Travel through 4.6 billion years of our planet's history and help protect its future.
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Open 10.00-17.50 (last entry 17.30)
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Science newsScientists plan ‘seaweed breakthrough’ to restore threatened species
Seaweeds play a vital role in the modern world, but their existence is under threat.
2 February 2024 -
NewsBan on sandeel fishing to support UK’s struggling seabirds
The fishing of sandeels in the UK’s portion of the North Sea will be banned from April.
1 February 2024 -
NewsOldest evidence of Homo sapiens in northern Europe discovered
The first modern humans to live in northern Europe arrived more than 45,000 years ago.
31 January 2024 -
CollectionsWhale oil and half an inch of dust: our bowhead whale gets a clean
The whale hall at the Natural History Museum undergoes a deep clean.
