Fire destroys Brazil’s National Museum and its science collections

Tuesday, 04 September 2018 00:00
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Yesterday was a dramatic day for Brazil, paleontology and science in general.
A massive fire raced through Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night and Monday morning. The 200-year-old museum houses artefacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and the first fossils found in Brazil.

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