November

Museum scientists are investigating the possibility of using a heat-powered balloon to sample London's air.

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge attended a children's tea party at the Museum to wish Dippy the dinosaur good luck on his travels around the UK.

Eight venues will host the Museum's Diplodocus skeleton on its tour of the country, including a cathedral, parliament building and community centre.

Ancient marine fossils are providing new insights into Earth's biggest mass extinction.

The biggest earthworm ever recorded in the UK has been found in a vegetable plot in Cheshire, report Museum scientists.

Scientists have identified a distinctive new species of ringlet butterfly and named it Magneuptychia pax in recognition of the peace process in Colombia, where the butterfly lives.