Travel through 4.6 billion years of our planet's history and help protect its future.
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Check out our news, features, videos and activities on everything from dinosaurs to the planetary emergency.
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CollectionsWhat is a fossil?
Fossils are physical evidence of prehistoric animals and plants, but there may be more to them than you ever realised.
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NewsHow do we know which parts of the planet to protect?
Nations around the world have agreed to protect 30% of the land and sea by the year 2030.
8 December 2023 -
NewsYoung tyrannosaurs may have eaten completely different food to their parents
An extraordinary dinosaur fossil has revealed what young tyrannosaurs were eating over 70 million years ago.
8 December 2023 -
Science newsFungus named after Beatrix Potter is one of the earliest plant pests
The oldest disease-causing fungus on record has been found in the Natural History Museum’s collection.
5 December 2023
