Researchers took a whiff of Egyptian mummies for science — they ‘were surprised by the pleasantness of them’
Without sampling the mummies themselves, which would be invasive, researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana in ...
Researchers sniffed ancient Egyptian mummies, for science. Here’s what they smell like
Researchers sniffed ancient Egyptian mummies, for science. Here’s what they smell like - The scientists were ‘surprised’ at ...
Briny Traces in NASA’s Asteroid Sample Hold Clues to the Chemistry of Life
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
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Science Museum Slammed for Warning Guests That Lego Bricks Have an Anti-LGBT Bias: 'Ridiculous'
A Gender and Sexuality Network at the Science Museum created a "Seeing ... blocks having "male" and "female" parts LEGO The London Science Museum has received backlash for a recent development ...
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Shock in London with Lego exhibit – The label and the gender theory
The exhibition has generated a variety of reactions from individuals and organisations defending gender "theory" but the museum has yet to make a statement An exhibition at the London Science ...
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Chemistry of Light: A Taster Lecture for Prospective Students at Imperial
Dr. Benji Fenech-Salerno and Dr. Rebecca Jones delivered an engaging demonstration for the students. On Monday 27 January we welcomed 60 prospective students from India to the department for a taster ...
Nature21d
‘London Underground’ mosquito has surprisingly ancient origins
pipiens mosquitoes of both forms collected from across Europe, North Africa and western Asia, including 22 historical specimens from the National History Museum in London. They then analysed ...
Science Museum London22d
Information Age
The Science Museum would like to thank those who helped to make Information Age the exhibition it is. Cameroon Forum / Samaritans / Royal London Society for Blind People / British Vintage Wireless ...
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University of Münster
What do museum professionals think should be in every job description in the cultural sector? “Steady nerves and a lot of patience,” agree Dr Helge Nieswandt and Dr Torben Schreiber. Helge Nieswandt, ...
Scientists find life-friendly molecules in NASA’s asteroid samples
Molecules friendly to life have been found in samples of the asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected with a robotic probe five years ago.
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New Scientist recommends the British Museum's Silk Roads exhibition
But a trip to the Silk Roads exhibition at London’s British Museum showed me how little I knew. There were camels (pictured above), but far from being one road, there was a network of routes ...
London Evening Standard24d
Public urged to stay away from three major London museums for a month as staff go on strike
Security guards at several of London’s major museums have urged ... Bayo Owolawbi, a security guard at the Science Museum and UVW representative said: “We have been ignored and treated with ...