scientific discoveries that's the subject of an exhibition at the natural history museum in los angeles called the natural history of horror after all the most famous monster of them all was created by a mad scientist called dr frankenstein. the mummy a milestone of the horror film genre upon its release in 1930 till it shocked audiences and was a box office hit for universal studios british actor boris karloff played a high priest in ho-tep who was buried alive it successful and several sequels in phoenix the real life inspiration for the iconic horror film where the archaeological discoveries of the 1900 centuries when largely european lit expeditions plundered egyptian artifacts including money. are actually the films are actually inspired by the natural and physical world and the imagination that people have to create stories based on a real thing. dracula's a vampire is another invented character. but did exhibition demonstrates that epidemic such as color inspired author bram stoker to come up with his story in which anyone can buy a vampire becomes one. and the classic story of a

they were the very 1st trace fossils to be described in the history of science part of the trace fossil is on display in the museum of natural history in the castle batons books noising and it's arguably the most beautiful plate showing 3 crossing tracks. in the 19th century people didn't really understand how these pictures walked if you put your hand on the print you can see your thumb if it's really well here. taking the position of the tracks into account it became clear that the suppose a dog was actually a little finger if the long with this bill the researchers surmised the creatures must have walked criss cross cloyd's which didn't really seem natural to us why that's why people were always very uncertain what kind of animals produced these curious tracks life. with you would give us the. i'm not from 833-2851 about 20 different scientific papers were written about them it was true. that's how hot the topic was. the hand shaped prints led to the animals being called hand beast this remains their name to this day. and. we can determine the shoulder and the public want of the animals from their tracks and how they step

that's the subject of an exhibit at the natural history museum in los angeles, entitled "the natural history of horror qufments the most horrible monster of all was created by a mad scientist called franken sign. -- frankenstein. >> "the mummy" shocked audiences and won awards. boris car love played the mummy. the inspirationers in movie were the archaeology expeditions that plunderedd egyptian tombs. >> these are inspired by the natural and physical world and the imagination people had to create stories based on real things. >> drack la, the vampire is another invented character. but this exhibition demonstrates that epidemics such as cholera inspired bram stoker to come up with his story in which anyone bit bane vampire becomes one. and the classic store roioif th mad scientist is frankenstein. also turned into a universal studios blockbuster. dr. victor frankenstein sews together parts of cadavers an brings the resulting creature to life with the help of electricity, that's not so far off from experiments being carried out by sign t tices -- scientists at the time. >> we have a fro

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the natural history museum in london has named a species of beetle after the climate activist greta thunbergt dr michael derby realised it was nameless while studying a collection, he decided to name it in honour of the swedish activist. the beetle bears little resemblance to its namesake, it is less than one—milimetre long, and has no eyes. but it does have two long pigtail—like antennae. a reminder of our top story... a curfew has been imposed in four southern iraqi provinces after a day of violent anti—government protests, which left at least forty people dead and more than two thousand injured. stay tuned. that is it for us. thank you for watching. see you soon. hello. the soaking rain affecting wales, parts of england will gradually clear as we go on through saturday, and the weather we have now, chilly but clear, it will take over across the uk for part two of the weekend sunday. of the weekend on sunday. as this rain bearing weather front eventually pulls away, we look to the north, colder air is pushing southwards, but there will be sunshine on sunday and we may see a shower, and mos

these were all submitted for the wildlife photographer of the year award, run by london's natural history museumke to see more. i would like to see more, i shall be looking it up. it is also a fantastic cross between amazing persistence, perhaps lying and undergrowth for years, and other people who reacted really fast, really quickly and effectively. absolutely, yes. the duke and duchess of cambridge have met pakistan's prime minister on the first full day of their visit to the country. imran khan was a friend of the duke's mother, princess diana. secunder kermani has this report. there are flashing images coming up. arriving by rickshaw, the royal couple pulled up at their last engagement of the day. a reception designed to celebrate the uk's links with pakistan. there was no mention by prince william of britain's colonial history. but he spoke of the contemporary ties between the countries. the uk and pakistan share unique bonds, and so it will always be in our best interests for you to succeed. earlier in the day, the trip kicked off with a visit to a school in islamabad. education, along wit

the natural history museum in london has named a species of beetle after the climate activist greta thunberg scientist dr michael derby realised it was nameless while studying a collection, he decided to name it in honour of the swedish activist. the beetle bears little resemblance to its namesake —, it is less than one—milimetre long, and has no eyes. but it does have two long pigtail—like antennae. a reminder of our top story.... a curfew has been imposed in four southern iraqi provinces after a day of violent anti—government protests, which left at least forty people dead and more than two thousand injured. the protests, which began two weeks ago, have been against corruption, lack ofjobs and economic hardship. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ si pusey. stay tuned. still to come, a lot more and also on the website, bbc icon. thank you for watching. see you soon. “— icon. thank you for watching. see you soon. —— bbc dot com. the soaking rain affecting wealth, price anglers will gradually clear as we go on through saturday, and the weather we have now, chilly but clear, it will take over

this skeleton fills the hole at the natural history museum and it is the sheer size of these animalsstill so much we don't know about wales, how they live and how they die. if we can spot how many are stranding and where, it could help us to better understand why it is happening. strandings are complex events. the animals might be ill or lacking food, but issues like pollution, boat strikes and climate change are causing problems as well. they are amazing animals, they are top predator turns and they are involved in the marine ecosystem and if they are suffering because of any actions of humans, then we need to monitor that and mitigate that if possible. satellites are helping conservationists more and more. they are now tracking albatrosses from space. the wildebeest migration has been monitored as well and the technology is helping to establish the size of penguin colonies. the satellites are the size of penguin colonies. the satellites a re really the size of penguin colonies. the satellites are really powerful and the resolution means automating the process , the resolution means

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i wish the president would understand the power of the natural history museum and understand the namescounties, cities of those lynched are very clear before the public. this is a very tragic day. this president needs to apologize. lynchings were brutal, they killed black people because they were black! he is unfit for this office. he is unfit to serve as the president of the united states. >> you say you should apologize. do you think he will? >> he should apologize, but you know looking at his history. what does he do? whenever he's under fire for doing something that really makes him appear he is above the law, in many respects, he moves to try to solidify his base. those who really aligned themselves with their hatred and bitterness towards the people of color and african-americans. so in many ways he's uses these attacks to divert from the real issues that are before him, and to say that lynching, to compare that with a legitimate process of impeachment, which is a constitutional process, lynching was a horrific act! these were terrible things that happened in our own country. not

this whale skeleton fills the hall at the natural history museum and it is the sheer size of these animalsany are stranding and where, it could help us to better understand why it is happening. strandings are complex events. the animals might be ill or lacking food, but issues like pollution, boat strikes and climate change are causing problems as well. they are amazing animals, they are top predators and they are involved in the marine ecosystem and if they are suffering because of any actions of humans, then we need to monitor that and mitigate that if possible. satellites are helping conservationists more and more. they are now tracking albatrosses from space. the wildebeest migration has been monitored as well and the technology is helping to establish the size of penguin colonies. the satellites are really powerful, the resolution. we are automating the process, and it means machine learning and intelligence to pull out the information we require. whales were once hunted to the brink of extinction, now their numbers are growing again, but it is a fragile recovery and using technology

i still like going to the actual natural history museum, as well. but i think mine's...mbourg, he said, "talks are ongoing, we need to give space to proceed, detail conversations are under way, a deal is possible." let's take a look at the weather forecast. more rain in the forecast, before i get accused of being a prophet of doom, today is one of the less grim days of the next few. low pressure in cloud, a lot of cloud around. —— in charge. not entirely dry, showers, across wales and southern parts of england, into the south—east, one or two could be quite heavy. slowly improving situation today, weather will brighten up with some sunny spells coming in, slowly for many of us. spells coming in, slowly for many of us. 14 to 17 degrees. overnight, band of rain pushing east, it will reach most parts of the country overnight, with strengthening wind, and it is also going to be a mild night. temperatures nine to 13 degrees overnight or so. tomorrow, when it snowed for many areas, the weather will brighten up across northern ireland, wales and south—west england. some sunshin

i still like going to the actual natural history museum, as well. but i think mine's...et pupils and teachers at government run school for disadvantaged children on the first full day of their visit. they sat some of the younger children and a preschool class before meeting all the peoples. the duchess told stu d e nts the peoples. the duchess told students the issue of girl's education as well important to the couple that the chick spoke about teaching young people the importance of mental health. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. there will be some brighter weather around today, but not entirely dry. we will see if you showers. the satellite picture shows today that we still have extensive cloud across the country, thanks to a nearby area of low pressure. already looking out towards the atlantic and this bump on the weather front is going to bring us more rain and could potentially cause the weather front tomorrow to slow down. more and that any moment. the writer picture shows the showers at the moment. theatre is affecting a scotland and some

i still like going to the actual natural history museum, as well. but i think mine's...5 that. love it. i am so proud of you. i know, mum. love you, mum. thank you to jack and his mum, jayne, forjoining us. and lovely to see that hug, as well, isn't it? time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tarah welsh. trafalgar square has been cleared of climate change activists after the police issued a london—wide ban on the group's protests. extinction rebellion had been lawfully camped in the area since last monday. more than 1,400 people have been arrested during eight days of disruption across the capital. police have told protestors to stop their action immediately or face arrest. the queen will attend a service at westminster abbey today to mark its 750th anniversary. the church was originally built by edward the confessor, but in 1269 it was replaced with the grand gothic structure that stands on the site today. he is one of the uk's most famous artists, and now work from antony gormley‘s 45—year career is going on displa

these caves i get to swim in a are like museums of natural history. they hold evidence of global climate change, they conin remains of civilizations that are no longer here on earth. even the bones of paleo animals that are now extinct. these environments are beautiful and wondrous and they have so much to teach us about science. i don't know what a retirement would look like for me because i'm already doing the things that i love to do every day. i know it is a dangerous endeavor that i'm involved in, but i don't see any end to what i am doing. laura: the beauties of the deep blue ocean, and she has no plans to retire anytime soon. remember, you can find much more of all the day's news on our website. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you so much for watching "bbc world ns america." announcer: funding for this presentation is made possible by... the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for amica's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. announcer: now you can acc

these caves that i get to swim in are like museums of natural history. these environments are beautiful, they‘re wondrous and they have so much to teach us about science. i don‘t know what a retirement would look like for me because i‘m already doing the things that i love to do every day. i know it‘s a dangerous endeavour that i‘m involved in, but i don‘t see any nearer, you know, end to what i‘m doing. now, how‘s this for a tale of endurance and overcoming adversity? a penguin that swam more than 2,500 kilometres — that‘s about 1,500 miles — all the way from new zealand to australia. the bold explorer was eventually rescued by a local zoo and has now been released for a returnjourney. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. there are swimmers... ..and then there are swimmers. this is a fiordland penguin, albeit no ordinary fiordland penguin. this little bird is made of sterner stuff after going on a very long journey. the fiordland penguin is unique to new zealand and tends to breed along the south—west coast of the country‘s south island. for reasons know

these caves that i get to swim in our like museum of natural history.that are no longer here on earth, and even the bones of polio animals that are now extinct. so these environments are beautiful, they are wondrous and they have so much to teach us about science. i don't know what a retirement would look like for me because i am already doing the things that i love to do every day. i know it is a dangerous endeavour that i am involved in, but i don't see any nearer, you know, and to what i am doing. so impressive. learning to deal with mindnumbing fear. how about this for a tale of endurance and overcoming adversity. a penguin that swam more than 2,500 kilometres — that's about 1,500 miles — all the way from new zealand to australia. the bold explorer was eventually rescued by a local zoo and has now been released for a return journey. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. there are swimmers... and then there are swimmers. this is a the 0dland penguin albeit no ordinary the 0dland penguin. this little board — blackbird is made of sterner stuff after goin

gentlemen, my first guest tonight is the director of the hayden planetarium at the american museum of natural history of "star talk" and "cosmos," and the author of the new book, "letters from an astrophysicist." please welcome back to "the late show," neil degrasse tyson! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) >> stephen: neil, good to see you again. >> hey, hey. >> stephen: always pleasant. you look at me like you miss my vest or something. >> stephen: i was looking for the vest. i realize it's gone. >> no, no, not today. >> stephen: are you just wearing it underneath the shirt, like a hair shirt? >> yeah, it's underneath the shirt. >> stephen: we were talking backstage before you came out, and people ask me all the time who is my favorite guest on the show and i always say neil tyson, and people always seem to understand that. one of the reasons is you're one of the easiest guests to get on because if i'm lucky, i'll get in a word edgewise. ( laughter ) my first question is not easy because you haven't been here for a year and in that past year you were accused of sexual misconduct by a few wome

in new york, hundreds of protesters rallied outside the american museum of natural history's statue of u.s. president theodore roosevelt, who is depicted riding on a horse above an indigenous person and enslaved person on both sides of him. protesteters have long calalledr the ststatue's removal. this is daisy bugarin. >> these institutional spaces, try to tell this narrative that never was. by glorifying the supremacist, the white man, and also by telling a narrative that is not coming from our voice and having these artifacts are these people that were supposedly -- it is almost as if we were extinct and we are not. we are reclaiming what is our identity and we are also showing the world that we still exist, that we are still resisting. and beyond that, that our struggles are all against capitalism come against imperialism. amy: that is daisy bugarin. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the wo