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Abundant common fossils don’t need to be protected | Letter
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (482+ words) Museums have countless examples of the common fossils from these Lower Jurassic rocks, says the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre’s Phil DavidsonThe vast majority of the fossils revealed on this rapidly eroding part of the Jurassic Coast hold very little scientific…...
Why is the grass green and which was the deadliest dinosaur? The kids’ quiz
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (300+ words) Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzesSubmit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her…...
The Guardian view on the export of fossils: they deserve national treasure status | Editorial
1+ week, 6+ day ago (514+ words) The Guardian view on the export of fossils: they deserve national treasure status The Guardian The Guardian view on the export of fossils: they deserve national treasure status Scientific specimens are being sold to foreign museums or snapped up by…...
Country diary: All hail the horsetail, a plant that could survive anything | Kate Blincoe
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (176+ words) Newton Flotman, Norfolk: It looks like a toilet brush yet predates the dinosaurs. I can’t help but give it a stroke by the roadside, even if I get strange looks The rural road is flanked with a bank of green…...
The ultra rich are collecting fossils. And that’s bad for science - video
2+ week, 2+ day ago (218+ words) One of the UK’s best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called a loss to the nation. The collection, which is now on display at the Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi, was gathered on Dorset’s…...
The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science – podcast
2+ week, 2+ day ago (241+ words) One of the UK’s best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called a loss to the nation. The collection, which is now on display at the Natural History Museum in Abu Dhabi, was gathered on Dorset’s…...
Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP
2+ week, 4+ day ago (761+ words) Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in country One of UK’s best fossil collections sold in ‘loss to the nation’ An MP has called on ministers to change export controls…...
Crush-worthy cephalopods and beautiful bugs – vote for the invertebrate of the year
2+ week, 6+ day ago (661+ words) Of the 1.3m spineless wonders in the world, you told us your favourites. Now it’s time to pick the winner It’s raining in Melbourne as I write this, and on my way to work I saw pale pink earthworms everywhere, scattered…...
‘Living fossil’: the blue-blood arthropod that has changed little in 445m years
3+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) Tenacious and confounding, the horseshoe crab pre-dates dinosaurs and has copper-based blood vital to vaccine safety They pre-date dinosaurs, eat food using their legs and contain blue blood that we use to keep us healthy. Horseshoe crabs are the supreme,…...
One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1459+ words) Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution One of the most important collections of UK Jurassic fossils ever compiled has been sold to a museum in Abu Dhabi,…...