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SCIENCE NEWS

Climate catastrophe has happened before - and it's teaching us about the future

10 June 2019

Past global warming events took place 183 million years ago. 

SUSTAINABILITY

A million threatened species? Thirteen questions and answers

6 June 2019

Dr Andy Purvis, coordinating lead author of the IPBES Global Assessment, answers the big questions about the report. 

SCIENCE NEWS

We need more scarce metals and elements to reach the UK's greenhouse gas goals

6 June 2019

To meet UK electric car targets for 2050, we would need just under twice the current annual world cobalt production. 

SCIENCE NEWS

Sponges are the ocean's natural DNA collectors

3 June 2019

Both penguin and seal DNA could be identified from within sponges.

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. 

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: amazing mothers

29 March 2019

From the cute to courageous, these eight images celebrate representations of motherhood in Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

SPACE

Astrophotography tips for shooting the Moon

6 June 2019

Gibbous moons really don't get the attention they deserve.

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.

NEWS

First-ever photo of a black hole released

10 April 2019

It is 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun, and it is 55 million light years away.

COLLECTIONS

Space, specimens and dating strategies

27 February 2019

This month on #NHM_Live we're putting animal dating strategies to the test.

COLLECTIONS

Joseph Banks: scientist, explorer and botanist

17 June 2019

Meet eighteenth-century naturalist and collector Sir Joseph Banks.

DINOSAURS

Meet the Museum's dinosaur hunters

14 June 2019

Get to know the Museum scientists working on the latest dinosaur discoveries.

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.

COLLECTIONS

Nadine Gabriel: studying 4.6 billion years of history

23 May 2019

The face of modern science is young, black, female and ambitious.

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.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

360° Scottish beaver trail

13 May 2019

Join us on a 360° loch-side walk in Knapdale to look for signs of beavers and learn more about these ecosystem engineers.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

How water voles left their riverside homes for Glasgow grasslands

24 April 2019

Water voles in Glasgow have left the riverbank behind in search of new homes.

COLLECTIONS

Joseph Banks: scientist, explorer and botanist

17 June 2019

Meet eighteenth-century naturalist and collector Sir Joseph Banks.

DINOSAURS

Meet the Museum's dinosaur hunters

14 June 2019

Get to know the Museum scientists working on the latest dinosaur discoveries.

SCIENCE NEWS

Climate catastrophe has happened before - and it's teaching us about the future

10 June 2019

Past global warming events took place 183 million years ago. 

OCEANS

What does it take to study the ocean?

7 June 2019

Much of the ocean remains unexplored, but scientists at the Museum are helping unravel the mysteries of the world beneath the waves.

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.

SUSTAINABILITY

A million threatened species? Thirteen questions and answers

6 June 2019

Dr Andy Purvis, coordinating lead author of the IPBES Global Assessment, answers the big questions about the report. 

SPACE

Astrophotography tips for shooting the Moon

6 June 2019

Gibbous moons really don't get the attention they deserve.

SCIENCE NEWS

We need more scarce metals and elements to reach the UK's greenhouse gas goals

6 June 2019

To meet UK electric car targets for 2050, we would need just under twice the current annual world cobalt production. 

SCIENCE NEWS

Sponges are the ocean's natural DNA collectors

3 June 2019

Both penguin and seal DNA could be identified from within sponges.

NEWS

How Malaysia lost its rhinos

31 May 2019

The last male rhino in Malaysia has died - here's how it happened.

OCEANS

Are seahorses the ocean's quirkiest fish?

31 May 2019

With armoured bodies, curly tails and limited swimming ability, seahorses are a group of fish quite unlike any other.

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.

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.

COLLECTIONS

Nadine Gabriel: studying 4.6 billion years of history

23 May 2019

The face of modern science is young, black, female and ambitious.

NEWS

New arrivals of Amazonian moss animals boost the world's largest collection

23 May 2019

The Museum now has the largest collection of freshwater bryozoa in the world.

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.

COLLECTIONS

Ida Slater: a geologist ahead of her time

22 May 2019

Discover the important contributions made by one of London's first woman geologists.

SCIENCE NEWS

New species of ancient shark discovered from the coast of Madagascar

20 May 2019

The ancient shark was found in an unusual fossil ecosystem.

Elephant seals: a giant survival story

17 May 2019

Northern elephant seals once teetered on the brink of extinction. Now they are bouncing back.

SCIENCE NEWS

Early Neanderthal teeth shed light on the identity of our own ancient ancestors

15 May 2019

We've been looking at the wrong species. 

BRITISH WILDLIFE

360° Scottish beaver trail

13 May 2019

Join us on a 360° loch-side walk in Knapdale to look for signs of beavers and learn more about these ecosystem engineers.

SCIENCE NEWS

Birds on an island in the Indian Ocean evolved flightlessness twice

10 May 2019

This is fastest recorded timeline of a bird losing its ability to fly.

SCIENCE NEWS

New species of subterranean fish named after Lord of the Rings character

9 May 2019

It has been named after Gollum due to its underground lifestyle. 

NEWS

The world is in trouble: one million animals and plants face extinction

6 May 2019

Humanity is eroding its own life-support system, a new report finds.