Curator Dr Marc Jones opens up the fossil marine reptile and amphibian collection we care for.

Explore Aardonyx, a plant-eating prosauropod dinosaur in the Dino Directory.

Find out what fossils have revealed about ichthyosaurs, which included the biggest marine reptile that ever lived.

Tanyka amnicola was a relic of an earlier and more experimental time in the evolution of life on Earth.

Find out what plesiosaur fossils have revealed about these animals, and how big they could grow.

An international target to slash pesticide use by 2030 is unlikely to be met.

Almost two centuries after Charles Darwin’s pioneering voyage, his specimens are still inspiring groundbreaking new science.

A prehistoric tool is reshaping our understanding of Europe’s early inhabitants.

New research has revealed the hidden early history of the sponges.

A dinosaur named Ajkaceratops has revealed that relatives of Triceratops lived in Europe after all.

We now know how good the sense of smell was in giant sloths, sabre-toothed tigers and other long-lost species.

Some of the ocean’s most important habitats aren’t included in protected areas.

The lifestyle of the dingo was dramatically altered after European colonists reached Australia in 1788.

New Australopithecus fossils found in Ethiopia are changing the human family tree.

Find out how scientists come up with a species name and what a type specimen is used for.

Life may have bounced back more quickly than expected after the worst mass extinction in history.

A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.

An extinct snake named Paradoxophidion richardoweni has slithered its way out of obscurity.

The wildlife cameraman and presenter discusses how understanding nature is crucial to his work.

The unique organ was initially thought to be used for hearing, but actually carries a fungal ally around.

Shifts in Earth’s climate and ecosystems will have untold consequences for billions of people across the world.

Insects that lived alongside the dinosaurs have been discovered in Ecuador.

Zavacephale rinpoche is the oldest and most complete pachycephalosaur ever found.

Seaweed growing along the world’s coastlines could help to inspire new materials.

An extinct species known as Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae has revealed new twists in the tale of lizards and their relatives.

One of the world's most common microbes isn’t immune to the effect of climate change.

The overlooked thumbs of rodents are key to understanding the lives of mice, rats and more.

Lake Aoua dried up after the source of its water dwindled, but there are plans to restore the lake to its former glory.

Discover why the commercial fossil trade isn’t simply black and white.

Some of the world’s oldest evidence of human violence has been discovered in Vietnam.

Some of the most basic building blocks of the solar system are missing from one of its most dangerous asteroids.

The name of Istiorachis macarthurae honours the sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur.

Moon rock collected on the last Apollo mission is revealing more about one of the Moon’s most unusual structures, the Light Mantle.

The return of the lynx could help to restore the UK’s countryside, but not everyone is convinced.

Scientists are retracing the journeys of century-old Antarctic expeditions to discover how the Earth has changed.

The cause of sea star wasting disease has been identified, offering hope that the epidemic might be overcome.

Mirasaura grauvogeli is changing our understanding of reptile evolution.

The oldest signs of a spider-like brain have been found in an ancient marine fossil called Mollisonia.

Among the hot clouds of gas are signs of the first stage of planets coming into being.

One of the first known ichthyosaurs, Temnodontosaurus, was a covert ocean predator.

A fossil of an extinct reptile known as a silesaur suggests that the size of early dinosaurs might have been underestimated.

The Cambrian Explosion may have been less of a burst of evolution, and more of a final flourish.

Bone-eating worms have been cleaning up the ocean floor for over 100 million years.

Alister then asked the editor of the DWAS magazine CELESTIAL TOYROOM if the event and award would be featured in the next issue.

Sphenodraco scandentis is a relative of lizards that would have climbed among the trees in ancient Jurassic forests.