Oceans

How to pickle a shark

By Hayley Dunning

Greenland sharks are elusive creatures that spend most of their time in the deep sea around the Arctic Circle. They are rarely found in coastal waters and hardly ever travel as far south as the UK.

Discover oceans

Find out more about oceans and the Museum's marine science.

Collections

Giant squid: from the deep sea to display

Curator Jon Ablett tells the tale of how an elusive monster from the deep came to be one of our popular attractions.

Oceans

Mystery of the hairy anglerfish's huge stomach

Follow Museum scientists as they solve the decade-long mystery of a rare anglerfish’s bulging stomach.

Fishing for new life

Meet some of the strange life forms that Museum scientists are uncovering in the peat swamps of southeast Asia.

Biodiversity

Isles of Scilly: collecting specimens, measuring change

Museum scientists travelled to the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, to collect fresh specimens to improve our collections.

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