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Find answers to your big nature questions. Delve into stories about the Museum's collections, scientists and research. Uncover the history of life on Earth, from the smallest insects to the largest mammals.
Dinosaurs
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DINOSAURS15 June 2018Follow these simple origami instructions to bring back this famous dinosaur in paper form.
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DINOSAURS13 June 2018Sixty-six million years ago dinosaurs had the ultimate bad day.
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DINOSAURS30 May 2018Is a mosquito trapped in amber really the way to bring dinosaurs back from the dead?
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Dippy the Diplodocus 3D skull
Rotate, zoom in and explore the features of this popular dinosaur.
News
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SCIENCE NEWS
Why are some seabirds better at avoiding eating plastic?
21 June 2018
Some shearwaters in Australia appear to be better than others at avoiding feeding plastic to their chicks.
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NEWS
Rare meteorite from the edge of the solar system falls in farmer's field
15 June 2018
At around 4.5 billion years old, the Mukundpura meteorite may hold key information about the early solar system.
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SCIENCE NEWS
Measuring the teeth of an ancient reptile
13 June 2018
Scientists have peered inside the tooth of the extinct reptile Eilenodon.
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NEWS
Dredged from the deep: huge donation of specimens arrives from the ocean floor
8 June 2018
Thousands of ocean animal specimens have joined the Museum's collections, including a group of rare anglerfish.
The origins of a disease that's killing amphibians
A deadly fungus has been devastating populations of amphibians all over the world - but no one knew where it began until now.
Human evolution
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HUMAN EVOLUTION17 February 2018Discover the science and art involved in making the Museum's Neanderthal and early modern human models.
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HUMAN EVOLUTION17 December 2015Many of us carry around two per cent Neanderthal DNA in our genes. Prof Chris Stringer discusses why and what it means.
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HUMAN EVOLUTION17 December 2015Listen to the tale of the first adult Neanderthal skull unearthed and what we've uncovered about our close relative in the past 160 years.
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HUMAN EVOLUTION7 February 2018What did humans in Britain look like 10,000 years ago?
Oceans
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SCIENCE NEWS
Why are some seabirds better at avoiding eating plastic?
21 June 2018
Some shearwaters in Australia appear to be better than others at avoiding feeding plastic to their chicks.
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OCEANS
13 June 2018
Watch for an exclusive peek behind the scenes at the Museum's Tank Room.
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NEWS
Dredged from the deep: huge donation of specimens arrives from the ocean floor
8 June 2018
Thousands of ocean animal specimens have joined the Museum's collections, including a group of rare anglerfish.
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NEWS
Risso's dolphin on Great Yarmouth beach is latest UK stranding
15 May 2018
A dolphin that washed up on a beach in Norfolk is one of the latest cetaceans to strand.
See a blue whale skeleton in high definition
Explore a 3D model of the Museum's blue whale skeleton and learn more about how these animals behave.
Space
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NEWS
Rare meteorite from the edge of the solar system falls in farmer's field
15 June 2018
At around 4.5 billion years old, the Mukundpura meteorite may hold key information about the early solar system.
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SPACE
11 June 2018
It's not easy to observe space from the middle of a big city, but it is possible. Here's how.
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SPACE
Are we really made of stardust?
4 June 2018
Stars that go supernova are responsible for creating many of the elements of the periodic table, including those that make up the human body.
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SCIENCE NEWS
Ancient meteorite gives a glimpse into the crust of Mars
24 May 2018
A meteorite sample from the Museum collection is revealing more about how and when the crust of the Red Planet formed.
Wildlife photography
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: mapping the winning images
14 June 2018
Browse the interactive map showing the locations of the winning images in Wildlife Photographer of the Year 53.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: action photography in the field
14 May 2018
Photographer John Mullineux reveals what it takes to capture a great wildlife action shot.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: monarchs at sunset
9 May 2018
Read the story of the epic migration of the monarch butterfly.
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The plight of the palm oil elephants
4 May 2018
There are precious few elephants left in Borneo - forests where they live are being slashed to make way for palm oil plantations.
Collections
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OCEANS
13 June 2018
Watch for an exclusive peek behind the scenes at the Museum's Tank Room.
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NEWS
Dredged from the deep: huge donation of specimens arrives from the ocean floor
8 June 2018
Thousands of ocean animal specimens have joined the Museum's collections, including a group of rare anglerfish.
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COLLECTIONS
Helping scientists study the biggest animals on Earth
8 June 2018
The Museum is scanning its collection of whale specimens so that the data is easier to handle and accessible to researchers around the world.
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4 June 2018
Watch a virtual Stegosaurus walk around as Sir David Attenborough explains how this dinosaur would have moved.
All articles
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SCIENCE NEWS
Why are some seabirds better at avoiding eating plastic?
21 June 2018
Some shearwaters in Australia appear to be better than others at avoiding feeding plastic to their chicks.
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NEWS
Rare meteorite from the edge of the solar system falls in farmer's field
15 June 2018
At around 4.5 billion years old, the Mukundpura meteorite may hold key information about the early solar system.
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DINOSAURS
How to make a T. rex origami dinosaur
15 June 2018
Follow these simple origami instructions to bring back this famous dinosaur in paper form.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: mapping the winning images
14 June 2018
Browse the interactive map showing the locations of the winning images in Wildlife Photographer of the Year 53.
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DINOSAURS
How an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaurs
13 June 2018
Sixty-six million years ago dinosaurs had the ultimate bad day.
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OCEANS
13 June 2018
Watch for an exclusive peek behind the scenes at the Museum's Tank Room.
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SCIENCE NEWS
Measuring the teeth of an ancient reptile
13 June 2018
Scientists have peered inside the tooth of the extinct reptile Eilenodon.
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SPACE
11 June 2018
It's not easy to observe space from the middle of a big city, but it is possible. Here's how.
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8 June 2018
This animal is Anhanguera, a flying reptile that lived with the dinosaurs. Have a look at how it might have flown.
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NEWS
Dredged from the deep: huge donation of specimens arrives from the ocean floor
8 June 2018
Thousands of ocean animal specimens have joined the Museum's collections, including a group of rare anglerfish.
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COLLECTIONS
Helping scientists study the biggest animals on Earth
8 June 2018
The Museum is scanning its collection of whale specimens so that the data is easier to handle and accessible to researchers around the world.
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SCIENCE NEWS
The brain worm that turns ants into zombies
5 June 2018
First for the first time, scientists have an image of what happens inside an ant's brain when it is infected with a parasitic worm.
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4 June 2018
Watch a virtual Stegosaurus walk around as Sir David Attenborough explains how this dinosaur would have moved.
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SPACE
Are we really made of stardust?
4 June 2018
Stars that go supernova are responsible for creating many of the elements of the periodic table, including those that make up the human body.
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COLLECTIONS
Curious collections: two-tusked narwhal
31 May 2018
Marine mammal expert Richard Sabin takes us through what scientists know - and don't know - about narwhals, also known as unicorns of the sea.
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DINOSAURS
Could scientists bring dinosaurs back to life?
30 May 2018
Is a mosquito trapped in amber really the way to bring dinosaurs back from the dead?
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Why do some butterflies and moths have eyespots?
29 May 2018
Discover how some species effectively use their colourful wings to deter predators.
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NEWS
Scientists have traced what dinosaur DNA could have looked like
25 May 2018
Researchers uncovered how the genome of a dinosaur might have looked by studying turtles and birds.
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The man who injects himself with venom
24 May 2018
Steve Ludwin explains why he has been injecting himself with snake venom for decades.
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SCIENCE NEWS
Ancient meteorite gives a glimpse into the crust of Mars
24 May 2018
A meteorite sample from the Museum collection is revealing more about how and when the crust of the Red Planet formed.
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DINOSAURS
Debunking dinosaur myths and movie misconceptions
23 May 2018
Not everything you've been led to believe about dinosaurs is true.
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COLLECTIONS
Animal DNA to be frozen in huge national bank
23 May 2018
The DNA of thousands of animals, including endangered species, is being collected in a national network of freezers.
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NEWS
New beetle is named after London Pride beer
17 May 2018
A Brazilian beetle in the genus Metallactus has been named after an ale.