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Russian Thistle Spread: weed invades 100 million acres; USDA tests blister mite control

Introduced to North America in the 1870s, Russian thistle rapidly colonized the western regions, thriving in arid and disturbed soils. Its spread was exacerbated by agricultural shipments, where seeds mixed in could disseminate widely through farms and railroads. Once dry, the weed rolls across the landscape and scatters its seeds,…

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Award-winning 16-year-old photographer now highlighted in world’s leading wildlife photography competition with an almost perfectly aligned bird and airplane DSLR image

After his previous success with a split-second wildlife shot that many spend years trying to capture, the young photography talent is now shortlisted for another prestigious award

Digital Camera World

Eight hours after drilling an adjacent hole in the Arctic ice, this photographer finally captured a polar bear staring straight into his DSLR lens

Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen waited hours for this extraordinary seal's-eye view of a polar bear – now highlighted by the world's leading wildlife photography competition

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Inside the Octopus Brain: How nine mini-brains make this sea creature remarkably clever

The octopus is a remarkable invertebrate characterized by an advanced neurological system featuring nine brains that facilitate complex behaviors. Each of its eight arms operates with a mini-brain, granting them independence in movement and response. A central brain manages the coordination of these arms, reflecting their extraordinary dual control abilities.

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From an unlikely friendship to a leopard’s clumsy maneuver: the world’s leading wildlife photography competition reveals a sneak peek of this year's extraordinary images

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition shares insights in the 2026 edition that received record-breaking subissions from photographers around the world

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A museum rock was forgotten for 30 years in a drawer in Japan. Now, its hidden bones may uncover a new 66-million-year-old sea monster

Researchers in Japan have identified four previously overlooked mosasaur bones from rock samples collected in the early 1990s. One bone is the first confirmed mosasaur premaxilla found in Japan, while unusual features in another skull bone suggest the fossil may belong to a previously unknown species.

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The Guardian view on the export of fossils: they deserve national treasure status

Editorial: Scientific specimens are being sold to foreign museums or snapped up by the super-rich. They should have the same legal protections as works of art

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Britain's best Jurassic fossil collection was sold to Abu Dhabi after UK museums could not raise the money to buy it

For decades, Dorset-based fossil hunter Chris Moore combed the cliffs and beaches around Lyme Regis and Charmouth, part of England's UNESCO-listed Jurassic Coast, gradually assembling a collection of 318 specimens spanning ichthyosaurs, fish and crustaceans, including fossils that could potentially represent species new to science. Under the region's fossil collecting…

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Natural History Museum to reopen ‘hidden’ gallery after more than 80 years

The space was originally closed in 1943 after the museum’s herbarium was damaged during the Second World War

Evening Standard

Natural History Museum to reopen hidden gallery closed since Second World War

For the first time in more than eight decades, the Nature and Us gallery at the London museum will reopen after being closed to the public since 1943.

The Independent UK

Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP

Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in country

The Guardian - UK

One of UK’s best fossil collections sold overseas in ‘loss to the nation’

Exclusive: Lack of funds left British museums unable to pay eight-figure sum for collection, which went to Abu Dhabi institution

The Guardian - UK

Rosemary Parslow obituary

Conservationist who became an authority on the wildlife of the Isles of Scilly and collected specimens for the Natural History Museum

The Guardian - UK

How rose-ringed parakeets went from escaped pets to one of Britain's most recognisable birds

Bright green, loud and unmistakable, rose-ringed parakeets have become one of the most recognisable birds in London's parks and gardens, despite having no natural historical presence anywhere in Britain. The species, native to parts of Africa and South Asia, was first confirmed breeding in the wild in Britain in 1969,…

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Bulgaria's Danube fell to record lows after heat and rain shortages: Its exposed bed revealed the jaw, tusks and femur of a young mammoth

Extreme drought along Europe's Danube River revealed fossilized remains of a young woolly mammoth. Low water levels exposed parts of the riverbed, allowing a local resident to spot the bones. Scientists identified the jawbone, tusk, shoulder blade, and femur from the Ice Age creature. This significant find offers insights into…

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Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil belonged to a group of the largest land animals ever

Researchers have identified the first-ever dinosaur fossil discovered on Antarctica, revealing it belonged to a titanosaur.

The Independent UK

A dinosaur fossil sat forgotten in a drawer since 1985 until scientists realized what it was

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer

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First dinosaur bone from Antarctica was unnoticed for 40 years

The British Antarctic Survey has uncovered a tail vertebra belonging to a Titanosaur

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Which London tourist attractions are closed in the heatwave? Full list of sites disrupted by hot weather

Tower Bridge, the Cutty Sark and the Young V&A museum are among the sites closed due to the scorching temperatures

The Times of India

166-million-year-old Jurassic dinosaur highway discovered beneath a British quarry

A routine day at a limestone quarry in Oxfordshire has led to one of Britain's most significant dinosaur discoveries in decades. Hidden beneath layers of clay, hundreds of fossilised footprints have emerged from a landscape that existed around 166 million years ago, when the region lay beside a warm, shallow…

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Three million years after Lucy walked upright in Africa, the inside story of another landmark journey

There is a special gallery inside the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi where visitors slow down, lower their voices and often fall silent. In front of them, carefully lit and disarmingly small, lies the skeleton of Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old hominin.

The Independent UK

UK theme parks, zoos and museums among attractions closed due to extreme heat

Museums, parks and zoos will be closed across the country due to the temperature

Digital Camera World

Defying the Myth: Carol Allen-Storey's decade-long documentary project is one of the most powerful photography books of the year

Spending more than 10 years embedded with three single mothers, raising children with severe disabilities, has resulted in a beautiful and technically assured piece of work

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Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens

Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity

LiveScience

World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago

Enigmatic 415 million-year-old fossils belong to a giant scorpion that may have reached lengths of around 3 feet (1 meter), a remarkable body size because most life on land at that time was small.

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