Birds, bones and stones

27 March 2013 by Katherine Ford

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

Piltdown Man

4 February 2013 by Joanna Corden

I was interested to see that the Natural History Museum has recently been reviewing all its materials on the Piltdown…

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 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,…

7 February 2011 by Guest bloggers

Guest post by Uta Frith From time to time we hear about forgotten women in the history of science and…