#MuseumMonday: Mammoths – Ice Age Giants
While backing up a long-forgotten memory card recently, I came across some photos from a couple of old exhibitions at the Natural History Museum. The first of these is Mammoths: Ice Age Giants, which was available to visit between 23th…
#SciFri: Natural History Museum at Tring
If you have been keeping a watchful eye on my social media accounts, you may be aware that a couple of weeks ago I visited the Natural History Museum at Tring. I have spent a lot of time at the…
#MuseumMonday: Timeline of exhibitions at the Natural History Museum
Hopefully by now, regular readers of my blog will know that I am a huge fan of the Natural History Museum in London. I had been doing some digging recently, trying to figure out how many of the temporary exhibitions…
#MuseumMonday: Chelmsford Museum
I thought I would try something a little different. If you couldn’t already tell, one thing that I really love is visiting museums. However, not all of these have a strong link to science and are usually more focused on…
#StevesLibrary: Bitch
Another book I wish I got around to reading sooner, is Lucy Cooke’s Bitch. This sharp, witty, and thoroughly researched counter-narrative to the male-centric assumptions that have dominated the field of evolutionary biology for over a century, was an absolute…
#SciFri: Down House – The Home of Charles Darwin
If you’ve seen my posts on social media, then you likely know that earlier this month I visited Down House, the home of Charles Darwin. As it’s name suggests, it is located in the village of Downe (formerly spelled “Down”)…
#StevesLibrary: A Natural History of Sea Serpents
One of the things that has always captivated me is the the swirling legends of sea serpents. Those elusive, monstrous beings said to rise from the deep with eyes like lanterns and bodies long enough to wrap around ships. As…
#ToyTuesday: Mojo Fun Amphibians and Reptiles Part I
There has been some time since the last #ToyTuesday, so it is about time I made up for it. I am still planning some videos in the near future, so keep an eye out for these on social media and…
#StevesLibrary: Infinite Life
First of all, I must apologise for the long hiatus of this series. Life has been extremely hectic over the past 9 months and so, I haven’t been able to read as much I would have like to. I also…
#SteveReviews: Asia
If you have read any of my previous blog posts relating to any of the landmark Attenborough series, you will know that from a personal perspective, that these have been generally hit or miss. However, Asia which is the latest…