There are plenty of beaches and bays along the Yorkshire coast where you can find fossils with some that date back 200 million years - we have compiled a list below.
Getting to admire the fossil of a giant extinct conch snail—a relic from the Late Miocene that lived up to 11 million years ago—is an experience you never forget. Similarly, the fossilized shell of an ...
While dinosaurs triumphed on land and pterosaurs ruled the skies, fearsome marine reptiles dominated the oceans. These ...
With Mother’s Day around the corner, here are some fun things to do along the Yorkshire coast where you can spend quality time with your mother.
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Charles Darwin among figures celebrated at Barrow Dock Museum
More than 200 people turned out to celebrate eminent naturalists from the past.
The Natural History Museum, London, announces its new blockbuster exhibition Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep, making its European debut on Friday 22 May 2026. Book your discounted ...
Who inspired this tongue twister? Millie Carter tells the story of Mary Anning to honour the pioneering female palaeontologist, and the legacy she left.
Meet the legends of Earth’s prehistoric oceans, from the pliosaur – a gigantic, gnarly toothed creature – to the ichthyosaur, a majestic and speedy, dolphin-like predator.
This place is what would happen if a natural history museum, a Victorian cabinet of curiosities, and your eccentric aunt’s attic had a baby. And that baby grew up to be absolutely magnificent. Walking ...
A routine genetic test in South Korea uncovered Acanthochitona feroxa, a chiton species misidentified for years.
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A new start after 60: I’d had several careers but no degree – then I became a palaeontologist at 62
In search of a new adventure, Craig Munns went back to school. Now, at 65, he spends his days examining long-vanished life forms ...
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