Stories
- Article
Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
- Book extract
Eating their own kind
In his grisly history of cannibalism, zoologist Bill Schutt asks what drives an animal to feast on its own flesh and blood.
- Article
Delusional recycling and the problem with plastic
Many of us are guilty of wishful thinking when it comes to our rubbish. Arianne Shahvisi exposes shaky recycling infrastructure and overseas dumping, arguing for an end to waste colonialism.
- Article
Finding out where my lithium comes from
The origins of the lithium Laura Grace Simpkins swallows daily are unclear. If we don’t know the provenance of our pills, how can we make informed decisions about them?
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Fossils
Date: 1984-1997Reference: PP/MIA/D/4/2Part of: Professor Michael Ashburner: archives- Digital Images
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Fossils; Scheuchzer
- Archives and manuscripts
Fossils
Date: 1962-1997Reference: PP/MIA/D/4Part of: Professor Michael Ashburner: archives- Books
Fossils as drugs : pharmaceutical palaeontology / Christopher J. Duffin.
Duffin, Christopher J.Date: 2008- Books
Fossils, finches and fuegians : Charles Darwin's adventures and discoveries on the Beagle / Richard Keynes.
Keynes, R. D.Date: 2002