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Elephant ancestors diversified widely thanks to climate change and new habitats.

Uncovering details about how the Carolina parakeet became extinct.

Palaeontologists have uncovered thousands of perfectly preserved Jurassic fossils in a sleepy area of the Cotswolds. 

In recent years there has a growing shift to change the common English names of birds that are offensive or inaccurate.

Eco-fashion can seem expensive and overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Here are nine ways to forget fast fashion and shop sustainable instead.    

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

As you're taxiing to the runway, spare a thought for what the impact of your flight might be.

Mammoth ivory is appearing from melting permafrost and joining international markets.

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

Around the world sprawling towns and cities offer homes to millions of people, and while they may look like man-made spaces, there is nature in between the cracks.

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.

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.

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

Elephant ancestors diversified widely thanks to climate change and new habitats.

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

Uncovering details about how the Carolina parakeet became extinct.

Eco-fashion can seem expensive and overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Here are nine ways to forget fast fashion and shop sustainable instead.    

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

Pollination is not just the work of honeybees. Meet some of the buzzing, bold and beautiful insects carrying out this critical task.

As you're taxiing to the runway, spare a thought for what the impact of your flight might be.

Palaeontologists have uncovered thousands of perfectly preserved Jurassic fossils in a sleepy area of the Cotswolds. 

In recent years there has a growing shift to change the common English names of birds that are offensive or inaccurate.

Mammoth ivory is appearing from melting permafrost and joining international markets.

The beavers were reintroduced just a year and a half ago. 

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

The Natural History Museum is announcing today the relocation of 27 million specimens, around a third of its overall collection, to a new science and digitisation centre at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire. 

These real-life triffids aren't picky eaters.

London is a particular stronghold of these magnificent, rare beetles. Discover why, where else they live and how you can help protect them.

Understanding the extraordinary diversity and differences between insects can help us figure out how these species evolved.

£3.2 million will go towards revamping green space around the Museum

Gould's field mouse, a small rodent native to Australia, is not extinct as previously thought. It is alive and well living under a different name.

Around the world sprawling towns and cities offer homes to millions of people, and while they may look like man-made spaces, there is nature in between the cracks.

A huge skull found in China represents a new sister lineage for Homo sapiens.

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

In a titanic effort spanning many years, a team of butterfly experts have listed the butterflies found in Colombia to date.

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Museum to hear how the Urban Nature Project will inspire the next generation to care for the nature that surrounds them. 

Meet the delightfully fuzzy wasps with an arsenal of defences that make them nearly impervious to attacks by hungry predators.