The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of modern birds were already in place 69 million years ago. Birds evolved from ...

On this free tour, you will hear the gripping histories of several women scientists, including some who've worked, and some who still work, at the Museum. Encounter numerous treasures such as ...

A striking portrait of a badger admiring some street art has swept to victory in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 60 People’s Choice Award.

‘No Access’, British photographer Ian Wood’s perfectly timed capture of an ambling Eurasian badger glancing up at some rather familiar graffiti in St Leonards-on-Sea, England, has won the tenth ...

As the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun and reflects less back into space, much of the excess heat is being funnelled ...

By assessing the fossil record and the dinosaur family tree, the researchers’ models suggest that the first dinosaurs evolved ...

Some amino acids can be built in two ways that mirror each other, like a pair of right and left hands. Life on Earth uses the ...

Experience the convergence of art, science, and engineering with a strictly limited-edition miniature cast of Fern – our pioneering bronze Diplodocus masterpiece.

Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars’ barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks ...

The UK Species Inventory is a database of all UK wildlife and it provides the taxonomic foundation for most biological recording and analysis systems. The Natural History Museum maintains this ...

Explore science and nature in the Darwin Centre's Cocoon, meet experts at Attenborough Studio events, and see specimens close up in the Zoology spirit building. Drop in to the Centre for UK Nature in ...

Join us for a new mixed reality experience that imagines a possible future 100 years from now. Equipped with a mixed reality headset, you'll be transported a century into the future to explore what ...