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An oleander plant (Nerium oleander): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after A. Bétrérnieux (?). From .

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2020-08-17

This week in Stillingfleet's 1755 Rooks roost in their nesting trees, while the Goat Sucker, or Nightjar, is no longer heard at night. Yellow Devil's Bit is in bloom, as Peas and Wheat are ready for harvest.

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2020-08-17

We're delighted that Making Climate History researcher Dr Sarah Dry is taking part in the last session of the day, the Pickstone Book Prize Discussion Panel.

Hear her talk about her shortlisted book, Waters of the World, at 6pm!

https://t.co/6HZmWq7q7o

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2020-07-10

These paintings are attributed to Harriet G. Williams, and accompanied this hand-written manuscript prepared by her husband. From https://t.co/yJ7tKcOvDS.

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2020-06-11

The first written and graphic documentation on the discovery of a fragment of dinosaur bone was in 1677. A naturalist of the XVIII called it Scrotum humanum, thinking it was petrified testicles. This fossil, now lost, is probably a Megalosaurus femur.

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2020-05-02

In England, Harebell is symbolic of St. George, according to Richard Folkard (1884). Abroad, the Peony is associated with the saint, whose feast day is today. Illustrations from Curtis' .

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2020-04-24

A review essay has appeared by in covering three recent books about

Ken Thompson: Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants

: On the Backs of Tortoises

: Evolution Before Darwin

https://t.co/t4rtCFFCbg

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2020-04-03

"So sparrows are not acute and crafty birds but that behave in an idiotic manner!" Charles writing to Arthur Butler on 9 May 1877 https://t.co/AQTh6VrqNJ Passer domesticus, house sparrow by William MacGillivray (1796-1852)

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2020-04-01

The Neanderthal nicknamed the Old Man from La Chapelle, from Marcellin Boule (1911). Neanderthals, Boule claimed at the time, had failed to acquire “the principal characteristics of true Homo sapiens, which means fully-developed foreheads and large brains."

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2020-03-15

Pedro (1711-1786) fue el primer director del Era un apasionado coleccionista, uno de los mayores conocedores de historia natural y miembro de las más prestigiosas sociedades científicas de su tiempo, incluida la .

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2020-03-12

in 2009, the Vatican launched a 5-day conference to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Charles Origin of Species

The conference was intended in part to confirm that belief in evolution by natural selection is compatible with Catholic teachings

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2020-03-04

Red carpet looks as flowers: Hailee Steinfeld x Paeonia spp. by Sarah Anne Drake from Edwards's botanical register (vol. 17); via and Peter H. Raven Library.

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2020-02-10

Happy birthday to legendary naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. He co-discovered evolution through natural selection during an 8-year journey through Southeast Asia, a trek that spanned over 14,000 miles and resulted in the collection of over 125,000 specimens.

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2020-01-08

Cheers to 2020! 🍾 Traditionally, on St. John's Eve (23 June), English girls picked Moss Rose (Rosa muscosa). If, on New Year's Eve, the flowers were still pink, a lady's lover was faithful.

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2020-01-01

The 17th-century dispute between and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz over who invented calculus was a controversy for decades. Next Wed., join Rob Iliffe, professor , as he examines two documents that shed light on the debate. https://t.co/rpn4iuGrgQ

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2020-01-01

Here's someone who needs a page! See more of Tessie K. Frank's 'Watercolors of vascular plants, 1895-1935' on . cc: https://t.co/k2tiKTzJQ7

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2019-11-20

There are now even more opportunities to take part in our most popular event! Our 'Victorian Surgery Talk & Demonstration' is now available on both Saturdays and Sundays at both 11:00AM and 4:00PM. Get your tickets here: https://t.co/9UmS6x5xit

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2019-10-25

"The observer listens to nature: the experimenter questions and forces her to reveal herself." Happy birthday to the great comparative anatomist Georges Cuvier. He was born in 1769.

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2019-08-23