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Return of the rhino: can we bring the northern white back from extinction?

An enthralling project to save the northern white rhino is raising challenging questions as scientists debate the ethics of de-extinction. Mattha Busby reports

The Guardian - UK

Museums and galleries to get share of £4m funding pot

The National Motor Museum, Hampton Court Palace and the Natural History Museum will benefit from the grants.

The Independent UK

Fossil found in drawer is found to be oldest known modern lizard

Specimen collected in 1950s pushes back origins of squamates by at least 34m years

The Guardian - UK

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Historical fish collection sheds light on Aboriginal fishing methods

This 180-year-old fish is among the first Australian fish of its kind ever to be known to western science, and a refresh of its nomenclature to reflect its Aboriginal name at both the Natural History Museum in London and the National Museum in Scotland will recognise the contribution of traditional…

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The Leader podcast: ‘World’s biggest dinosaur’ roars into London

Titanosaur cast at Natural History Museum bigger than Dippy Diplodocus

Evening Standard

Mussel numbers in the Thames drop by 95 per cent

The study also found that mussel size had decreased since the 1960s.

Evening Standard

Biggest dinosaur to ever walk the Earth is coming to UK - and barely fits inside museum

The spectacular titanosaur cast, which is four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodocus and 12 metres longer than Hope the blue whale, will be on show at The Natural History Museum next year

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Largest ever dinosaur to be shown at South Kensington’s Natural History Museum - if it will fit

The skeleton will arrive on loan from Argentina‘s Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio

Evening Standard

‘The sheer scale is extraordinary’: meet the titanosaur that dwarfs Dippy the diplodocus

One of the largest creatures to have walked the Earth is to become the Natural History Museum’s new star attraction

The Guardian - UK

All the new restaurants, bars and bakeries opening in Manchester in November

There's 'wine-oke', a new food hall and a festive café at Selfridges

Manchester Evening News

Climate activists glue themselves to dinosaur exhibit at Berlin museum

Two women glued themselves to the handrails around a dinosaur exhibit at Berlin's Natural History museum on Sunday in the latest protest by climate activists, calling on the German government to scale up measures to fight climate change.

Reuters

Cannibals who used human skulls as cups were one of the first migrants in Britain

Researchers from University College London, the Natural History Museum and the Francis Crick Institute analysed to sets of skeletal remains from up to 15,000 years ago

Daily Mirror

UK had at least two genetically distinct human groups at end of last ice age, DNA reveals

Analysis of oldest DNA in Britain from pair of individuals unexpectedly shows two distinct ancestries

The Guardian - UK

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Rare meteorite unlocks solar system secrets

A Planetary Scientist from the Natural History Museum has told Tech & Science Daily new data suggests a meteorite sample at the museum may be from the very beginnings of our solar system.

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See the buzzworthy winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

This year's top prizes went to a teen from Thailand and an American who is just the fifth woman to win in 58 years. Karine Aigner spoke with NPR about the significance of the photo and the award.

Daily Mirror

Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year's incredible winning images

First spot in the 'Behaviour, invertebrates' category went to Karine Aigner from the US, who captured a ball of huddled cactus bees spinning over hot sand at her southern Texas ranch

Evening Standard

72-foot space rocket coming to Kensington next week

If you’re a fan of spacecrafts, then this will be just your thing in South Kensington

The Guardian - AU

‘Rage, but also joy and completeness’: bringing New Zealand’s stolen ancestors home

The remains of Māori people taken by an Austrian taxidermist in 1877 and displayed in a Vienna museum have finally been returned

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The Independent UK

Natural History Museum creates gardens to study how wildlife reacts to climate

Sensors installed across the site will monitor conditions like temperature, humidity and sound.

Evening Standard

‘Alexa, what’s my Natural History Museum fact of the day?’ World-famous museum links with Amazon virtual assistant

The collaboration will let users get answers to some of the South Kensington museum’s popular science and history questions

Reuters

Austria returns remains of 64 indigenous people to New Zealand

The remains of around 64 indigenous New Zealanders that were stolen in the 19th century will officially be welcomed home on Sunday following more than 70 years of negotiations, the head of the repatriation team said on Thursday.

Reuters

Sudanese taskforce battles snakes and scorpions during rainy season

In Khartoum, specialists from Sudan's Center for Poisonous Species Research are deployed at night in protective vests, gloves, and goggles to catch a snake that residents say has killed a cat, before it has a chance to strike again.

The Independent UK

Natural History Museum helps Ukrainian scientists in bid to save historic murals

The researchers joined forces to establish the cause of damage to the famous medieval murals in Saint Sophia Cathedral, a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Wales Online

Natural History Museum teams up with Amazon's Alexa to share knowledge with curious minds

More than 400 interesting and unusual stories are available on Alexa thanks to the collaboration

The Independent UK

Earliest known mammal identified using fossil tooth records

The animal’s fossil records date back 225 million years, predating the previously confirmed first mammal by approximately 20 million years.

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