Royal Pavilion will each earn £10,000 to share their displays after being chosen for Effective Collections, a new...
Charles Darwin: A Genius in the Heart of London is at Westminster Abbey
Former Westminster resident and discoverer of evolution Charles Darwin is celebrated at the local Abbey with an exhibition about his years in the neighbourhood.
Darwin-inspired masterpieces find Endless Forms at Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum
Featuring evolutionary works from the likes of Monet, Turner and Cézanne, The Fitzwilliam Museum's new show is a brilliant artistic documentation of Charles Darwin's theories, says Mark Sheerin.
Dino teeth discovery could unlock mysteries of dinosuar eco-systems
In a discovery that could help unlock the eco systems of the dinosaurs, scientists say they have revealed how – and what – duck billed dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period ate.
