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What's new?
Watch the trailer, find out about the presenters and get a sneak preview of the highlights of episode 1, from Archaeopteryx, the dino-bird, to malaria research in Kent.
You can also find out how to get your questions answered by the scientists featured in the series - coming soon!
Other new content
- Museum of Life episode 1 - A Museum in a Modern World
- Museum of Life - about the presenters
- Sir Hans Sloane's 350th anniversary
- Species of the Day - Asian elephant
Identification forums
Visit the Museum's identification forum where you can ask questions about all aspects of UK biodiversity. Museum experts will help to answer your questions and identify your specimens.
Whether you've found a strange-looking insect in your garden, or uncovered a fossil on the beach, this is the place to find out more about it.
Blogs and forums
Find out what goes on behind the scenes at the Museum by following our blogs.
You could be the first to know about upcoming events and exhibitions. Or you might find out some surprising facts about the life of a Museum curator, with thousands of specimens to look after and more to collect on fieldwork trips.
And if you have a question, why not join a forum?
Find out morePopular content
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Earthquakes
What causes earthquakes, how big can they get, and which parts of the world are most likely to experience them?
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Dino Directory
Which dinosaurs lived in Britain and the rest of the world? Check out our guide to over 260 dinosaurs organised by body shape, country, time or using the A-Z.
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Piltdown man
Can you study the Piltdown Man fossil and avoid being fooled by the hoax that fooled scientists in 1912 for forty years?
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UK spider bites
It may come as a surprise that a dozen or more spider species resident in the UK are capable of causing a significant bite. Read about cases submitted to the Museum for identification.
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Evolution
Understanding evolution. What is it, what is the evidence and how did evolutionary theory develop?
Species of the Day
To celebrate the UN's International Year of Biodiversity Museum scientists are publishing a fact file on a different species every day during 2010.
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Today's species
Read more about Dipsochelys dussumieri (Aldabra giant tortoise) View all species of the day
Dipsochelys dussumieri (Aldabra giant tortoise) - 19/03/2010
The Aldabra giant tortoise,Dipsochelys dussumieri, originates from Aldabra atoll in the Indian Ocean. One of the largest tortoise in the world, it is claimed the Aldabra giant tortoise can live for over 250 years. Many other species of giant tortoise are now extinct. Climate change and rising sea levels have resulted in the Aldabra tortoise being classified as Vulnerable. Find out more about this species.
Nature news
The filming of the BBC documentary Museum of Life, which starts next Thursday, has helped to solve a 120-year-old mystery in the beetle collection.
Museum scientists and forensics experts discovered that the beetle Goliathus goliatus has small circular holes in its armour and must have been shot.
Find out moreOur Global Reach map
Museum scientists carry out cutting-edge research across the globe. Whether they are hunting for meteorites in Antarctica or discovering the biodiversity of tropical rainforests in Costa Rica, their research uncovers crucial information about the natural world.
Our global reach interactive mapNature on film
More than 300 scientists work at the Natural History Museum carrying out vital research into the natural world. Take a look at some of their work in our videos.
Latest video
You can find out a lot about air quality in your area by studying lichens on local trees, as different lichens thrive in different conditions.
Watch the video to find out how you can get involved in a national survey to monitor air pollution.
