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The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science – #podcast.
As dinosaur fossils sell to private collectors for increasingly large sums, scientists are worried that domestic museums are being priced out of the market, and in turn scientists are missing out on the opportunity to make new observations. Madeleine Finlay spoke to science correspondent Nicola Davis to find out how fossils became big business.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/aug/18/ultra-rich-collecting-fossils-bad-for-science-podcast?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #fossils