Birds, bones and stones

27 March 2013 by Katherine Ford

The Archaeopteryx is possibly the most famous fossilised bird in scientific history.

Belemnites, bones and bickering

1 November 2012 by Katherine Ford

Richard Owen FRS (1804-1892) appears to have had an almost exceptional ability to offend those around him, especially those working…

11 July 2012 by Joanna Hopkins

The first speaker at the recent conference ‘Curiously Drawn: The Origins of Science as a Visual Pursuit’ held at the Royal…

30 May 2012 by Emma Davidson

Life is certainly never dull in the Centre for History of Science, and this morning saw the arrival of a…

11 February 2011 by Guest bloggers

Guest post by Uta Frith How did Mary get interested in fossils? She had been born in Abingdon in 1797,…