Oceans

What lies beneath?

Come down to the depths of the Museum basement for an exclusive peek at the Tank Room.

Watch as Museum curators Oliver Crimmen, James Maclaine and Jeff Streicher introduce you to some of the 22 million specimens stored in alcohol, including a Greenland shark and Stanley the Sturgeon.

Discover why we preserve some collections in spirit and how scientists are using them to study life on Earth.

This #NHM_Live was broadcast on Wednesday 13 June 2018.

Discover oceans

Our oceans are changing. Find out how Museum scientists are studying life underwater.

Collections

The art of preserving a fish

Find out how Museum scientists used a new technique to preserve this enormous blue marlin forever.

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.

Collections

In high spirits: meet Charles Darwin's favourite octopus

Brimming with enthusiasm for the natural world, even Charles Darwin didn't always get it right.

What on Earth?

The bizarre love life of the anglerfish

Watch a fish curator get up close and personal with one of the deep sea's most unusual partnerships.

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