The early mammals living alongside the dinosaurs might have all had dark-coloured fur. Living a nocturnal lifestyle, the ...
In seabirds, the evidence is clearer. Nanoplastics have been linked with organ damage in sable shearwaters and are known to ...
The Natural History Museum Ice Rink has now closed. After an incredible 16 years of ice skating at the Museum, the five-acre gardens on which the rink used to sit have now been transformed into a hub ...
Genetic changes that can increase the yield of one crop don’t necessarily work for others, even if they’re close relatives.
While many people might leap at the chance of an adventure, deep sea scientist Dr María Belén Arias Mella was on holiday and ...
There’s always incredible variety in the work of a curator with each day different from the next. Much of this work goes on behind the scenes at the Museum and is unseen. It’s important to share these ...
I am the Senior Curator for Diptera and Siphonaptera. I manage the lower Brachycera, Mycetophilidae and Culicidae collections in Diptera, and the Siphonaptera collection. My specific interests lie ...
Find out what was going on in the oceans while dinosaurs dominated the land in the Fossil Marine Reptiles gallery. See some of the most complete fossils of these prehistoric sea animals, including ...
Take a free guided tour of some of our most famous galleries, led by award-winning Learning Volunteers. From women in science to gender and sex in the natural world, discover how diverse the history ...
As part of its seventh carbon budget, which establishes emission targets for 2038-2042, the CCC predicts that electrifying the UK’s power and transport systems could save UK households as much as ...
I'm a conservation biologist with a focus on the marine environment and island biology. Particular interests include seabirds, marine debris, invasive species, and globally threatened or extinct ...
Almost 60,000 images were entered into Wildlife Photographer of the Year last year, but our judges can only award 100 winners. Each year we choose an additional 25 photographs, from which we ask the ...