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    • News 100 Years Of Wildlife Films Goes Online With WildFilmHistory Site
      The launch of WildFilmHistory - an online museum of wildlife films, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund - is imminent after two years' collecting and conserving.
      25 February 2008
    • A photo of a nature reserve across a lake with plants in the foreground
      Article 18th century Yorkshire "mecca" at Staveley Nature Reserve saved in £475,000 Lottery deal
      The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust will use a Heritage Lottery Fund investment to double the size of a 40-hectare nature reserve.
      01 September 2010
    • A black and white photo of a large, long fossilised brain
      News "A crucial transformation": Scientists use 500 million-year-old fossilised brain to study evolution of animal heads
      Dr Javier Ortega-Hernández, from the University of Cambridge, says a brain from Canada has solved the mystery of how anthropod bodies evolved from soft to hard.
      13 May 2015
    • a photo of a semi translucent and transparent jellyfish in a dark ocean
      In Pictures A first glimpse: Ten images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 competition
      Wrestling komodo dragons, an ethereal octopus and a thirsty squirrel are among the creatures captured on camera by the finalists of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 competition.
      01 September 2015
    • A photo of a large group of people with domestic pets on the steps outside a museum
      News A marvellous menagerie as National Museum Wales opens new gallery The Wolf Inside
      Chickens, pigs, goats and complete horse and cow skeletons feature in the Cardiff museum's new gallery, which also draws close comparisons between wolves and dogs.
      10 October 2012
    • A photo of a puppet-style figure which looks like a cross between a goblin and a fish
      Curator's Choice A mermaid model of a sprite: The Horniman Museum's 19th century monkey-fish
      Beloved of master showmen and made from fish, wood, wire and papier mâché, scientists are currently carrying out DNA tests on a mermaid model to determine if it came from Japan.
      03 May 2015
    • Close up of the artist wearing mirror shades and a badger pelt
      Interview A talk on the wild side with Marcus Coates
      During our interview with artist Marcus Coates, we discuss shamanism, charlatanism, art, humour and nature. But as Mark Sheerin discovers, no badgers were available for comment.
      10 March 2010
    • photo shows woman lying on beach on sunbed
      Article A World Garden In London
      Places to go in summer 2007 where you can find out about culturally diverse histories in London whilst also getting some fresh air, eating your picnic and playing frisbee.
      22 June 2007
    • News Acclaimed trio ready for gorilla gig as Museum Sessions head to Manchester
      The dinosaurs, lions and beasts of the Mammals Gallery host a gig at the Manchester Museum with the backing of Radio One's Rob da Bank as part of the popular Museum Sessions series.
      31 July 2009
    • Working the land with a Shire Horse
      Museum: Agricultural site, Garden, parklands or rural site, Heritage site County: Shropshire Acton Scott Historic Working Farm Church Stretton
    • A photo of a sculpture of a crocodile on grassland
      African crocodile returns to Edinburgh pond in triumph for National Library of Scotland
      A public appeal to return a sand-filled sculpture of a crocodile to an Edinburgh pond has had a happy ending for curators and David Livingstone fans.
      08 October 2013
    • News Ancient Burials In Argyll And Bute Reveal Foreign Links In Prehistoric Scotland
      Recent analysis of 4,000-year-old pots recovered during an excavation near Kilmartin in Argyll and Bute has provided evidence linking prehistoric Scotland with the Netherlands.
      19 February 2008
    • Resource: Guided tour, Handling collection or artefacts, Workshop or activity session County: Tyne & Wear Anglo-Saxon life
      Jarrow Hall, South Tyneside
      Jarrow Hall | South Tyneside
    • Teachers' pack or notes: Resource County: Hampshire Animal Bodyshop
      Hampshire Museums and Archives Service, Winchester
      Hampshire Museums and Archives Service | Winchester
    • News Animal Bridge Lets Our Furry Friends Visit National Trust Property
      The UK's first wildlife land bridge will ensure that mice, voles and all manner of wild animals can now safely visit The National Trust's Scotney Castle Garden and Estate.
      13 April 2006
    • A photo of two white rabbits having sexual intercourse against a black backdrop
      Review Animal magnetism: Sexual Nature bounds through daring Natural History Museum show
      Laura Burgess checks out mollusc love dart foreplay in the Natural History Museum's compellingly playful new show.
      10 February 2011
    • Resource: Workshop or activity session County: Staffordshire Animal Masks (Foundation & KS1)
      The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
      The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery | Stoke-on-Trent
    • Workshop or activity session: Resource County: North Yorkshire Animals & Us (Key Stage 1 & 2)
      The World of James Herriot, Thirsk
      The World of James Herriot | Thirsk
    • A photo of a reptile head in a jar
      C24 Feature Appeasing ethical karma: A look at the new home of the Grant Museum of Zoology
      Three weeks after the collection moved into a new home at University College London, curator Mark Carnall tells us about conscientious interactivity, iPads and safeguarding the Grant Museum's unique charm.
      05 April 2011
    • News Archaeologists Dig Up More Ice Age Remains At Creswell Crags
      A dig at Creswell Crags, site of the only known Ice Age rock art in Britain, has examined artefacts discarded during a Victorian excavation and unearthed new discoveries.
      23 August 2006
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