April

Did English and Scottish water voles arrive in Britain at the same time, or did later English colonisers displace the earlier arrivals? New research unpicks data spanning 28,000 years.

Coral reefs could become a victim of their own success, according to Museum researcher Dr Ken Johnson.

Museum scientists have found that Osedax worms, which feed on the bones of whale carcasses, can live in shallow Mediterranean waters.

The first virtual models of the world's most complete dodo skeletons will allow scientists to investigate this extinct bird in new ways.

A citizen science survey launched today asks the British public to gather data on the humble earthworm, an 'ecosystem engineer' vital to the health of our soils.