Natural History
STAN the T-rex skeleton sells for world record $31.8 million at Christie’s
A gigantic T-rex skeleton named STAN has set a new world auction record, after it sold for more than $30 million at Christie’s. The 67 million year-old dinosaur sold on […]
2020-10-07
Gigantic T-rex skeleton could fetch up to $8 million at Christie’s auction
One of the largest T-rex skeletons ever discovered is expected to sell for up to $8 million when it goes up for auction at Christie’s next month. Nicknamed STAN, the […]
2020-09-17
Iconic Saber-Tooth Cat skull could bring $1 million at Heritage Auctions
An incredibly rare Saber-Tooth Cat skull could fetch up to $1 million when it goes up for sale at Heritage Auctions in Dallas later this month. Regarded as “the iconic […]
2019-09-06
‘Space’ pistols carved from a meteorite to sell at Heritage Auctions
A unique pair of guns carved from a 4.5 billion year-old meteorite will be offered for sale at Heritage Auctions later this month. The set of remarkable ‘space’ pistols will […]
2019-07-02
19th century Dodo skeleton could fetch over $500,000 at Christie’s
A rare skeleton of the legendary extinct Dodo bird could fetch more than half a million dollars when it goes up for sale at Christie’s in London next month. The […]
2019-04-29
12,000-year-old Woolly Mammoth skeleton for sale at Sotheby’s
A 12,000-year-old Woolly Mammoth skeleton is one of the star lots in a sale of historic curiosities at Sotheby’s next month. The Curiosity V sale, which takes place in Hong […]
2019-03-19
Sworders’ ‘Out of the Ordinary’ sale offers a taste of the unusual
A collection of strange objects and remarkable oddities is heading for auction next week, at Sworders’ second annual ‘Out of the Ordinary’ sale. Ever wanted to own a centaur skeleton? […]
2019-02-06
Unique ‘Heart of Space’ meteorite could fetch $500,000 at Christie’s
One of the finest meteorites in private hands, known as ‘The Heart of Space’, could fetch up to $500,000 when it goes up for auction at Christie’s next month. The […]
2019-01-30
Rare lunar meteorite hurtles towards the auction block at Heritage
Heritage Auctions will offer bidders the chance to own a piece of the Moon this month, as an enormous lunar meteorite hurtles towards the auction block in Dallas. The company’s […]
2018-12-05
Massive ‘Moon Puzzle’ meteorite hits the block at RR Auction
One of the largest lunar meteorites ever offered for sale will hit the block at RR Auction in Boston later this month. The huge moon rock, which weighs just over […]
2018-10-09
The Disgusting Food Museum offers a taste of the unusual
A new interactive museum in Sweden is set to offer visitors a (revolting) taste of the world’s most disgusting foods. The pop-up exhibition, which opens in Malmo on October 29, […]
2018-10-02
Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Moon dust samples go to court
A Tennessee woman has filed a lawsuit against NASA in a last ditch attempt to keep a vial of Moon dust she claims Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gifted her. […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-15
Dinosaur skeleton auction achieves $2 million in Paris
The skeleton of a previously unrecorded species of dinosaur realised $2m at Aguttes auction house in Paris on June 4. The bones date back around 163.5m-145m years and belong to […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-05
Canyon Diablo meteorite sells for enormous sum
How much would you pay for a 70 pound Canyon Diablo meteorite? If it’s anything less than $237,500, you would have missed out in Christie’s online-only meteorite sale, which closed […]
2018-02-15
Rare Dodo bone set to auction in the UK
A bone from the legendary extinct Dodo bird is set to go under the hammer next month. The incredibly rare bone is expected to sell for £2,000 – £3,000 ($2,800 […]