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We’re the museum looking deeper into the Earth’s past to shape a new future where both people and planet thrive. Protecting the planet, it’s in our nature. 🌍
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Thinking of visiting us soon?
Take a look at our most commonly asked questions to make your visit as smooth as possible. 🧵 (1/7)
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No April Fools from us this morning but we do have something better
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My favourite time in the Museum. When it's empty at night...
#DayInTheLife
#MuseumWeek
http://t.co/8l9SAZ271f
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We congratulate His Majesty The King Charles III on his
#CoronationDay
👑
We are grateful for the King's long-held commitment to championing the protection of our natural world.
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'You are never too small to make a difference.'
A new species of miniature beetle has been named after
@GretaThunberg
, in recognition of her advocacy for climate action and protecting the natural world 🌍🐞
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We know birthday boy Jungkook of
@bts_twt
loves Brachiosaurus and Tyrannosaurus! 💜 You can see the T. rex in the Dinosaurs gallery on your visit, and brush up on brachiosaurs with our Dino Directory online:
#HappyBirthdayJungkook
#꾸기생일ㅊㅋ
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After the ammonites, thought we'd never see a better use of our collections images.
But we're willing to admit when we might be wrong.
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And our winner is....Yongqing Bao!
Selected by our judges from over 48,000 entries, Yongqing’s powerful winning picture frames nature’s ultimate challenge - its battle for survival - in an unforgettable and unique moment between a Tibetan fox and a marmot.
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“No one will protect what they don't care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced.”
On his birthday we're sending huge thanks to Sir
#DavidAttenborough
for being such an incredible advocate for the natural world 🌿🦋🦍🦎🦈🌍
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we're not crying you're crying
Fenn, my nearly 4 year old daughter, recorded her first ever solo song today. She came up with all the words herself and I helped her a little bit with the tune. It’s called ‘Dinosaurs in Love’. 🦕❤️🦕
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It's your very last chance to vote for your favourite image in the
@LumixUK
#WPYPeoplesChoice
Award.
Voting closes today at 14.00 GMT. It's free and takes seconds. View the stories behind 25 incredible images and pick your favourite:
@NHM_WPY
#WPY54
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With the morning's live broadcast being all about ammonites, what better day than a
#FossilFriday
to bring this up again?
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A massive congratulations to Nima Sarikhani who has won our Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award! 👏
Nima’s dreamy image captures the moment a polar bear drifts off to sleep on a bed made of ice against stunning pink and blue sky. ❄️
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🚨 Breaking news: A huge skull found in the Songhua River in China represents a new sister lineage for Homo sapiens. It dates to at least 146,000 years old and has been dubbed 'Dragon Man'.
This is a remarkable piece in the jigsaw of human evolution.
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The winner of this year’s
@LumixUK
#WPYPeoplesChoice
Award
@NHM_WPY
is Sam Rowley, with his well-timed portrait of two mice scrapping over food on a London Underground station platform.
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Happy 96th birthday to natural history broadcaster and all-round legend,
#SirDavidAttenborough
! 🥳️
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Many museum collections, including our own, are rooted in colonialism and racism.
Today, we need to be accessible to all, as the hallmarks of this legacy linger on.
It is essential we engage with these issues in order to move forward.
#MuseumsAreNotNeutral
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Happy Birthday Mary Anning! 🥳
The palaeontologist was born
#OTD
in 1799, & today her statue has been unveiled in Lyme Regis!
The campaign for the statue,
@MaryAnningRocks
, has worked for 4 years to give Anning recognition for her work collecting fossils on the Jurassic Coast.
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@LumixUK
@NHM_WPY
@SamRowleyPhoto
In the image, The Surrogate Mother, Martin Buzora captured a tender moment between a rhino called Kitui and ranger Elias Mugambi at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, a sanctuary that cares for baby rhinos.
@LumixUK
#WPYPeoplesChoice
@NHM_WPY
#HighlyCommended
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From today, we've got a brand new surprise in the Museum. 🥁
In celebration of Jurassic Park's 30th anniversary, we've completely transformed our Cranbourne Boutique.
You'll see lots of Jurassic favourites!
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@LumixUK
@NHM_WPY
@SamRowleyPhoto
Michel Zoghzoghi was in Brazil photographing jaguars when his image, Matching Outfits, was captured. He was mesmerized as a mother and cub dragged an anaconda from the water, with the trio sporting very similar patterns.
@LumixUK
#WPYPeoplesChoice
@NHM_WPY
#HighlyCommended
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The Siberian unicorn was a true Ice Age giant, weighing up to twice as much as a modern rhino.
Now, the first ever dating of the ancient rhino's fossils show it survived until at least 39,000 years ago.
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We'd planned to fly the transgender pride flag over the Museum this
#TransDayOfVisibility
, in a show of support for our trans and non binary colleagues, volunteers and visitors. Unfortunately we can’t fly it today, so we've let some of our collections display the same message.
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Wishing Sir
#DavidAttenborough
a happy 97th birthday today! Thank you for inspiring us with your love for nature and for lending your words to support our Urban Nature Project 💚
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Normally we are all about the science, but these are important blue whale facts.
Balaenoptera musculus AKA Truly Big Blue
#UnScienceAnAnimal
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The winner of this year’s
@LumixUK
#WPYPeoplesChoice
Award is David Lloyd, with his stunning image of a tender moment between two male lions. Find out more about David's winning
@NHM_WPY
photograph.
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Our animatronic T. rex is getting into the Christmas spirit. It's been kitted out in its very own theropod-size seasonal sweater, made from 100% recycled materials, thanks to
@britishxmas
.
Get your claws on your own version:
#NHMtrexmas
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For millions of years, parents across the animal kingdom have cared for their eggs and young, providing both time and resources, sometimes to their own detriment. Dinosaurs were no exception. [🧵1/6]
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Calling all witches and wizards! Tickets are now on sale for our major new exhibition Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature. Get yours here:
#NHMFantasticBeasts
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Wishing a Happy Birthday to our Royal Patron HRH The Duchess of Cambridge (
@KensingtonRoyal
).
We are incredibly grateful for her ongoing support and to be working with her, engaging young people in the importance of protecting nature through our upcoming Urban Nature Project.
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June is
#PrideMonth
, so join us as we celebrate all the wonderful
#queer
diversity found throughout the natural world.
#Pride
#LGBT
🌈
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Whalecome back once again! 🐋
We're thrilled to once again throw open our doors and welcome visitors back to the Museum for the first time this year 🎉
We're now back to normal opening hours, so that's every day except 24-26 December, 10.00 to 17.50, with last entry at 17.00.
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Wishing Sir David Attenborough a very happy 95th birthday today! 🎂
Did you know Sir David recorded a very special audio guide to some of our star specimens? Let his unmistakable voice guide you around the
#NHMatHome
:
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Happy 92nd birthday Sir David Attenborough 🎉 Thank you for your stunning documentaries, your inspiring words and your work to preserve the beauty our home, planet Earth.
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@LumixUK
@NHM_WPY
@SamRowleyPhoto
Last but by no means least, Spot the Reindeer by Francis De Andres also caught the attention of
@LumixUK
#WPYPeoplesChoice
voters.
How many reindeer can you spot camouflaged against the snowy backdrop of Svalbard?
@NHM_WPY
#HighlyCommended
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Ready for some big dino news?
The largest meat-eating dinosaur ever found in Europe once prowled the beaches of what is now the Isle of Wight. 🦖
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It's National Insect Week and we're celebrating these important critters. From flies to fleas, insects are the most diverse group of organisms on Earth. Join us at
#SensationalButterflies
and see one of nature's most spectacular examples:
#NIW2018
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🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at the Natural History Museum! 🎄
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The secret's out! We're thrilled to announce our major new exhibition, Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature, in partnership with
@wizardingworld
and
@BBCOne
- opening in Spring 2020
#NHMFantasticBeasts
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SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT TECHNICALLY WE ARE ALL FISH BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE TO INCLUDE ALL TETRAPODS, AND ALL BIRDS ARE ACTUALLY REPTILES, BUT FOR EASE WE SEPARATE THEM ALL OUT WHEN TALKING ABOUT THEM EVEN THOUGH THAT'S PHYLOGENETICALLY WRONG
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@NHM_Visiting
@NHM_Science
Our countdown to
#HintzeHall
is nearly over so it’s time to unveil Hope the
#BlueWhale
as the latest member of the global
#MuseumWhales
pod!
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We're facing a
#PlanetaryEmergency
.
The natural world is disappearing faster than ever before. As it starts to vanish, the effects are already being felt.
Humans have caused this crisis, and we must act to solve it.
#ForPeopleAndPlanet
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Today’s
#FoxOfTheDay
is this gorgeous image by
@mattmaranphoto
.
How relaxed does this fox look bathing in the light.
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Breaking news: possible signs of living organisms have been detected in the clouds above Venus 🦠
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It's getting quieter out there.
Staggering new data from
@_BTO
has found that there are now 73 million fewer birds in Britain's skies than there were 50 years ago.
Find out more with today's
#NatureNews
👇
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
from female staff at the Museum. They include researchers, educators, curators, writers, visitor assistants, leaders, marketers, developers, designers, conservators and engineers.
#IWD
#WomensDay
#IWD2018
#WHM
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty
#TheQueen
.
Her sense of duty and devotion to a life of service was matched by her care for the natural world.
This inspirational legacy lives on in the commitment demonstrated by her family to the health of our planet.
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Not all species need two sexes.
All around the world, a number of different species of lizards have evolved to be all-female. In order to reproduce, the reptiles simply clone themselves. 🦎
Find out how in our LGBTQ+ tour 👇
#Pride
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There are more male specimens in natural history collections than female.
This might sound inconsequential, but it could be baking in a sex bias for studies looking at everything from biogeography to taxonomy.
Read today's
#NatureNews
to find out how 👇
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Today is
#BiodiversityDay
! Or to give it it's full title: International Day for Biological Diversity
#IDB2019
But what is biodiversity? And why do we care about it?
A THREAD >
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One of the largest creatures ever to have walked the Earth is now at the Museum!
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February is
#LGBTHistoryMonth
Month. Join us as we explore and celebrate LGBTQ+ stories in natural history
#LGBTHM19
🌈
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We had a very royal visit this morning, as HRH the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Museum to hear how our staff are working to protect UK wildlife.
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@sciencemuseum
We have robot dinosaurs, Pterodactyls and the most venomous creatures on Earth. Plus volcanoes and earthquakes ... And vampire fish.
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We’ve teamed up with
@RoyalMintUK
to make a set of coins celebrating dinosaurs discovered in modern-day Britain.
Designed by palaeoartist Robert Nicholls, the
#DinosauriaCollection
features Megalosaurus, Iguanodon and Hylaeosaurus 🦖
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What's an animal that FEELS like it should be fake, but isn't?
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Wands at the ready! The first release of tickets for our major new exhibition Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature go on general sale tomorrow morning at 10:00 GMT.
#NHMFantasticBeasts
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#SciNews
: Uncover the true face of Britain's oldest complete skeleton in a new
#HumanEvolution
themed
@Channel4
documentary, made with the help of Museum experts. Coming soon:
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Congratulations to this year's
#WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear
, Sergey Gorshkov! 🏆
Sergey mastered the use of camera traps to get his blissfully wild image of a lone Siberian tigress which won the judges over.
#WPY56
#WPYAwards
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Want to know how our T. rex was fitted in festive attire? We reveal how the team at
@britishxmas
dressed the almost-life-size dinosaur in a custom-made
#Christmas
jumper.
Visit our Ty-santa-saurus rex in the Dinosaurs gallery until 24 December.
#NHMtrexmas
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On Fri 14 Jul 2017,
#HintzeHall
will reopen to the public with its new displays, including the
#BlueWhale
and more
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@LumixUK
@NHM_WPY
@SamRowleyPhoto
Four
#HighlyCommended
images also won over the nature photography enthusiasts that voted in this years
@LumixUK
#WPYPeoplesChoice
Award
@NHM_WPY
Aaron Gekoski's image, Losing the Fight, highlights how orangutans are used in degrading performances that continue to this day.
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From now on, there will be no single-use plastic water bottles on sale at the Museum. If you are visiting, you can use water fountains, bring a refillable bottle or purchase water in recycled aluminium cans:
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Very happy birthday wishes to
#SirDavidAttenborough
! Many thanks for inspiring us all w/ your work
#Attenborough90
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It's hard not to admire this
#MusCute
sky puppy on
#BatAppreciationDay
.
The large flying fox, Pteropus vampyrus, is from southeast Asia and has the largest wingspan of any bat, reaching up to 1.5 metres across! D'awwww 🦇
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Tigers make for a photogenic species, but with under 4,000 left in the wild much needs to be done to protect them.
@NHM_WPY
photographer Steve Winter has spent his career documenting their plight, raising awareness of this iconic big cat.
#Dynasties
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There are around 1.2 billion cattle in the world today, making them one of the most numerous species of ungulate, or hoofed mammal. That's a lot of cows 🐄🐄🐄
#CowAppreciationDay
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It's a magical day at the Museum as Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature is now open! Share photos from your visit with us using
#NHMFantasticBeasts
. We'd love to see what you get up to!
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We're proud to support our Patron, HRH The Princess of Wales
@KensingtonRoyal
, in her new early years campaign
#ShapingUs
.
We know just how important it is to inspire, nurture and share the wonder of nature with little ones 🌱
Meet Layla 👋
@earlychildhood
Our earliest years shape the rest of our lives. From pregnancy to the age of five, the world around us, the people we meet, and the experiences we have are all
#ShapingUs
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Happy
#DarwinDay
!
Today we celebrate the anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. Possibly the world's most famous biologist, his statue now resides in pride of place in Hinzte Hall.
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To mark both
#OrangutanDay
and
#WorldPhotographyDay
, we're sharing Tim Laman's image, Entwined lives, the Grand Title Winner from
@NHM_WPY
2016. 🦧📷 Read the full story here:
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Our thoughts go out to everyone at
@MuseuNacional
, and to all of Brazil - such terrible news and a devastating loss to heritage and science.
#MuseuNacional
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We’re thrilled to announce that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge (
@KensingtonRoyal
), Patron of the Museum, will reveal this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner. Join us live tomorrow, 13 October at 20.00 BST.
@NHM_WPY
#WPY56
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Records do not reveal a single point in time where modern humans originated, researchers have found.
Contrary to what many believe, neither the genetic nor fossil records have so far revealed a defined time and place for the origin of our species.
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All this week we’re joining in with
@ChrisGPackham
's
#FoxOfTheDay
. Celebrating foxes and sharing our love for them through powerful and sensitive photographs just like this one created by Andy Parkinson.
Do you know someone that loves foxes too?
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Just over a week ago, a fireball was seen streaking across the night sky in the UK.
Now, for the first time in 30 years a UK meteorite has been recovered, from a driveway in Gloucestershire.
But this meteorite started its journey long, long ago... 1/
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Hold your breath as you swim alongside a
#Rhomaleosaurus
- an extinct marine predator that lived 180 million years ago - in a water-filled Fossil Marine Reptiles Gallery! 1/6
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The Museum first opened its doors to the public
#OTD
in 1881 🎉
Our cathedral to nature is the result of Sir Richard Owen's determination to create a space for the natural history collections of
@britishmuseum
, where incredible displays of life on Earth would be available to all.
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Considered to be the least fish-like of fishes, a new species of swamp eel was not found swimming in a stream, but burrowing through the soil in a lush rainforest.
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Feral hogs are domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) that have either escaped or been released into the wild, and animals that have descended from such populations.
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Discover the incredible story of John Edmonstone.
An enslaved man who gained his freedom, he tutored a young Charles Darwin in the craft of taxidermy - a skill that proved fundamental to Darwin formulating his theory of evolution.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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@sciencemuseum
There is never just one cockroach. And we quietly melt your plastics with our lava.
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A very important visitor joined in with staff for
#MuseumSelfieDay
. Sir David Attenborough was in the building to work on Sky VR's Hold the World virtual reality experience. Find out more:
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Hyenas don't have a great reputation, but have they just been misrepresented?
Museum scientist Dr Natalie Cooper explains some of the reasons why these amazing animals deserve a little more love.
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There’s been a serious incident outside the Museum. We are working w/
@metpoliceuk
and will provide an update when we have more information
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Say hello to the newest
#dinosaur
! 👋
A new species of armoured dinosaur has been described from the Isle of Wight and named in honour of Museum scientist
@NHMdinolab
! 🦕
Watch to find out more about the spikey find this
#FossilFriday
👇
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Tonight, we're proud to take part in
#LightTheDarkness
for
#HolocaustMemorialDay
.
It's a day to remember those who were murdered for who they were, and that we stand against prejudice and hatred in the world.
@HMD_UK
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@sciencemuseum
*Game of Thrones theme music* Send in the (sea)-dragons... (from The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons by Thomas Hawkins, 1840).
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One of the biggest studies looking into the sex bias in natural history museums has found that there are more males than females in the collections.
Therefore research looking into everything from biogeography to genetics may have an underlying male bias.
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