Natural History Museum scientists have identified the world's smallest mini mammoth, May 2012.

The origin of the unusual beak of pufferfishes has been discovered by Natural History Museum scientists.

To the untrained eye, one human skull looks a lot like any other. So in how does a scientist distinguish a modern human, Homo sapiens, from other extinct human species. Prof Chris Stringer, human origins expert at the Natural History Museum, explains and also writes on this topic in the journal Nature, May 2012

There are an estimated 10 million more species to be discovered. And, although it sounds an impossible task, this could be achieved in less than 50 years, according to scientists, including those at the Natural History Museum, repoprting in March 2012.

The world’s most invasive ladybird, the harlequin, has caused rapid declines of UK ladybirds, according to a recent report that used help from the public. Natural History Museum beetle expert Max Barclay says the beetle is more nocturnal than our native species.

With the discovery of the largest feathered dinosaur, Yutyrannus huali, announced in April 2012, dinosaur expert at the Natural History Museum, London, gives his view on whether T.rex too could have had feathers.

Get ready for Animal Inside Out at the Natural History Museum, London. The UK premiere from the team behind Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds shows opens on Friday 6 April 2012.

The Spirit of Scott team are united with Scott's rocks at the Natural History Museum's exhibition Scott’s Last Expedition. It was 100 years ago today, that Robert Falcon Scott wrote his last diary entry on his return from the South Pole.

See amazing award-winning nature photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year archives in the free Wild Planet exhibition opening today, 23 March 2012, at the Natural History Museum.

Ice-age refuges may have helped spur on the evolution of new species, including new human species, as climate change took hold. Scientists report in the journal Science 16 March 2012 including Prof Chris Stringer at the Natural History Museum, London.