The early mammals living alongside the dinosaurs might have all had dark-coloured fur. Living a nocturnal lifestyle, the ...

There’s always incredible variety in the work of a curator with each day different from the next. Much of this work goes on behind the scenes at the Museum and is unseen. It’s important to share these ...

In seabirds, the evidence is clearer. Nanoplastics have been linked with organ damage in sable shearwaters and are known to alter their blood chemistry. However, a lot of previous research only ...

Birds are the soundtrack to our mornings, they soar through our skies and swoop around our streets, but how well do we really know our feathered friends?

Specialisms: History of Collections, Mammal collections, Wet Curation, Marsupials, Monotremes, Taxidermy, Curation As Senior Curator in Charge of Mammals, my ...

I am a mineralogist who studies the crystal-chemistry, atomic-structure and stability of minerals. These properties enable us to constrain the geochemical and geological conditions under which the ...

Illustrating how the graphic nature and tonal range of black-and-white photography can simplify elements, emphasise form or create drama, whatever the subject. As spring awakens in the upland birch ...