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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

The Independent UK

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…

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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.

Inverse

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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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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’.

Zenger

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

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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.

The Independent UK

Shortlist announced for Art Fund Museum Of The Year

The winning museum will be announced at a ceremony held in the British Museum in London on July 12.

The Guardian - UK

Scapa Flow Museum showing Orkney island’s wartime role up for top prize

UK museum of the year award has shortlist of five showing ‘astonishing ambition and boundless creativity’

Daily Mirror

Shocked schoolgirl, 12, finds huge tooth from biggest shark to ever live

Schoolgirl Cydney Root, 12, found a tooth which once belonged to a fearsome megaladon, the largest shark to ever live in the world's oceans which could fit two humans in its mouth

LiveScience

Mammals with pouches are 'more evolved' than humans — sort of

Kangaroos, koalas and other marsupials are even weirder than we give them credit for.

Evening Standard

Young people discuss ‘planetary emergency’ as youth Iftar held at Natural History Museum for first time

Young Londoners shared in the breaking of the Ramadan fast at an interfaith Iftar held for the first time at the Natural History Museum on Monday.

Evening Standard

OPINION - How we can change the world, one iftar at a time

The breaking of the Ramadan fast, the iftar meal, has become more than just an accepted part of our country’s calendar, it is celebrated as part of our British identity. But for many Muslims organising these events, they are starting to question how their positive actions of bringing communities together…

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