Bird curator Hein Van Grouw reveals how taxidermy is still bringing nature to life, centuries after the first animals were preserved. On the first floor of the Museum's Hintze Hall, 38 pheasants rest ...

A team of biomimetic roboticists at New Mexico Tech has been trying to do just that with a novel approach to wildlife monitoring technology that uses taxidermy birds to create naturalistic drones.

The art of taxidermy has become fashionable again in recent years. But it has always been scientifically useful. Hein van Grouw, Senior Curator and expert taxidermist, shows us how bird taxidermy ...

Over the last three months, writing this mini-series has made me think about my own collecting habits. Sure, I've got a few too many pairs of bird socks. I once collected birdy beers, but realising I ...