Blog archive:
October 2014

One big and one small figure of the God Gou from Dahomey.

Dangerous Caribbean weapons in the Captain Cook Collection.

Solving a marine worm mystery: a detective story.

Physically numbering objects with registration numbers is an important way of making sure we can identify the objects in our collection.

As the weather warms up and we spend more time outdoors, be aware of the other creatures getting out and about, snakes and spiders.

We help an artist use our mineral collection in new and exciting ways.

Cultivating a life of eternal bliss - leaving work to others.

The Mighty Aztecs and Survival Science might not have much in common

A traditional weaving technique from Papua New Guinea is finding new forms of expression.

Sifting through mud has led to the discovery of a new group of gastropods.

Much of the biodiversity of the Greater Mekong region in Southeast Asia remains undiscovered, but is already under great threat.

Australian Mueaxseame? Edgar Waite muses on spelling blunders in 1906.

How sickness came to the world and how to remedy disorders.