I often think palaeontology is just about story telling. It may seem that we know everything about what’s in the collection, but the truth is we gather as much information as we can and then make up a story that best fits the facts. There are lots of things palaeontologists do to try and make [...]
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Hi, my name is Hetti and I am a volunteer in Earth Sciences at Manchester Museum. I help to catalogue some of the rocks, minerals and fossils within the collection and I have recently come across some very interesting magnetic minerals. There are many different naturally occurring magnetic minerals and all of them have different [...]
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I’ve recently come across some hidden gems again, in our lantern slide collection here at the museum. Most of the photos are of the Vesuvius eruption in 1906. I particularly like the ones of the people in the aftermath of the eruption. Enjoy!
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