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The Scott sisters exhibition 'Beauty from Nature' closes next week, on Sunday 27th November.

 What is the role of iPads for 21st century museum evaluation & audience research?

How have iPads been used in the museum field so far?

'Let me meet you once more! A dear friend by the strange shore.' Captain Nomure, 19/11/1911.

What should we eat in Bali?

The mist-shrouded mountains of Vietnam reveal two new species of moss frog.

This impressive movie was taken at a depth of 2400 m.  The fish is a Threadfin Seasnail, Rhodichthys regina (family Liparidae).  Thank you to Dr David Stein for identifying the fish.

Expedition to Java Sea.

Here's a quick look at the top 5 things we've learned since launching our new(ish) social media action plan.

After a top effort by all, the restoration of our oldest display case (starring our reptilian friends) has finally been unveiled!

DigiVol (formerly Rapid Digitisation Project): Check out some amazing pics of cicadas, tree hoppers, and hawk moths taken by our volunteers.

Hagfishes are incredible! They can stop a would-be predator within seconds with a mouthful of slime. Ichthyologists at the National Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa) have just published a fascinating paper on hagfish behaviour in the journal Nature.

A Microcosm of the Ubud Market.

Scientists often need to be resourceful - sometimes with a hammer and saw!

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