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New 50p coin collection honours fossil hunter Mary Anning.

The Mars 2020 rover landed near the Jezero Crater on 18 February 2021. 

It is shedding light on how the Columbian mammoth came to be. 

The fossilised tooth of a nine-year-old child found in Shuqba Cave is the most southerly evidence of Neanderthals ever discovered.

Plants' many health benefits are helping fight some of humankind's biggest killers, such as heart disease and cancer.

Tiny plastic fibres have been found in the stomachs of deep-sea fish living in a remote part of the South Atlantic Ocean.

It will cost us double to preserve nature unless we act now, Museum scientists have found.

Bushfires are becoming increasingly common across Australia. Discover how the warming climate is restricting the ecosystem's ability to regenerate. 

Irwin's capture of a bushfire wins the WPY People's Choice Award 2020.

Bushfires are becoming increasingly common across Australia. Discover how the warming climate is restricting the ecosystem's ability to regenerate. 

Photojournalist Kirsten Luce reveals the distressing lives of the animals held captive around the world for tourist entertainment. 

Lazing lizards, sleeping squirrels, underwater portraits, urban wildlife - explore the stories from this year's competition.

Help your local wild birds to survive winter by putting out these nutritious fat balls. 

Discover the reality behind the ever-popular videos of screaming and fainting goats.

Follow our instructions to make animal and other natural history inspired paper snowflakes.

With 10 free templates for you to download and print.

How people power is saving plants from local extinction in North West England.

New 50p coin collection honours fossil hunter Mary Anning.

The often tightly wound shells of ammonites may be a familiar sight, but how much do you know about the animals that once lived inside?

Plants' many health benefits are helping fight some of humankind's biggest killers, such as heart disease and cancer.

The Mars 2020 rover landed near the Jezero Crater on 18 February 2021. 

It is shedding light on how the Columbian mammoth came to be. 

The fossilised tooth of a nine-year-old child found in Shuqba Cave is the most southerly evidence of Neanderthals ever discovered.

Meet some of the animals that bust out their best moves to attract a mate.

Tiny plastic fibres have been found in the stomachs of deep-sea fish living in a remote part of the South Atlantic Ocean.

Rather than a violent turnover of populations, there was a merging of communities.

It will cost us double to preserve nature unless we act now, Museum scientists have found.

Genetic and fossil records do not reveal a single point where modern humans originated, researchers have found. 

Irwin's capture of a bushfire wins the WPY People's Choice Award 2020.

Bushfires are becoming increasingly common across Australia. Discover how the warming climate is restricting the ecosystem's ability to regenerate. 

Specialised conservation work saves kākāpō from the brink of extinction. 

Toxic proteins from bacteria have helped centipedes with their own arsenel. 

Spring is a great time to hop over to a local pond or stream to witness the wonderful life cycle of frogs.

It is notoriously difficult to sex a dinosaur.

Changing our economic system would create a fairer, healthier, more sustainable world for everyone.

We spoke to Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path, who reflected on the restorative power of a walk.

Ancient teeth could be evidence of a hybrid population of Neanderthals and modern humans. 

A pristine pair of ancient beetles were discovered in the Museum collection. They date back nearly 4,000 years.

How much do you know about slow-moving, seagrass-munching manatees?

Help your local wild birds to survive winter by putting out these nutritious fat balls. 

A milestone has been reached in the campaign for a statue of fossil hunter Mary Anning in Lyme Regis.