#SteveReviews: Ocean with David Attenborough
At 99 years old, Sir David Attenborough delivers what might be one of the most emotional and urgent works of his storied career with Ocean with David Attenborough, a feature-length documentary that’s as breath-taking in its beauty as it is…
#SciFri: My thoughts on the National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham
While in Birmingham recently, I visited the National SEA LIFE Centre as a kind of follow-up to visiting the SEA LIFE London Aquarium in July. As you’ll see throughout this review, despite the best efforts of SEA LIFE, I do…
#MuseumMonday: Visiting the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, Paris
Tucked within the leafy grounds of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, the Grande Galerie de l’Évolution is a monument of natural history, architecture and museography. It is operated by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), and was the final stop on…
#SciFri: A herpetologist visits the Aquarium de Paris
During my visit to Paris this summer, one of the places I was able to visit (apart from the millions of museums and galleries) was the Aquarium de Paris, which is situated in the Jardins du Trocadéro overlooking the Eiffel…
#MuseumMonday: My visit to the The Crab Museum
Regular readers of this blog and my #MuseumMonday feature will know that I love natural history. When visiting all the museums that I do, you tend to see the same information being presented in a very similar way. This can…
#SciFri: Fossil Hunting at Abbey Wood for Shark’s Teeth
I’m no stranger to going fossil hunting on the coast, I know many of you have read my posts about the Essex and Kent coats. However, what about in the middle of London? I was fortunate enough to be invited…
#SciFri: A herpetologist’s visit to SEA LIFE London Aquarium
I recently visited an attraction that I haven’t been to as a child, it has been so long that I don’t have memories of the experience. If I do, they have blended in with all of the other aquariums I…
#SciFri: Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Last summer, I was lucky enough to be able to visit Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. Apologies it has taken me so long to get around to writing this, I finally had some time to perfect my draft. Located in the…
#SciFri: A quick history of the Blaschka Models
For those that have never heard of them, buckle up and I am about to introduce you to something that may very well become your next hyperfixation! The Blaschka Models are a collection of intricately crafted glass sculptures depicting marine…
#SciFri: Monsters of the Deep
As a scientist with a keen interest in mythology and palaeontology, I recently visited the Chatham Historic Dockyard to visit the Monsters of the Deep exhibition, that was co-curated by Darren Naish of TetZoo fame. Monsters of the Deep was…
