yt:channel:UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2006-10-18T12:59:09+00:00 yt:video:B3YeXqgF8lc B3YeXqgF8lc UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-07-25T15:25:34+00:00 2017-07-30T10:09:07+00:00 Dippy about the whale with Lorraine Cornish and Richard Sabin | #NHM_Live On 13 July 2017 the Museum unveiled Hope the blue whale, a spectacular 25-metre-long specimen suspended from the ceiling of the Museum’s central space, Hintze Hall. Just after the BBC broadcast the Horizon documentary about the new installation, Dippy and the Whale, the Museum's Principal Curator of Mammals Richard Sabin and Head of Conservation Lorraine Cornish joined host David Urry for a special #NHM_Live talking about the history, conservation and story behind Hope the blue whale, direct from our new Whales: Beneath the surface exhibition. yt:video:slitTRUgQA0 slitTRUgQA0 UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-07-17T09:56:11+00:00 2017-07-30T01:50:47+00:00 Preparing for the seaweed display in Hintze Hall | Natural History Museum Watch seaweed expert Juliet Brodie prepare seaweeds for a new display in Hintze Hall, the Museum's central space. yt:video:c7OCft9HWgo c7OCft9HWgo UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-07-14T14:02:32+00:00 2017-07-18T21:56:37+00:00 Seaweeds: a hidden habitat under threat | Natural History Museum Follow the final stages of the creation of the seaweed displays in the redeveloped Hintze Hall. yt:video:J2bNZmcTY1M J2bNZmcTY1M UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-07-13T06:08:33+00:00 2017-07-30T07:01:11+00:00 The blue whale: a three-year labour of love | Natural History Museum We've reached the end of a three year project to install a blue whale skeleton in the Museum's central space. Watch a summary of the work involved and Museum scientists and conservators as they discuss what the blue whale skeleton means to them. yt:video:XQonPYDPyVg XQonPYDPyVg UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-07-12T14:38:04+00:00 2017-07-28T20:31:45+00:00 What have the flies ever done for us? with Duncan Sivell and Martin Hall | #NHM_Live Fly expert Duncan Sivell and forensic entomologist Martin Hall were with host Camilla Tham discussing the many ways in which flies (and their maggots!) are important. From helping the police to identify time of death at a crime scene to pollinating many key crops – and even producing a Sardinian cheese – we’re more dependent on flies than you might imagine. yt:video:z_ZonqO_Hn4 z_ZonqO_Hn4 UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-07-07T14:37:34+00:00 2017-07-30T02:35:08+00:00 Whales: Beneath the surface | Natural History Museum Dive through one of the world’s most compelling evolutionary journeys and discover the story of the whale in the Whales: Beneath the Surface exhibition, open from 14 July 2017 to 28 Feb 2018. yt:video:sDgnH44mwvk sDgnH44mwvk UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-07-07T14:36:21+00:00 2017-07-16T01:27:21+00:00 Fantastic mini-beasts and where to find them with Stephanie West | #NHM_Live Out in our leafy grounds, Steph West of the Museum's Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity talked to host David Urry about the wildlife in your gardens, from millipedes to stag beetles, and pond life to log life. yt:video:TKyTm_xaX6Y TKyTm_xaX6Y UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-06-30T13:57:06+00:00 2017-07-25T11:51:08+00:00 The Neanderthal within us with Chris Stringer | #NHM_Live Is it really an insult to be called a Neanderthal? Our human origins expert, Prof Chris Stringer talked to Alison Shean about Homo neanderthalensis and their relationship with modern humans while answering questions from the live audience during the show. How did they live? What did they eat? To what extent did they interact with Homo sapiens? #NHM_Live is also available as a video podcast through iTunes, and you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find out the details of our next broadcast so that you can join us live to ask your own questions of our scientists. yt:video:ntayalN_2Ss ntayalN_2Ss UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-06-29T12:49:51+00:00 2017-07-17T12:16:30+00:00 A window into the world of seaweeds | Natural History Museum Professor Juliet Brodie explains why seaweed forests are so important to coastlines all over the world. yt:video:La47Fk2bNa8 La47Fk2bNa8 UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-06-22T14:56:11+00:00 2017-07-14T17:05:10+00:00 Dinosaur world tour with Paul Barrett | #NHM_Live Many of the dinosaurs that people know from popular culture are of the fossils that have been found in North America. However, they have been found on every continent and, in this first episode of series two of #NHM_Live, dinosaur expert Paul Barrett talks to Alastair Hendry about the many discoveries from around the world. Mantellisaurus, Megalosaurus, Giraffatitan and Stegosaurus and are just some of the major species to feature in the show. #NHM_Live is also available as a video podcast through iTunes, and you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter to find out the details of our next broadcast so that you can join us live to ask your own questions of our scientists. yt:video:8a2VZz0EgH4 8a2VZz0EgH4 UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-06-21T14:46:35+00:00 2017-07-21T13:41:12+00:00 On the trail of the Wexford blue whale | Natural History Museum Trace the 126-year journey of the blue whale from the sea to Museum. When the Museum's central space, Hintze Hall, reopens on 14 July 2017, the blue whale skeleton weighing 4.5 tonnes will be one of the first things visitors see when they enter. yt:video:-mX7hmJ6OSg -mX7hmJ6OSg UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-06-16T13:06:43+00:00 2017-07-29T15:21:25+00:00 The science of shooting stars with Natasha Almeida | #NHM_Live In our final throw back to series 1 of #NHM_Live, David Urry speaks to Natasha Almeida from the Museum’s Meteorites Group about the multitude of rocks from space that we have in the collections. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter, and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes to find out when we're next broadcasting live. yt:video:rD2nkDZFAyA rD2nkDZFAyA UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-06-10T10:04:03+00:00 2017-07-19T01:57:04+00:00 Wasps: 100,000 species and counting with Gavin Broad | #NHM_Live In this episode of #NHM_Live, Gavin Broad, Curator of Hymenoptera, talks to Alison Shean about the huge variety of wasps in nature and why they are so undeserving of their bad reputation. Learn about wasps that build nests, make honey and even practise mind control. yt:video:ZzL7OzLsXXE ZzL7OzLsXXE UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-06-02T16:10:30+00:00 2017-07-26T18:42:41+00:00 Cotton buds and plumber's tape with Arianna Bernucci and Cheryl Lynn | #NHM_Live The Museum's conservators were the stars of our second #NHM_Live broadcast in Feb 2017, where we took a look at how they repair and maintain the millions of specimens in the collections. Camilla Tham and Alison Shean were joined by conservators Arianna Bernucci and Cheryl Lynn to talk about mummified cats, Archaeopteryx, 1.3 kg of dust from a single specimen and some of the major specimens that will feature in the upcoming #Whales: Beneath the Surface exhibition. yt:video:51Lk0NyRSzk 51Lk0NyRSzk UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA Natural History Museum https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7zosc8-0T6Dfyo1bg0w7KA 2017-06-02T16:10:13+00:00 2017-06-28T06:18:28+00:00 Cephalopoda inside out with Jon Ablett | #NHM_Live During our first ever #NHM_Live broadcast we explored the weird and wonderful world of squid, octopus and cuttlefish with Alastair Hendry and our Curator of Mollusca, Jon Ablett. * This broadcast features the dissection of a squid. If you think this could upset you, skip the segment in the recording that occurs between 12 mins 09s and 17 mins 00s.