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A pristine pair of ancient beetles were discovered in the Museum collection. They date back nearly 4,000 years.

A milestone has been reached in the campaign for a statue of fossil hunter Mary Anning in Lyme Regis.

A breakthrough in domestic production could bring down the carbon footprint of lithium-ion batteries.

Extinct dire wolves, made famous in the TV show Game of Thrones, are only distant cousins of modern grey wolves.

British photographer Mandy Barker assembles collections of plastic pulled from water around the world.

Photojournalist Kirsten Luce reveals the distressing lives of the animals held captive around the world for tourist entertainment. 

Climate change is contributing to an increase in wildfires worldwide.

The Museum has announced a plan to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2035.

Photojournalist Kirsten Luce reveals the distressing lives of the animals held captive around the world for tourist entertainment. 

Voting is now open for the 2020 People's Choice Award.  Discover some of this years images and vote for your favourite. 

Explore the importance of urban wildlife with David Lindo, upcoming Wildlife Photographer of the Year judge and the Urban Birder. 

Discover what makes a winner with this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Help your local wild birds to survive winter by putting out these nutritious fat balls. 

Discover the reality behind the ever-popular videos of screaming and fainting goats.

Follow our instructions to make animal and other natural history inspired paper snowflakes.

With 10 free templates for you to download and print.

How people power is saving plants from local extinction in North West England.

A pristine pair of ancient beetles were discovered in the Museum collection. They date back nearly 4,000 years.

How much do you know about slow-moving, seagrass-munching manatees?

A milestone has been reached in the campaign for a statue of fossil hunter Mary Anning in Lyme Regis.

Help your local wild birds to survive winter by putting out these nutritious fat balls. 

A breakthrough in domestic production could bring down the carbon footprint of lithium-ion batteries.

British photographer Mandy Barker assembles collections of plastic pulled from water around the world.

Extinct dire wolves, made famous in the TV show Game of Thrones, are only distant cousins of modern grey wolves.

Discover the reality behind the ever-popular videos of screaming and fainting goats.

Photojournalist Kirsten Luce reveals the distressing lives of the animals held captive around the world for tourist entertainment. 

Find out which real-life fantastic creature you are in this quiz.

Museum scientists have described 503 new species this year. 

The Museum is set to star in a new four-part primetime Channel 5 series.

One species is known only from a single specimen in the Museum's collection. 

Climate change is contributing to an increase in wildfires worldwide.

A meteorite from the birth of the solar system could tell us more about how life flourished on Earth.

New minerals from the UK are very rare. 

The spacecraft Hayabusa2 is arriving back to Earth after six years' travel through the solar system.

The Museum has announced a plan to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2035.

Voting is now open for the 2020 People's Choice Award.  Discover some of this years images and vote for your favourite. 

Nature plays a huge part in the medicines we rely on every day. 

Radiodont eye fossils inform scientists of the role of vision in evolution. 

Meet the remarkable fish that turned up alive in 1938, despite having been presumed extinct for 70 million years.

Follow our instructions to make animal and other natural history inspired paper snowflakes.

With 10 free templates for you to download and print.

The world needs wheat crops that are bountiful, disease resistant and able to thrive in soil without fertilisers.