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It is the only known King Island emu egg in the world. 

A species of frog not seen for over 60 years is likely to be extinct.

It is the first meteorite fall to have been recovered in the UK for 30 years.

The new species is now known as Joseph's racer, was first collected in the mid-nineteenth century.

In a conservation success story, gharials are slowly coming back to the rivers of India and Nepal - but sand extraction practices threaten their long-term survival. 

Discover what could become UK dinnertime staples of the future.

As a pack of wolves treads its usual route across the Apuan Alps in Italy, Wildlife Photographer Lorenzo Shoubridge shines a light on the region's marble industry.

A mass extinction event is when species vanish much faster than they are replaced.

In a conservation success story, gharials are slowly coming back to the rivers of India and Nepal - but sand extraction practices threaten their long-term survival. 

As a pack of wolves treads its usual route across the Apuan Alps in Italy, Wildlife Photographer Lorenzo Shoubridge shines a light on the region's marble industry.

Wildlife photographer and entomologist Dr Piotr Naskrecki introduces the peculiar insects that spend their entire lives clinging to bats for dear life.

Meet the young women and girls changing the face of wildlife photography.

Find out what eDNA is and how it can be used for conservation. 

Growing native wildflowers helps provide the right food for pollinating insects, making life better for your local wildlife.

For a summer gardening project and a sustainable swap, luffa fruits can be grown to be used in place of synthetic sponges.

Meet the tiny, gelatinous animal that has found a way to live forever.

Name that tune! Learn how to recognise the songs and calls of the UK's most common park and garden birds.

In a conservation success story, gharials are slowly coming back to the rivers of India and Nepal - but sand extraction practices threaten their long-term survival. 

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the conservation work undertaken for the Fantastic Beasts™: The Wonder of Nature exhibition.

Discover what could become UK dinnertime staples of the future.

It is the only known King Island emu egg in the world. 

Discover how solar eclipses happen, when the next one is and how you can watch safely.

Many animals are very difficult to spot in the wild. Get up close to some of nature's most elusive creatures at the Museum.

Find out what eDNA is and how it can be used for conservation. 

They look like bees and pollinate flowers, but these fluffy flies have a gruesome teenage stage that makes them one of the most fascinating species in your local park or garden.

As a pack of wolves treads its usual route across the Apuan Alps in Italy, Wildlife Photographer Lorenzo Shoubridge shines a light on the region's marble industry.

A mass extinction event is when species vanish much faster than they are replaced.

A species of frog not seen for over 60 years is likely to be extinct.

It is the first meteorite fall to have been recovered in the UK for 30 years.

Growing native wildflowers helps provide the right food for pollinating insects, making life better for your local wildlife.

The new species is now known as Joseph's racer, was first collected in the mid-nineteenth century.

People are urged to keep an eye out for the whale last seen off Isleworth.

Data on three bat families will be released on an open platform and made available to researchers all over the world.

Seals either swim with their tails or with their flippers. 

Dating to roughly 78,000 years old, the grave is the oldest human burial discovered in Africa to date. 

Frog skulls have revealed that a frog's environment is the main driver of its skull shape, but that tadpole feeding behaviour influences how fast frogs evolve. 

Would you eat a steak grown by scientists?

Peregrine falcons have adapted to urban living, but what's the best way to see the fastest bird in town?

It's more common for mammals to have evolved smaller body sizes which makes it look like the brain is getting bigger. 

Marsupials have missed out on their evolutionary potential because of how they reproduce.