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UK trees are facing increasing threats from pests and diseases.
By taking part in the new OPAL survey you can help scientists gather vital information, particularly about the pests and diseases affecting our best-loved trees - oak, ash and horse chestnut.
Blogs and forums
Follow Museum scientists as they carry out fieldwork around the world, look behind the scenes at the life of a Museum curator, or ask experts for help identifying insects, fossils and more.
Popular content
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Too late for some - recent extinctions
The last ever Tasmanian wolf, or thylacine, died in 1936. Find out how humans contributed to its demise and other recent extinctions.
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Mass extinctions
Find out about the big five mass extinction events that each wiped out over half of all species alive at the time.
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Dino Directory
Which dinosaurs lived in Britain and the rest of the world? Check out our guide to over 300 dinosaurs organised by body shape, country, time or using the A-Z.
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Cherry tree survey
Are cherry trees blossoming near you? Our video, interactive key and factsheets will help you identify them.
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Museum treasures
Uncover the fascinating stories behind some of the most exceptional objects and specimens in the Museum collections.
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Nature news
Fatal fungus found in third major amphibian group, caecilians
Chytrid fungus can cause a deadly disease that is decimating some of the world's frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Now, scientists have found it in caecilians for the first time.
Nature on film
Featured video
Join Museum botanist Fred Rumsey as he goes in search of wildlife on a sunny spring day at Warley Place nature reserve in Essex.
