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SCIENCE NEWS

An array of new snakes from India have been described

16 August 2019

The new species highlight how much more there still is to learn about India's herpetofauna. 

SCIENCE NEWS

Understanding the origins of European domestic pigs

13 August 2019

Wherever humans have gone, pigs have followed.

Why you should never flush wet wipes down the toilet

13 August 2019

Discover the dangers behind flushing wet wipes down the toilet

NEWS

A new look for Chi-Chi the panda

12 August 2019

Find out why our conservators worked on Britain's most famous panda.

SPACE

How does the Moon affect life on Earth?

22 July 2019

Weeping trees, teeth stronger than Kevlar and one of Earth's most spectacular natural events are all shaped by the Moon.

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.

NEWS

A new look for Chi-Chi the panda

12 August 2019

Find out why our conservators worked on Britain's most famous panda.

COLLECTIONS

Architect Alfred Waterhouse and his iconic Natural History Museum building

19 July 2019

Explore a menagerie of designs fit for a 'cathedral to nature'.

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.

SCIENCE NEWS

Are natural history museums inherently racist?

16 July 2019

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

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. 

BRITISH WILDLIFE

How to make a pitfall trap to catch insects and other minibeasts

14 August 2019

Want to find out what small creatures are crawling around your garden? Follow our steps to set up a simple pitfall trap.

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.

SCIENCE NEWS

An array of new snakes from India have been described

16 August 2019

The new species highlight how much more there still is to learn about India's herpetofauna. 

BRITISH WILDLIFE

How to make a pitfall trap to catch insects and other minibeasts

14 August 2019

Want to find out what small creatures are crawling around your garden? Follow our steps to set up a simple pitfall trap.

SCIENCE NEWS

Understanding the origins of European domestic pigs

13 August 2019

Wherever humans have gone, pigs have followed.

Why you should never flush wet wipes down the toilet

13 August 2019

Discover the dangers behind flushing wet wipes down the toilet

NEWS

A new look for Chi-Chi the panda

12 August 2019

Find out why our conservators worked on Britain's most famous panda.

SCIENCE NEWS

New species of early dinosaur described from South Africa

5 August 2019

It is thought to have lived 200 million years ago.

The bird that stitches its home

2 August 2019

How does the common tailorbird sew its nest together?

SCIENCE NEWS

How did potatoes adapt to Europe?

2 August 2019

How did potatoes come to Europe and how did they adapt to a new environment?

SCIENCE NEWS

Ocean plastic is changing the blood chemistry of seabirds

29 July 2019

What this means for their future is still not known. 

SCIENCE NEWS

The quest for one of the world's oldest bumblebees

26 July 2019

Genes of an elusive Tibetan bumblebee can finally be sequenced.  

DINOSAURS

How to find dinosaur fossils

24 July 2019

Discover how palaeontologists find and dig up prehistoric reptiles.

SCIENCE NEWS

Australian flies found in London

24 July 2019

Scale parasite flies, of a new fly family for Britain, have been found in the Museum's Wildlife Garden.

SPACE

How does the Moon affect life on Earth?

22 July 2019

Weeping trees, teeth stronger than Kevlar and one of Earth's most spectacular natural events are all shaped by the Moon.

COLLECTIONS

Architect Alfred Waterhouse and his iconic Natural History Museum building

19 July 2019

Explore a menagerie of designs fit for a 'cathedral to nature'.

NEWS

Big Butterfly Count: Chris Packham on how to save British butterflies

19 July 2019

Turning the tide of biodiversity loss is a big job.

DINOSAURS

Mission Jurassic dino dig quiz

19 July 2019

Have a go at our quiz about Museum palaeontologists' recent adventures on the Mission Jurassic dig.

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.

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

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

SCIENCE NEWS

Are natural history museums inherently racist?

16 July 2019

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.

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.

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.