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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

Evening Standard

‘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

The Guardian - AU

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.

The Independent UK

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‘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

Evening Standard

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.

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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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

Wales Online

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.

The Independent UK

'Impressive rafting skills': the 8-million-year old origin story of how rodents colonised Australia

A single, pregnant rodent floating on driftwood across the treacherous waters between Asia and New Guinea 8.5 million years ago may be behind the eventual colonisation of native rodents in Australia, our new research suggests.

The Conversation

Double celebration: Two-headed tortoise Janus turns 25

Angelica Bourgoin strokes the shell of Janus the tortoise, whispering to him quietly as he scuttles in his pen and - his two heads rubbing together - prepares to celebrate his 25th birthday.

Reuters

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022: Best pictures including Treefrog Pool Parties And Whale Side-Eye

Everything you need to know about this year’s wildlife photographers of the year

Evening Standard

Scientists uncover the hidden genetic consequence of an 800-year-old hate crime

Researchers from the U.K. have found that the Ashkenazi predisposition for genetic disorders predates medieval times, pushing the estimate at least 100 years.

Inverse

Medieval massacre: Scientists shed new light on English antisemitic atrocities

Victims’ skeletons were discovered in a well in Norwich in 2004

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DNA from remains found in medieval well ‘shines new light on Jewish history’

According to the study, the findings are consistent with these people being victims of a historically recorded antisemitic massacre.

Liverpool Echo

'Dangerous' false widow spiders could invade UK homes after multiplying in heatwave

According to the Natural History Museum, there are currently six species of the false widow living in the UK

Wales Online

False widow spider invasion expected as higher numbers breed after hot summer

They are closely related to the black widow

Daily Mirror

False widow spiders could invade UK homes as numbers soar in hot temperatures

The scorching summer temperatures have created the perfect climate for the false widow spider - described as "Britain's most venomous spider" - to breed in the UK

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The Guardian - UK

Scientists set for ocean crisis debate 150 years after ‘extraordinary’ expedition

A century and a half after the Challenger mission transformed our understanding of the seas, researchers meet to tackle the latest threats

Zenger

Climate Change Has Been Harming Bees For Almost A Century, New Study Reveals

The study was published in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

The Guardian - UK

Climate stress can give bumblebees asymmetrical wings, study finds

Bees ‘may be in for rough time’ over 21st century as hotter and wetter conditions affect development

The Guardian - UK

‘The whole embryo was there’: expert makes rare find on Sheffield museum opening day

Dean Lomax identifies probably oldest known vertebrate embryo from UK at Yorkshire Natural History Museum

Evening Standard

The last supermoon of 2022 will light up tonight’s sky. Here’s what you need to know

Everything you need to know about supermoons and how they affect us

Zenger

Ancient Giant-Headed Amphibian That Used Sticky Tongue To Catch Prey Discovered

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of extinct amphibian that used its powerful sticky tongue to catch bugs.

Wales Online

Robots discover 39 potential new species at the bottom of the ocean

They are at depths of between 3,100 to 5,100 metres below sea level

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