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Sir David Attenborough and Ida

Visitors at the Natural History Museum in London may now see a cast of Ida (Darwinius masillae), a 47 million year fossil scientists believe is the link between primates and the rest of the mammals.

The cast was donated by the University of Oslo Natural History Museum. The original Ida was also at the NHM for a few hours last month where scientists had a look at the most complete ancient primate skeleton ever found.

For more information visit the NHM article here.

The Natural History Museum in London is hosting the largest Charles Darwin exhibition yet to be organized. The event is in celebration of his 200th birthday in 2009, bringing into focus his revolutionary ideas and their impact on the world in the last two centuries. The “Darwin Big Idea Big Exhibition” opened on November 14th, remaining open until April 19th 2009. You can book tickets in advance here.

Rare exhibits are on display, along with specimens and documents that had never been publicly shown. The event is centered around Darwin’s journey on board the HMS Beagle, being completed by showings of his work in London and in his Down House, Kent home.

One of the centerpieces is a recreation of Charles Darwin’s study from Down House. It is in that room that the genius refined his Theory of Evolution, studying pigeons and various plants. It was from here in 1859 that he shook the world with his ground-breaking work.

A slideshow of the exhibition is available on the Natural History Museum website.
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