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Palaeontology

#SciFri: GIANTS at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

I was fortunate enough to be in Birmingham recently, and while I was there I visited the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. I will be covering the museum itself in a later blog post for #MuseumMonday so please keep an…

#MuseumMonday: Extinction at Braintree Museum

If you’re visiting the Braintree District Museum anytime soon, then please take some time to interact with the touring Extinction exhibition, which is in the first gallery you come to after entering through the shop. This exhibition is one of…

#SciFri: Discovering Dinosaurs at Lightroom

At heart, I am just a big kid (if that wasn’t already obvious). One of my passions outside of herpetology that helps to satisfy my inner childhood curiosity, is palaeontology. I am lucky enough to have published my first paper…

#MuseumMonday: Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée

One of the museums I have wanted to visit for a very long time now, is the Galerie de Paléontologie et d’Anatomie comparée. This is for a number of reasons, with the name one quite clearly discernible from the name…

#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…

#MuseumMonday: Visiting the Lyme Regis Museum

While in Lyme Regis recently for the 2025 Fossil Festival, I stopped by the local museum as it was free to enter that weekend (adult tickets are usually £8.95). The Lyme Regis Museum offers a compelling journey through earth’s deep…

#SteveReviews: Walking With Dinosaurs (2025)

When it was first announced that Walking With Dinosaurs was coming back with a new series, like many fans of the original series, I was extremely excited. The original 1999 was extremely formative and is one of the reasons why…

#SciFri: Reflecting on the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2025

The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival was first held in 2005, and conceived by local enthusiasts alongside Dr Paul Davis of the Natural History Museum and the Lyme Regis Development Trust. Originally intended as a one-off celebration of the Jurassic Coast’s…

#MuseumMonday: Dartford Borough Museum

I recently found myself in Dartford and took the time to visit the Dartford Borough Museum, in order to kill some time but also to learn more about the significance of the local area and its natural history (who could…

#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…