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NEWS

Quest begins to sequence genomes of all UK life

18 July 2019

Insects from Merseyside were some of the first animals studied in a new project.

Are natural history museums inherently racist?

How these institutions now engage with their history is crucial in how they move forward.

SCIENCE NEWS

A new look at the Gibraltar Neanderthals

15 July 2019

Discover more about some iconic Neanderthal skulls.

SCIENCE NEWS

Modern humans may have been in Europe 150,000 years earlier than thought

10 July 2019

New dating suggests they were in southern Greece 210,000 years ago. 

SPACE

In pictures: Apollo missions and the Museum

18 July 2019

The Museum cares for the only piece of Apollo 17 Moon rock gifted to the UK, but our connection with NASA's missions goes back to Apollo 11.

SPACE

Lunar eclipse guide: What they are, when to see them and where

16 July 2019

Here's how to view a lunar eclipse - and when the next one will be visible from your location

SPACE

Meet a space researcher who's over the Moon about her work

15 July 2019

Growing up in the Apollo era of the seventies, Prof Sara Russell fantasised about working on space missions.

SPACE

Astrophotography tips for shooting the Moon

6 June 2019

Gibbous moons really don't get the attention they deserve.

SPACE

In pictures: Apollo missions and the Museum

18 July 2019

The Museum cares for the only piece of Apollo 17 Moon rock gifted to the UK, but our connection with NASA's missions goes back to Apollo 11.

Are natural history museums inherently racist?

How these institutions now engage with their history is crucial in how they move forward.

SCIENCE NEWS

A new look at the Gibraltar Neanderthals

15 July 2019

Discover more about some iconic Neanderthal skulls.

COLLECTIONS

Joseph Banks: scientist, explorer and botanist

17 June 2019

Meet eighteenth-century naturalist and collector Sir Joseph Banks.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: a freshwater perspective

26 June 2019

David Herasimtschuk documents freshwater habitats through photography.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: One in a Million

7 June 2019

Highly commended wildlife photographer Morgan Heim shares the story behind her One in a Million photography project.

Frans Lanting: a remarkable career looking nature in the eye

24 May 2019

Wildlife Photographer of the Year recently honoured master photographer, Frans Lanting, with the competition's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: leading change to ban dancing monkeys

3 April 2019

This image helped bring about a ban on dancing monkeys in Indonesia. 

Ten reasons to love echidnas

4 July 2019

Discover the many interesting quirks of the elusive echidna.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

How to press flowers

31 May 2019

Follow our simple instructions to prepare pressed flowers for craft projects or create your own plant herbarium.

SPACE

The 1883 Krakatau eruption: a year of blue Moons

22 May 2019

The mystery of blue Moons lies in the ashes of volcanic eruptions.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

360° Scottish beaver trail

13 May 2019

Join us on a 360° loch-side walk in Knapdale to look for signs of beavers and learn more about these ecosystem engineers.

NEWS

Quest begins to sequence genomes of all UK life

18 July 2019

Insects from Merseyside were some of the first animals studied in a new project.

SPACE

In pictures: Apollo missions and the Museum

18 July 2019

The Museum cares for the only piece of Apollo 17 Moon rock gifted to the UK, but our connection with NASA's missions goes back to Apollo 11.

SPACE

Lunar eclipse guide: What they are, when to see them and where

16 July 2019

Here's how to view a lunar eclipse - and when the next one will be visible from your location

Are natural history museums inherently racist?

How these institutions now engage with their history is crucial in how they move forward.

SPACE

Meet a space researcher who's over the Moon about her work

15 July 2019

Growing up in the Apollo era of the seventies, Prof Sara Russell fantasised about working on space missions.

SCIENCE NEWS

A new look at the Gibraltar Neanderthals

15 July 2019

Discover more about some iconic Neanderthal skulls.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

Flying ant day: when winged ants take their nuptial flight

13 July 2019

Get the facts on when and why ants grow wings and swarm.

DINOSAURS

How to become a palaeontologist

12 July 2019

Dr Susie Maidment shares what it's like to be a dinosaur researcher, how she got into this career and advice for budding palaeontologists.

SCIENCE NEWS

Modern humans may have been in Europe 150,000 years earlier than thought

10 July 2019

New dating suggests they were in southern Greece 210,000 years ago. 

Ten reasons to love echidnas

4 July 2019

Discover the many interesting quirks of the elusive echidna.

NEWS

A series of Mary Anning films are about to hit the cinemas

4 July 2019

Pioneering woman palaeontologist to hit cinema screens soon.

SCIENCE NEWS

This is how the ancestor of modern snakes could have looked

3 July 2019

What can we learn from scanning snakes?

Rainbow Museum: celebrating our LGBTQ+ staff

28 June 2019

 LGBTQ+ staff share their stories in their own words.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: a freshwater perspective

26 June 2019

David Herasimtschuk documents freshwater habitats through photography.

COLLECTIONS

Joseph Banks: scientist, explorer and botanist

17 June 2019

Meet eighteenth-century naturalist and collector Sir Joseph Banks.

DINOSAURS

Meet the Museum's dinosaur hunters

14 June 2019

Get to know the Museum scientists working on the latest dinosaur discoveries.

SCIENCE NEWS

Climate catastrophe has happened before - and it's teaching us about the future

10 June 2019

Past global warming events took place 183 million years ago. 

OCEANS

What does it take to study the ocean?

7 June 2019

Much of the ocean remains unexplored, but scientists at the Museum are helping unravel the mysteries of the world beneath the waves.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: One in a Million

7 June 2019

Highly commended wildlife photographer Morgan Heim shares the story behind her One in a Million photography project.

SUSTAINABILITY

A million threatened species? Thirteen questions and answers

6 June 2019

Dr Andy Purvis, coordinating lead author of the IPBES Global Assessment, answers the big questions about the report. 

SPACE

Astrophotography tips for shooting the Moon

6 June 2019

Gibbous moons really don't get the attention they deserve.

SCIENCE NEWS

We need more scarce metals and elements to reach the UK's greenhouse gas goals

6 June 2019

To meet UK electric car targets for 2050, we would need just under twice the current annual world cobalt production. 

SCIENCE NEWS

Sponges are the ocean's natural DNA collectors

3 June 2019

Both penguin and seal DNA could be identified from within sponges.

NEWS

How Malaysia lost its rhinos

31 May 2019

The last male rhino in Malaysia has died - here's how it happened.