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Sample of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu, which may contain the seeds of life, arrives in UK for analysis

A sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, has arrived at London's Natural History Museum for analysis. Scientists are optimistic that it could contain the seeds of life.

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Courting hares and curious cubs among Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice shortlist

The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award opens voting to the public for the People's Choice award

Digital Camera World

First Thing: More Israeli hostages and Palestinians freed as ceasefire extended

Hamas releases 11 hostages from Gaza in exchange for 33 Palestinians in Israeli jails as truce extended by two days. Plus, can we solve our addiction to consumerism?

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Scientists examine 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid sample which could reveal origins of life on Earth

Samples of the Bennu asteroid could shed light on the formation of our solar system

Evening Standard

UK scientists studying ‘teaspoon-sized’ sample from asteroid Bennu to understand origin of life

The unremarkable black dust-like sample from asteroid Bennu could help shed light on some of the biggest questions about how Earth formed

The Independent UK

‘It’s amazing’: scientists analyse 4.6bn-year-old dark dust from Bennu asteroid

Natural History Museum prepares to study pristine material gathered in Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission

The Guardian - UK

Mystery as half-eaten great white shark washes up on beach

Orcas are ‘picky eaters’ known to attack fellow apex predators to devour their livers, experts say

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GUAP Gala founders on creating London’s answer to the Met Gala

Exclusive: Ibrahim Kamara and Jide Adetunji on launching UK’s first Black-led fashion extravaganza, which attracts the great and good from the world of British creativity

The Independent UK

Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners show the beauty — and precarity — of nature

The winning photographs star different species from around the world, all highlighting the interplay between animals and humans. The two grand titles went to shots of a horseshoe crab and barn owls.

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‘No easy answer’: the endangered owls that can only be saved by killing other owls

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum depicts how northern spotted owls are being protected . . . by culling their near relatives

The Guardian - UK

In Pictures: First Wildlife Photographer of the Year images revealed

The competition is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum.

Evening Standard

When will flying ants season end and why do we get them in Scotland?

When will the flying ants season end in 2023 and why do we get them in the UK every summer?

The National (Scotland)

Six must-see summer exhibitions – reviewed by our experts

Looking for something to do this Summer? Our experts have gone to some of the best exhibitions around the UK and given us their take on it. From retrospectives of painter Peter Howson’s work in Edinburgh and filmmaker Brian Desmond Hurst’s work in Belfast to a groundbreaking photography exhibition in…

The Conversation

This Fossil of a Giant Whale Could Be The Heaviest Known Animal To Date

Fossils from Peru suggest a giant whale that lived roughly 39 million years ago may have been at least as massive as the blue whale.

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Newly discovered whale species could have been heaviest animal ever

Fossils found in Peru from extinct species show it may have had body mass of 85-340 tonnes – heavier than blue whales

The Independent UK

39 million-year-old extinct whale ‘may be heaviest animal that ever lived’

Researchers analysed the remains of a partial skeleton that was uncovered 13 years ago in the Ica desert on the southern coast of Peru.

The Guardian - UK

James Cameron supports deep-sea mining. Scientists say it’s a huge risk. Who’s right?

Better the seafloor than the rainforest, proponents argue, but marine experts beg to differ as authorities meet to decide the future of deep-sea mining

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‘This feels exactly the right place to be’: Sir Patrick Vallance on pandemics, eco-anxiety and leading the Natural History Museum

The UK’s former chief scientific adviser, a familiar face during Covid, talks about his new role as chair of the London museum and putting its collection at the heart of our climate response

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Crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers find

Dutch study identifies several examples of corvids’ ‘amazing’ ability to adapt to the urban environment

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‘Such a beautiful creature’: Chris Packham, Dan Snow and more on their favourite museum exhibit

Five UK museums are up for a £120,000 prize. So what’s the best item in each of them? From a sleeping beauty to an extinct bird, famous fans pick their most treasured object

LiveScience

Blade-like spikes covered newly discovered dinosaur unearthed in the UK

The armored ankylosaur is more closely related to dinosaurs found in China than its UK relatives, hinting at a previously unknown migration for the group.

The Independent UK

Trio of female skateboarders take on first-ever skate at Natural History Museum

Red Bull transformed the Natural History Museum into a skatepark where female athletes took to the ramps to show the sport is ‘for everyone’.

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New Armored Dinosaur Species Unearthed On UK’s ‘Dinosaur Island’

Vectipelta barretti sheds light on ankylosaur diversity and suggests free movement between Asia and Europe

Evening Standard

New dinosaur species discovered on Isle of Wight

Vectipelta barretti is named after the Natural History Museum’s Professor Paul Barrett

LiveScience

More than 5,000 new species found in 'pristine' deep-sea wilderness. But they could soon be wiped out.

A new study cataloged all the species uncovered by research expeditions in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, which has become a potential hotspot for deep-sea mining.

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