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Gorillas react more strongly to the voices of unfamiliar humans and those they like less, researchers have found. 

Over 100 species of European birds are on the road to becoming extinct, a new report has warned. 

A giant ground sloth that once roamed South America occasionally broke its plant-based diet to eat meat, researchers have found.

Most African mammals all went extinct 33 million years ago as the world became dramatically cooler. 

Gorillas react more strongly to the voices of unfamiliar humans and those they like less, researchers have found. 

The brightly coloured spotted lanternfly is causing problems in parts of Asia and North America. 

Over 100 species of European birds are on the road to becoming extinct, a new report has warned. 

The world's biodiversity has fallen below the 'safe limit', researchers suggest, as habitat destruction and agriculture take their toll on nature.

Underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta has won the Grand Title in the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his photo, Creation.

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 announced.

Take a look at some of the Highly Commended photos from the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, opening on 15 October.

Wildlife photojournalist Steve Winter explores the shocking world of tiger tourism in the USA.

A garden pond is one of the best ways you can help Britain's wildlife. You can create one in even the tiniest of gardens.

Birds need access to water year-round. Help them out by building a simple garden bird bath. 

The mountain chicken is teetering on the brink of extinction, but we may now have a way to save them.

Turn your kitchen food scraps into fantastic fertiliser by making a wormery.

The brightly coloured spotted lanternfly is causing problems in parts of Asia and North America. 

Gorillas react more strongly to the voices of unfamiliar humans and those they like less, researchers have found. 

A giant ground sloth that once roamed South America occasionally broke its plant-based diet to eat meat, researchers have found.

Over 100 species of European birds are on the road to becoming extinct, a new report has warned. 

Underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta has won the Grand Title in the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his photo, Creation.

Most African mammals all went extinct 33 million years ago as the world became dramatically cooler. 

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 announced.

Over recent weeks there have been plenty of sensational headlines about insects invading our homes and causing the evacuation of schools. 

The world's biodiversity has fallen below the 'safe limit', researchers suggest, as habitat destruction and agriculture take their toll on nature.

The 'lost world' gives a glimpse of the planet before the last Ice Age. 

A large, rare natural black diamond has gone on display at the Museum.

Discover this creepy collection of nature's strangest plants. 

The discovery of a stink bug in a Surrey garden has caused worries the insects may be becoming established in the UK. 

Rocks with the potential to hold fossils of Martian life have been identified by NASA's Perseverance rover. 

The oldest-known meat-eating dinosaur discovered in the UK has been named in honour of trailblazing Museum scientist Angela Milner, who passed away in August 2021.

A unique 'hyper-eye' consisting of three different levels of vision has been discovered in a prehistoric animal. 

Discovering the largest Winchcombe meteorite in a field of sheep poo.

The US government has announced that 23 species of American animals and plants are believed to have gone extinct. 

A species of eagle that may have eaten ancient koalas over 25 million years ago has been described from Australia. 

Prehistoric humans may have 'farmed' cassowaries as early as 18,000 years ago. 

Lanternfish are one of the most abundant vertebrates on Earth. Yet despite their huge numbers, almost nothing is known about them.

The moth is famous for its enormous tongue - the longest of any insect.

Scientists at the Museum urge anyone who knows more about it or its location to get in touch.

The loss of the world's primates will lead to a greater loss of diversity than first thought, as their parasites also risk extinction.