5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1180+ words) A natural history museum lets residents take home 1,400 specimens, from bobcats and beetles to snakes in jars On a hot afternoon in August, I walked out of the San Diego Natural History Museum carrying a whale rib, a leopard pelt,…...

1+ week, 3+ day 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…...

3+ week, 2+ 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…...

3+ week, 5+ 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…...

3+ week, 6+ 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…...

4+ week, 19+ hour 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…...