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Natural History Museum
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We’re the museum looking deeper into the Earth’s past to shape a new future where both people and planet thrive. Protecting the planet, it’s in our nature. 🌍
Dec 7, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
It's time for #COP15, where world nations are meeting to agree targets to protect and restore Earth's biodiversity - the incredible variety of life we share the planet with.

Follow our thread for six examples of why biodiversity is so important. #1. We rely on biodiversity for much of our food production, including the pollination of crops.

#DidYouKnow that 35% of global food production is in some way dependent on animal pollination?
nhm.ac.uk/discover/insec…
Dec 5, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The dirt beneath our feet often goes unnoticed, but it's key to sustaining all life on Earth. A teaspoon of soil can contain more organisms than there are humans living on Earth!

But why is soil so important? One of the most important things that healthy soil with high biodiversity does, is fight off pests and allows fresh, nutritious plants to grow.
Dec 4, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
It's #WildlifeConservationDay! Although there is always more to do when it comes to wildlife conservation, it's not all doom and gloom. There are many conservation success stories!

Here are 5 beautiful species that have been pulled back from the brink of extinction: Peregrine falcons dive bomb their prey at more than 320 km/hr, making them the fastest animal in the world.

They became endangered in the 1970s, but with the banning of the DDT pesticide, captive breeding programmes and large-scale protection, they were saved from extinction. A peregrine falcon sitting ...
Apr 21, 2021 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
In tomorrow's free #OurBrokenPlanet event, we'll be discussing the importance of valuing Indigenous and First Peoples' knowledge in handling the climate crisis, from policy to how we each interact with nature.

Let's meet the speakers who'll be joining us. nhm.ac.uk/events/reshapi… .@SorengArchana is a 25-year-old UN Youth Climate Advisor and Indigenous environmental activist of the Kharia Tribe of Odisha, India, who works to promote awareness of traditional knowledge and practices of Indigenous communities with regards to climate change. A photo of Archana Soreng
Mar 9, 2021 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Just over a week ago, a fireball was seen streaking across the night sky in the UK.

Now, for the first time in 30 years a UK meteorite has been recovered, from a driveway in Gloucestershire.

But this meteorite started its journey long, long ago... 1/
nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/… In fact, it started its journey over FOUR BILLION YEARS AGO.

While Earth was taking shape deep within the hot, chaotic swirl of dust and gas as the Sun coalesced at the centre, other bodies were forming further out where the temperatures were cooler. 2/
Jun 17, 2020 • 12 tweets • 8 min read
Our #Pride2020 recreation of the Progress Pride flag uses the full range of our collections to celebrate the amazing diversity of the natural world.
For #MusPride today, we're revealing exactly what's hiding behind the stripes...
A #PrideMonth THREAD >>>
1/12 The white of our flag - included in the Progress variation of the Pride flag to represent the non-binary community and those transitioning - is a section from the wing of a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae.
#MusPride 2/12