By: Madeleine Cowley
LONDON (REUTERS).- Hundreds of butterflies are emerging from chrysalises, taking flight, sipping aphrodisiac and delighting children at London’s Natural History Museum just in time for the Easter and summer school holidays. The “Se…
Kunsthalle Wien and Museum of Natural History of Vienna Present ‘Space: About a Dream’
VIENNA.- Outer space is not only a physically extending sphere, but also a symbol: for centuries, man’s dreams and visions have been concerned with conquering the “extraterrestrial zone,” with getting to know worlds beyond Earth, and eve…
Kunsthalle Wien and Museum of Natural History of Vienna Present ‘Space: About a Dream’
VIENNA.- Outer space is not only a physically extending sphere, but also a symbol: for centuries, man’s dreams and visions have been concerned with conquering the “extraterrestrial zone,” with getting to know worlds beyond Earth, and eve…
London Museum Repatriates Islands’ Human Remains
LONDON (REUTERS).- The remains of 138 indigenous people from the Torres Strait Islands are set to be repatriated after they were removed at the behest of a missionary during the 19th century, London’s Natural History Museum said on Thursday. The museum…
New Hampshire’s Plymouth State University Plans Museum of the White Mountains
PLYMOUTH, NH (AP).- A hydrologist and a historian may seem like odd choices to co-author an art exhibition catalog, but it makes perfect sense at Plymouth State University. Professors Mark Green and Marcia Schmidt Blaine researched and wrote the expla…
New Hampshire’s Plymouth State University Plans Museum of the White Mountains
PLYMOUTH, NH (AP).- A hydrologist and a historian may seem like odd choices to co-author an art exhibition catalog, but it makes perfect sense at Plymouth State University. Professors Mark Green and Marcia Schmidt Blaine researched and wrote the expla…
London’s Natural History Museum: Earliest Human Skull-Cups Made in the UK
LONDON.- One of the human skull-cups made by ice age Britons 14,700 years ago unearthed from Gough’s Cave. The process required great skill and knowledge of anatomy. The 3 cups are made out of 14,700-year-old human skulls and were found in Gough’s…
London’s Natural History Museum: Earliest Human Skull-Cups Made in the UK
LONDON.- One of the human skull-cups made by ice age Britons 14,700 years ago unearthed from Gough’s Cave. The process required great skill and knowledge of anatomy. The 3 cups are made out of 14,700-year-old human skulls and were found in Gough’s…
Sexual Nature Exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum has Celebrity Attraction
LONDON.- Celebrities, including Gavin and Stacey’s Mathew Horne, attended the preview event last night of Sexual Nature, the Natural History Museum’s new exhibition opening this Friday. Jameela Jamil, Tony Robinson and Martin Clunes explored …
Natural History Museum in DC Reopens After Fire
WASHINGTON (AP).- Officials say a fire broke out at a building near the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, emitting a plume of black smoke and closing area streets. Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas says a building…