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nhm_abudhabi Instagram, 26 June 2026
We challenged people to say “Archaeopotamus qeshta” from the first try. Turns out, saying the names of prehistoric creatures might be more difficult than discovering them. Archaeopotamus qeshta is the hippopotamus which once lived in rivers in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region during the Late Miocene, between around 7 to 7.7 million years ago.
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Yas Seaworld Research and Rescue Center, Abu Dhabi
– Science Talk -18 June, 2026
6:30PM – 7:45PM
SCIENCE TALK: DEEP TIME ABU DHABI
Location: The Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center
My colleague, Dr Luca Bellucci, gave a great science talk at the Yas Seaworld Research and Rescue Center. He led the audience on a journey travelling through deep time to discover what Abu Dhabi was once like, guided by its fossils. He explored ancient seas inhabited by strange molluscs, as well as savannah landscapes once roamed by saber-toothed cats and four-tusked elephants.
nhm_abudhabi and visitabudhabi Instagram, 2 June 2026
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nhm_abudhabi Instagram, 9 May 2026
We challenged people to say “Stegotetrabelodon emiratus” from the first try. Turns out, saying the names of prehistoric creatures might be more difficult than discovering them. Stegotetrabelodon emiratus is the four-tusked proboscidean which lived in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region during the Late Miocene, between around 7 to 7.7 million years ago.
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nhm_abudhabi Instagram, 21 March 2026
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nhm_abudhabi Instagram, 21 March 2026
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Wired Middle East, 27 February 2026
Have any dinosaur fossils been found in the Middle East? WIRED Middle East asked Professor Phil Manning, Director of Science at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.
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nhm_abudhabi & visitabudhabi – Instagram, 17 February 2026
Posting featuring three of my Emirati colleagues talking about Lucy.
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Family Hub Abu Dhabi – Instagram, 17 February 2026
Posting about the visit of Professor Donald Johanson and the exhibiting of the skeleton of Lucy at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.
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Instagram, Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, 9 February 2026
Dr Mark Beech, Acting Geoscience Section Head, at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi meets the Young Explorers – From explorers to interviewers
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Giant sauropod dinosaurs come to life at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi – nhm_abu dhabi – Instagram, 9 February 2026
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British Embassy UAE – Instagram, 8 February 2026
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Instagram, Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, 5 February 2026
I had the great honour of showing the UK Culture Minister, Ian Murray, around the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, along with Deputy British Ambassador to the UAE, Jonathan Knight .
The largest museum of its kind in the Middle East, Minister Murray was first welcomed by Peter C. Kjærgaard, Director of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, and was then shown through the galleries and exhibitions by Dr Mark Jonathan Beech.
One of the exhibitions the Minister was shown was the Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2025), the international photography exhibition showcasing 100 wildlife images from around the world. The exhibition is a collaboration with the Natural History Museum, London — one of the UK’s most celebrated scientific and cultural institutions.
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Instagram, Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, 2 February 2026
Dr Mark Beech, Acting Geoscience Section Head, at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi meets the Young Explorers.
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Instagram, Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, 22 January 2026
Dr Mark Beech, Acting Geoscience Section Head, at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi meets Lucy, Australopithecus afarensis in the Human Story gallery at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.
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Dubai Eye 103.8 News Talk Sport, 11 January 2026
Nice interview with my colleague, Professor Phil Manning, Director of Science at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.
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cityofpixels, 11 January 2026
This video features a tour of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.
The National, 19 August 2025
Amazing new find on Sir Bani Yas Island where I was part of the original team which first discovered and excavated the Church and Monastery there between 1994-1996.
Abu Dhabi Media Office, 19 August 2025
Instagram – Step into Abu Dhabi’s part, present and future! The Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi is coming to Saadiyat Islands’s Cultural District
YouTube – Saadiyat Cultural District – 25 June 2025
Instagram, Saadiyat Cultural District – 20 May 2025
Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi – Explained.
A captivating journey through 13.8 billion years of natural history—Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, in the heart of Saadiyat Cultural District Abu Dhabi.
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Instagram, Saadiyat Cultural District – 18 May 2025
Why Museums Matter? – an Instagram post issued on International Museum Day, which features two of the curators from the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi: Dr Brigitte Howarth (Curator – Entomology) and Noura Albalooshi (Assistant Curator).
Instagram and Dubai Eye 103.8 FM – 24 and 26 January 2025
Dr Ludovic Ferrière, Curator of Geology and Meteorites at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, gives an interview on Instagram to Georgia Tolley on the UAE radio channel Dubai Eye 103.8, in The Agenda programme, broadcast on 24 January 2025 – Listen to the episode “Etihad’s Fast Train” from 35:04 onwards – whilst he explains about some of the treasures which will be exhibited in the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.
