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Conserving the Turbinaria coral | Natural History Museum
Follow the gigantic but fragile Turbinaria coral specimen on its journey from storage, via the loving care of our conservation team, into the Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea exhibition (27 March - 13 September 2015). Although this...
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Installing the aquarium for Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea | Natural History Museum
Our Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea exhibition (27 March - 13 September 2015) featured an aquarium containing living corals, molluscs and fish. Watch our time-lapse of its installation by the Horniman Museum and Gardens team in the...
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Meet the residents of the reef at Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea | Natural History Museum
From 27 March to 13 September 2015, visitors could dive into one of the most spectacular and diverse ecosystems on the planet at the Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea exhibition. You can still explore some of our coral reefs content...
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Carlos Perez Naval - Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 | Natural History Museum
At just 8 years old, Carlos Perez Naval is Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s youngest ever grand title winner. Here’s the moment he blew the rest of the competition out of the water at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 Awards...
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Staghorn survivors: the world's most successful coral? | Natural History Museum
Museum palaeontologist Dr Ken Johnson looks at how Britain's fossil record helps us understand the success of the staghorn coral, Acropora, and how the threats facing it today could mean devastation for reefs worldwide. Discover more...
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Sensational butterflies emerge from their chrysalises | Natural History Museum
The chrysalis hatchery in the Sensational Butterflies house is one of the many captivating parts of the exhibition. Watch as a flutter of blue morphos (Morpho peleides) emerge from their pupal state.
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Corals: builders of the reef | Natural History Museum
Enter the extraordinary world of corals, remarkable animals capable of creating vast structures in underwater cities. We explored these ecosystems in our exhibition Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea (27 March - 13 September 2015)....
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Lego insect manipulator stop motion | Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum scientists have created a tool made from Lego to hold and manipulate delicate specimens such as tiny insects. The pinned insect manipulator (IMp) allows scientists to easily move the specimen into different...
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Join a dive to see the largest corals on Earth | Natural History Museum
Follow the Catlin Seaview Survey team in American Samoa as they dive in search of Big Momma, the world's largest recorded coral. The dive is part of a scientific project to document the health of reefs worldwide. A panoramic virtual dive...
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The smart, the strange and the dangerous: life on a coral reef | Natural History Museum
When you live in an underwater city of the sea, danger lurks at every turn. See some masters of disguise in action, and meet the predators who can kill in an instant. Discover seven sneaky survival strategies of reef animals:...
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Orchid Observers | Natural History Museum
Is climate change affecting the UK’s orchids? Dr Mark Spencer explains the science behind our new Orchid Observers project and how you can contribute to his research by photographing wild orchids this summer. Find out more about the...
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Unlocking the secrets of coral spawning | Natural History Museum
Witness one of nature's most elusive wonders as Jamie Craggs, Aquarium Curator at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, successfully triggers the mass spawning of corals in captivity. Find out how Jamie and co-workers created the aquarium in...
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David Attenborough's First Life | Natural History Museum
Sir David Attenborough's First Life virtual reality experience arrived at the Museum in June 2015 to take our visitors on a 3D journey to meet some of the Earth’s earliest inhabitants. This virtual reality experience is now closed, but...
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Caribbean coral crusaders | Natural History Museum
Caribbean reefs are among the most devastated in the world. But there is hope. Follow the efforts of conservation biologist Nikita Shiel-Rolle as she inspires and trains young people in the Bahamas to monitor and protect their local...
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Don Gutoski reacts to winning Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 | Natural History Museum
Don Gutoski of Canada was declared the Grand Title winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015. Find out how he felt in this short clip recorded after the announcement. You can see Don's winning photograph along with the all other...
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Why are coral reefs so important? | Natural History Museum
More than just colourful underwater scenery, coral reefs have huge benefits for life on land. From developing treatments for cancer to protecting shorelines from tsunamis, these diverse ecosystems matter much more than we think. We...
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How to reconstruct a dinosaur | Natural History Museum
Find out how palaeoartist Robert Nicholls produced his highly accurate reconstructions of the Museum’s Stegosaurus specimen. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the scientific examination of this specimen, the world's most complete...
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Detective work to tackle debilitating disease in Zanzibar | Natural History Museum
Museum scientists are working to help eradicate one of the most prevalent diseases in sub-saharan Africa: schistosomiasis. Follow their detective work to discover why this parasitic disease only develops in the north part of Zanzibar,...
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Corals: up close and personal | Natural History Museum
Invertebrates Collections Manager Miranda Lowe takes you on a journey through some of the fascinating forms corals take and why this diversity is important as well as beautiful. You can see these specimens from our Coral Reefs: Secret...
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Giant squid: from the deep sea to display | Natural History Museum
Curator Jonathan Ablett tells the tale of how an elusive monster from the deep came to be put on public display in the Museum. To see the rare giant squid up close, book tickets for one of our Behind-the-Scenes Spirit Collection Tours:...
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Setting the stage for the blue whale skeleton move | Natural History Museum
Watch the scaffolding rising around our blue whale skeleton as the Museum gears up for a move of gigantic proportions. From the summer of 2017, the skeleton will be suspended from the ceiling of the Hintze Hall, where it will be one of...
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David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef Dive | Natural History Museum
With Sir David Attenborough as your guide, take a virtual reality journey deep beneath the waves to explore the world's largest coral reef.
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Looking at past habitats through a modern lens | Natural History Museum
The rediscovery of more than 1,400 photographic plates in the Museum collections has led to an innovative collaboration between Museum scientists and visual artist Chrystel Lebas. The plates, which document British plants and habitats...
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The oldest human footprints in Europe | Natural History Museum
In May 2013 a storm exposed mysterious hollows on the beach at Happisburgh in Norfolk. Follow the progress of the research team as they realise they have found human footprints that are around 900,000 years old. Find out more about...