December

Researchers have found seven new animal species living along the Southwest Indian Ridge, 3,000 metres beneath the surface of the ocean, in an area targeted for deep-sea mining.

Scientists have a new 'big data' tool to study how human activity affects the planet's biodiversity, with the publication of a gigantic database that compiles studies from across the globe.

The Museum's Library and Archives has digitised its oldest book, Historia Naturalis, to mark the tenth anniversary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Scientists have identified three new species of parasitoid wasp - including two that previously lay undescribed in the Museum's collections.

More than 90% of British butterflies emerge earlier in years with a warm spring or summer - potentially too early for the plants they eat.