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How AI is creating a UK super-museum and revealing our planet's history
More than 70 million specimens from 100 UK collections will be put into an online digital museum
September 30, 2026Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque
Dorothea Bate discovered the dwarf elephant and the myotragus, an extinct goat-like antelope.
September 7, 2026Hidden museum gallery to reopen after 83 years
The gallery, which has been closed since 1943, will reopen from 16 September.
August 22, 2026T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a problem for scientists
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m.
July 11, 2026How Sir David Attenborough built 'Green Hollywood'
The city is responsible for 80% of the world's natural history TV shows.
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How AI is creating a UK super-museum and revealing our planet's history
Beetles that look as if they are gold plated are among the millions of specimens that will be available to view online Researchers are using AI to create a vast digital museum of millions of specimen
Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque
Dorothea Bate, born in 1878, had little formal education but a fascination with wildlife and nature A pioneering fossil hunter who was one of the first women to be employed by the Natural History Mus
Hidden museum gallery to reopen after 83 years
The original Osteology gallery as it was back in 1893 A gallery that has remained closed to the public since World War Two is to reopen at London's Natural History Museum next month. The gallery, wh
T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a problem for scientists
T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a problem for scientists In 1997, Sotheby's hosted its first natural history auction selling fossils and other wonders of our prehistoric wo
How Sir David Attenborough built 'Green Hollywood'
As Sir David Attenborough marks his centenary, one achievement is often overlooked: how the world's famously soft-spoken naturalist helped create an industry employing thousands and earning millions,