The Mighty Martian Tissint meteorite arrives at the Natural History Museum in London today, 8 Feb 2012. The Museum's Dr Caroline Smith comments on the meteorite from Mars.

A few great plant hunters find most plant species, Natural History Museum and Oxford University scientist discover.

A landmark change has been made in the process of naming new plant species. Natural History Museum plant expert Dr Sandy Knapp led the team that proposed the changes to The International Code of Nomenclature (ICN) for algae, fungi and plants

Ecosystem economics - can we put a price on nature? is the first Earth Debate, looking at the issues that will be tackled at the Rio+20 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June. It will be streamed live tonight from 7pm on the Natural History Museum website.

The horseshoe crab is one of nature’s great survivors, and they are the topic of a BBC television series starting tomorrow, based on the book Survivors by Natural History Museum fossil expert Richard Fortey.

The Natural History Museum's new exhibition Scott’s Last Expedition opens with HRH The Princess Royal today, Friday 20 January 2012.

Could 2012 be the year to find extraterrestrial life? Investigating the earth-like planet Kepler-22b is a good start and Natural History Museum's space expert Sara Russell gives her views.

Less well-known is the remarkable scientific achievements of Scott’s Terra Nova expedition and this is explored in the Natural History Museum Scott’s Last Expedition exhibition opening this Friday 20 January 2012.

From an exploration of the insides of animals and the last expedition of Captain Scott, to an unveiling of unseen treasures and wonderful wildlife photography, the Natural History Museum, London, has an exciting list of new exhibitions and galleries for 2012.

From exhibition openings and the Museum's first book for ipad, to a new Museum director and the theft of replica rhino horns, here are the top 10 most popular news stories about events at the Natural History Museum from our website in 2011.