A Museum scientist soil sampling in St Andrews Bay, Antarctica, surrounded by king penguins
Museum scientists are researching the solar system, Earth's geology and life in novel ways, using the unique combination of their expertise, collections and cutting-edge techniques.
Visit the Museum's online repository to access publications from our scientists. Content in the repository is accessible to all and showcases the Museum's broad research output.
Digital collections
We are digitising the 80 million specimens in the Museum's collections and providing open access to the digital data through our Data Portal.
Origins, evolution and futures
Studying our natural history specimens reveals the past, present and future of life, the solar system and Earth.
Biodiversity
We are creating molecular and digital tools to explore undiscovered biodiversity in megadiverse systems.
Sustainability
We are exploring new sources of food, predicting the spread of disease and finding scarce elements.
Science, society and skills
We are developing citizen science and training activities to inspire the next generation.