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NEWS

Duchess of Cambridge visits the Museum's Centre for UK Biodiversity

9 October 2019

Her Royal Highness met Museum staff who are working to protect UK wildlife.

NEWS

A humpback whale has been spotted in the river Thames

8 October 2019

This is only the second humpback whale in the Thames for over 100 years. 

NEWS

The state of nature: 41 percent of the UK's species have declined since the 1970s

4 October 2019

Urbanisation, agriculture, pollution and climate change have caused the nation's plants and animals to dwindle.

SCIENCE NEWS

Eight new species of jewel beetle have been uncovered

27 September 2019

The beetles were collected more than 150 years ago.

SPACE

Space highlights: Mars, Moon and meteorites

11 September 2019

Blast off on an adventure around the galleries that are out of this world.  

SPACE

How does the Moon affect life on Earth?

22 July 2019

Weeping trees, teeth stronger than Kevlar and one of Earth's most spectacular natural events are all shaped by the Moon.

SPACE

In pictures: Apollo missions and the Museum

18 July 2019

The Museum cares for the only piece of Apollo 17 Moon rock gifted to the UK, but our connection with NASA's missions goes back to Apollo 11.

SPACE

Lunar eclipse guide: What they are, when to see them and where

16 July 2019

Here's how to view a lunar eclipse - and when the next one will be visible from your location

NEWS

First look: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 55

9 September 2019

Explore this year's exhibition images. 

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: a freshwater perspective

26 June 2019

David Herasimtschuk documents freshwater habitats through photography.

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.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

How to make a hedgehog house

2 October 2019

Follow our instructions to make a simple hedgehog home. 

DINOSAURS

How are dinosaur fossils formed?

6 September 2019

Even though dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, we know about them thanks to fossils. Watch our animation to find out how dinosaur fossils formed.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

How to go rockpooling

23 August 2019

Want to explore the life lurking in seashore rock pools? Find out what you need and what you might see.

NEWS

Mantellisaurus: 3D-scanning one of the most complete British dinosaurs

20 August 2019

A usually inaccessible dinosaur will be available to researchers around the world.

COLLECTIONS

On tour with Tupaia

11 October 2019

This charismatic Polynesian turned Cook's first voyage into his own ceremonial tour.

NEWS

Duchess of Cambridge visits the Museum's Centre for UK Biodiversity

9 October 2019

Her Royal Highness met Museum staff who are working to protect UK wildlife.

NEWS

A humpback whale has been spotted in the river Thames

8 October 2019

This is only the second humpback whale in the Thames for over 100 years. 

NEWS

The state of nature: 41 percent of the UK's species have declined since the 1970s

4 October 2019

Urbanisation, agriculture, pollution and climate change have caused the nation's plants and animals to dwindle.

COLLECTIONS

Examining the body of one of the world's most elusive porpoise species

3 October 2019

Museum scientists have dissected a spectacled porpoise specimen to discover more about these little known animals.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

How to make a hedgehog house

2 October 2019

Follow our instructions to make a simple hedgehog home. 

BRITISH WILDLIFE

What are spider webs made of? And how?

2 October 2019

Find out how web-spinning spiders catch their dinner and how other spiders use silk.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

Spider season: who lives on a web like this?

2 October 2019

How well do you know our eight-legged friends? Try this quiz.

HUMAN EVOLUTION

Are Neanderthals the same species as us?

1 October 2019

Prof Chris Stringer addresses this controversial question.

SCIENCE NEWS

Eight new species of jewel beetle have been uncovered

27 September 2019

The beetles were collected more than 150 years ago.

NEWS

Brilliant Butterflies project launched to restore rare grasslands

25 September 2019

The two-year project will help conserve rare plants and invertebrates.

TRING

The tale of the tall emperor penguin

24 September 2019

For around 175 years, no one knew the story of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) specimen, on display in Gallery One at the Natural History Museum in Tring.

SCIENCE NEWS

Centipedes evolved complex venom five times

23 September 2019

Analysis of centipede venom reveals a huge difference between the groups.

SUSTAINABILITY

Where to report birds tangled in plastic rubbish

20 September 2019

A new website allows people to report birds entangled in plastic.

SCIENCE NEWS

Unusual fossil worms surprise scientists

19 September 2019

A species of wormlike marine invertebrate has been uncovered.

SCIENCE NEWS

Mystery surrounding two Victorian frogs is solved

13 September 2019

The frogs have been in the Museum collection since 1852.

NEWS

A 12,000-year-old swamp full of dodo bones has been found

12 September 2019

An ancient swamp full of fossils from extinct animals was discovered in Mauritius.

BRITISH WILDLIFE

Joules: Salisbury's rare barbastelle bat

11 September 2019

Discover what happened to a rare bat that found itself in a high street shop.

SCIENCE NEWS

Dugongs could be more endangered than we thought

11 September 2019

Dugongs help fight climate change by protecting seagrass meadows.

SPACE

Space highlights: Mars, Moon and meteorites

11 September 2019

Blast off on an adventure around the galleries that are out of this world.  

NEWS

First look: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 55

9 September 2019

Explore this year's exhibition images. 

DINOSAURS

How are dinosaur fossils formed?

6 September 2019

Even though dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, we know about them thanks to fossils. Watch our animation to find out how dinosaur fossils formed.

COLLECTIONS

The 330-million-year-old fossil tree that's stood the test of time

3 September 2019

Discover the story of the 11-tonne fossil that's been welcoming visitors to the Museum since 1887.