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New study highlights extent of biodiversity in world’s largest mineral exploration region
Over 90% of species in one of the most likely future mining sites are undescribed by science
25 May 2023 -
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Gregor Sailer: The Polar Silk Road photography exhibition opening at the Natural History Museum
Climate change is melting ice across the Arctic, opening shorter sea routes in an area becoming widely known as the ‘Polar Silk Road’ for its opportunities for trade and access to new raw material deposits
23 May 2023 -
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The Natural History Museum shortlisted for the 10th anniversary edition of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023,
The Natural History Museum, London has been selected as one of five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023, the world’s largest museum prize.
22 May 2023 -
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Natural History Museum announces partnership with Apple’s award-winning series “Prehistoric Planet,” in support of Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur
“Prehistoric Planet” season two premieres globally today, May 22, with an epic five-night event on Apple TV+
22 May 2023 -
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First young people take part in the Department for Education’s new National Education Nature Park scheme
Today, on Outdoor Classroom Day, young people involved in a pilot scheme for the National Education Nature Park took part in an activity day to test activities they will undertake in their places of education to help boost biodiversity across England
18 May 2023 -
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Scientists weed out harmful genes to breed better potatoes
New research offers ways to speed up the production of varieties that yield more crops and are resistant to environmental challenges
11 May 2023 -
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New fossils could provide missing early evolution puzzle piece
Analysis of well-preserved Rotadiscus fossils sheds light on the origin and evolution of major groups alive today.
11 May 2023 -
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Natural History Museum: World of Wonder Series 2
The Natural History Museum is set to be the star of a second series of Channel 5’s Natural History Museum: World of Wonder.
Wednesdays at 8pm from 10 May on Channel 5
10 May 2023 -
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Fly you fools: New group of butterflies named after Lord of the Rings villain Sauron
Scientists naming a new group of butterflies have paid homage to Lord of the Rings villain Sauron.
7 May 2023 -
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New Tool Monitors Wikipedia Page Views to Aid Wildlife Conservation Efforts
A new tool known as the Species Awareness Index (SAI) has been developed by scientists to track the changes in Wikipedia views in real-time for thousands of species and monitor change in online biodiversity awareness.
4 May 2023 -
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Shorebird Hanuman plover recognised as a full species again after 86 years
A new species of shorebird has emerged once again from the shadow of its close relative. DNA sequencing integral to suggesting that the two species diverged around 1.2 million years ago.
21 April 2023 -
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Youth Interfaith Iftar hosted at the Natural History Museum London
Together with faith leaders, young Londoners of all faiths and none shared in the breaking of the Ramadan fast in the iconic Hintze Hall under Hope the Whale
17 April 2023 -
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Machine learning identifies first British fossil of therizinosaur dinosaur
Teeth found in southern England could represent some of the earliest relatives of birds ever discovered
14 April 2023 -
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Natural History Museum secures additional funding for major new collections and research centre
£201 million will create a state-of-the-art collections, digitisation and research centre at Thames Valley Science Park in Reading.
5 April 2023 -
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New research using fossils of whale ancestors reveals their path to becoming Earth's largest mammals
Analysis of hundreds of living and extinct species by Natural History Museum scientists reveals that the diversity of body size across whales and dolphins is a more complex phenomenon than first thought
30 March 2023 -
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Opening Friday: See one of the biggest creatures to ever walk the Earth at Titanosaur: Life as the biggest dinosaur at the Natural History Museum
Titanosaur: Life as the biggest dinosaur opens in South Kensington on Friday 31 March 2023.
29 March 2023 -
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Human impacts may cause the deterioration in body condition of shearwater chicks
Body condition of fledgling shearwaters has rapidly declined over the last decade
24 March 2023 -
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UK Natural History Institutions join Global Initiative to Unite More Than a Billion Specimens - to Form a Groundbreaking Database to Tackle the Planetary Emergency
The specimens in these collections span millions of years, every ocean and land mass of the planet as well as items from across the solar system
23 March 2023 -
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The Natural History Museum is asking the public to join them in a major new community science project ‘Nature Overheard’ this Earth Day
On Earth Day (April 22), the Natural History Museum is launching a major new community science project ‘Nature Overheard’, investigating the link between noise pollution and insect populations.
20 March 2023 -
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Natural History Museum Most Visited UK Museum for Second Year Running
The Museum is continuing to see strong visitor attendance in 2023 so far and is on track to exceed 5 million for the financial year.
17 March 2023 -
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New fossil analysis reveals dinosaur with the longest neck of any animal ever
Late Jurassic Chinese sauropod known as Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum sported a 15-metre-long neck
15 March 2023 -
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New disease caused solely by plastics discovered in seabirds
New plastic-induced disease in seabirds, plasticosis, discovered for first time
3 March 2023 -
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Sir Patrick Vallance joins Generation Hope line up at the Natural History Museum to drive positive change for a global future
In an exclusive keynote address, NHM Chair Sir Patrick Vallance will discuss how climate change is a systems challenge which requires a systems approach to solutions.
1 March 2023 -
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The nation’s favourite dinosaur welcomes first visitors in Coventry
Dippy the Diplodocus has welcomed its first visitors as the nation’s favourite dinosaur takes centre stage at its new Coventry residence.
20 February 2023 -
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Dream image of a snow leopard at sunset by Sascha Fonseca wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year Peoples Choice Award
Sascha Fonseca’s spectacular camera trap image of a snow leopard at sunset has been voted as the winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.
9 February 2023 -
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Research shows rock boring bivalves are more diverse in morphology than non-boring bivalves
A new study has shown that rock-boring bivalves are more diverse in morphology than other bivalve groups.
8 February 2023 -
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Young people come together at the Natural History Museum this March to drive positive change for a global future
Climate advocates join the Museum’s scientists for free programme of events at ‘Generation Hope: Act for the Planet’
2 February 2023 -
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Professor Dame Jane Francis to join Natural History Museum’s Board of Trustees
The Natural History Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dame Jane Francis DCMG FRS to the Board of Trustees.
31 January 2023 -
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Analysis of ‘pronged’ Trilobite tridents reveal the oldest known example of a sexual combat weapon
Scientists have revealed the oldest example of a sexual combat weapon similar to the structures found in modern day Dynastinae (rhinoceros) beetles.
17 January 2023 -
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Dino-star Dippy the Diplodocus heads to Coventry
The free installation opens on Monday 20 February 2023 and tickets can be booked at the Herbert website closer to Dippy’s arrival
4 January 2023 -
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Museum scientists track the evolution of the first veggie dinosaurs
The skulls of early dinosaurs are helping scientists at the Natural History Museum and the University of Bristol understand how some of the earliest herbivores may have evolved different ways of eating plants.
4 January 2023 -
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Scientists at the Natural History Museum awarded in the 2023 New Year Honours list
Professor Chris Stringer, Dr Sandra Knapp and Dr Richard Fortey named
31 December 2022 -
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Natural History Museum scientists describe and name 351 new species in 2022
A huge diversity of animals and plants both living and extinct have been named, from stick insects to dinosaurs and even a tiny beetle trapped in Ukrainian amber, not to mention an impressive 85 new species of wasps.
30 December 2022 -
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Museum study suggests turtles are in a race against time to beat climate change
Turtles will likely survive in a warming world if they are able to migrate to new habitats before theirs become unsustainable in a race against time to beat climate change
21 December 2022 -
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The Natural History Museum launches ‘NHM Masterclass’ science courses
The Natural History Museum has announced ‘NHM Masterclass’, a series of short courses covering the breadth of cutting-edge science undertaken by researchers at the Museum.
2 December 2022 -
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Vote for your favourite: 25 images in the running to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2022
The public are invited to have their say and vote for their favourite image to win this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award run by the Natural History Museum, London.
1 December 2022 -
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Giant Robotic Plant ‘Econario’ to take centre stage at COP15 biodiversity summit – reacting daily to key decisions
Presented by UNESCO and the Natural History Museum – this eye-catching artwork translates the scientific data and will help turn abstract commitments into tangible, understandable and visual experiences
1 December 2022 -
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Colossal News: Walk beneath a titanosaur, the biggest creatures to roam the Earth, at the Natural History Museum
Titanosaur: Life as the biggest dinosaur will open in South Kensington on Friday 31 March 2023.
28 November 2022 -
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Announcing Young Minds for a Compassionate World exhibition in India
The Natural History Museum, London, Victoria Memorial Hall Kolkata, and British Council are thrilled to announce the opening of an exhibition titled Young Minds for a Compassionate World, as part of the ongoing India/UK Together, a Season of Culture.
17 November 2022 -
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Winchcombe meteorite holds information about the origin of Earth’s oceans
The Winchcombe meteorite contains water similar to that found on Earth
16 November 2022 -
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Earth’s oldest stromatolites help in the search for ancient life on Mars
A new paper uses a range of high-resolution analytical techniques to establish the biological origins of Earth’s oldest stromatolites from the 3.48 billion-year-old Dresser Formation, Pilbara, Western Australia.
11 November 2022 -
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The Natural History Museum to lead new Department for Education partnership in England and put climate change and biodiversity loss at the heart of education
The Museum is delighted to be working with the Department for Education to lead a new partnership to establish a National Education Nature Park and climate action awards scheme.
10 November 2022 -
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New research reveals destruction of forests and grasslands is biggest cause of biodiversity loss
The next biggest drivers are the exploitation of wildlife though fishing, logging, trade and hunting - and then pollution
9 November 2022 -
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Aye-aye’s highly specialised finger is snot just for finding grubs
Aye-ayes recorded using their elongated finger to pick their nose
27 October 2022 -
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Social mammals evolve faster than solitary ones according to pioneering new study of mammal evolution
A ground-breaking new research project has analysed the evolution of the placental mammal skull and crafted a new model of how mammals diversified based on the emerging patterns.
27 October 2022 -
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The Lost Rhino: an art installation by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg at the Natural History Museum
Visitors to the Natural History Museum will soon be able to engage with an emotive, life-like digital recreation of a northern white rhinoceros.
24 October 2022 -
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Oldest human DNA ever obtained in the UK reveals two distinct populations recolonised post Ice Age Britain
The study shows that it is possible to obtain useful genetic information from some of the oldest human skeletal material in Britain
24 October 2022 -
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Scientists discover the source of one of the rarest groups of meteorites
Both Ryugu and CI chondrite meteorites originate from the same region of space, on the outskirts of the solar system, and could even have shared the same parent body
20 October 2022 -
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Fifty-ninth Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition opens for entries
For the fifty-ninth year, the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has opened for entries from photographers of all ages, nationalities, and levels.
17 October 2022 -
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Plastics causing multi-organ damage in seabirds
New research suggests the health impacts of plastic pollution on seabirds could previously have been grossly underestimated
12 October 2022 -
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The big buzz: Karine Aigner wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
The winners of the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were announced at an awards ceremony in London today.The Natural History Museum will reveal the redesigned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition featuring the awarded images on 14 October 2022 in London.
11 October 2022 -
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The Natural History Museum partners with Amazon Web Services to transform and accelerate scientific research
This partnership will help the Museum’s scientists to build on scientific understanding of the UK’s biodiversity and environment, encourage more integrated cross-disciplinary research programmes, and drive forward science-led nature recovery in the UK’s urban spaces.
1 October 2022 -
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year announces new Chair of the jury ahead of fifty-ninth competition
The Natural History Museum’s acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has announced Kathy Moran, former Deputy Director of Photography of National Geographic Magazine, as the Chair of the jury of the fifty-ninth edition.
28 September 2022 -
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A Natural History Museum/Ukrainian research collaboration, conducted throughout the Russian invasion, is helping save the country’s historic artworks
Diagnosis concluded from this research should enable the preservation of more historic works of art in the future
28 September 2022 -
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Sample return from Hayabusa2 reveals early history of asteroid Ryugu
Sample return from Hayabusa2 unlocks minerology and early history of asteroid Ryugu
22 September 2022 -
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Ground break moment for the Natural History Museum's new gardens
Construction for the Urban Nature Project has begun
8 September 2022 -
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Climate Activist Greta Thunberg meets Dippy, the nation’s favourite dinosaur, at the Natural History Museum, London
Climate and environment activist Greta Thunberg recently visited the Natural History Museum in London, where she came face to face with some its most spectacular exhibits – including the nation’s favourite dinosaur, Dippy the Diplodocus and the first Mantellisaurus dinosaur specimen to ever be discovered.
8 September 2022 -
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Earliest known mammal is identified using fossil tooth records
The earliest known extinct mammal has been identified using fossil dental records
6 September 2022 -
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First look: A preview of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
An underwater wonderland, a disappearing giraffe and a treefrog pool party are just a few of the spectacular images included in the preview of Wildlife Photographer of the Year's fifty-eighth competition.
1 September 2022 -
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DNA from human remains found in medieval well shines new light on Jewish history
Scientists analysed DNA from the remains of six individuals excavated in central Norwich, finding strong genetic affinities with modern Ashkenazi Jews, making them the oldest Jewish genomes to have been sequenced.
30 August 2022 -
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Lesothosaurus fossils provide new evidence for earliest social behaviour among bird-hipped dinosaurs
Excavations in South Africa, led by palaeontologists from the Evolutionary Studies Institute, Johannesburg, and the Natural History Museum, have unearthed a ‘bonebed’ of Lesothosaurus individuals, providing some of the earliest direct evidence of social living among ornithischian dinosaurs.
25 August 2022 -
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Museum collections indicate bees increasingly stressed by changes in climate over the past 100 years
This study can help predict when and where bees will face most stress and potential decline in the future
18 August 2022 -
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‘Our Broken Planet: How We Got Here and Ways to Fix It’ at the Natural History Museum to close on 29 August
The Natural History Museum’s free display ‘Our Broken Planet: How We Got Here and Ways to Fix It’ is set to close on 29 August, after receiving over a million visitors since opening in May last year.
12 August 2022 -
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The Natural History Museum announces Generation Hope: Act for the Planet
A programme of free in-person and online events this September will help young people aged 15-25 around the world drive positive change for global future
11 August 2022 -
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Natural History Museum celebrates pioneering digital and scientific collaboration with the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum of the National University of Singapore
The Museum has launched an international digitisation collaboration which will mobilise a wealth of data on the scientific, geological and environmental history of Singapore.
10 August 2022 -
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Robotic Plant ‘Econario’ grows on Natural History Museum biodiversity data to demonstrate impact of choices we are making now on the future of the natural world
Ecological artist Thijs Biersteker has created a 5-metre-tall robotic plant, using biodiversity data from the Natural History Museum, to create a (literally) moving monument to the importance of the choices we are making now for the future of our planet.
8 August 2022 -
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The Natural History Museum launches fundraising campaign for its Urban Nature Project
The project will transform the Museum’s five-acre site into a free-to-visit green space in the heart of London opening next summer.
2 August 2022 -
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New paper sheds light on origin of warm-bloodedness in mammals
Scientists have revealed the origins of endothermy in mammals, tracing the characteristic’s origins to around 233 million years ago.
21 July 2022 -
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Natural History Museum Digitisation team rediscover Leopard moth collected by founder Richard Owen
Moth collected by Museum founder re-discovered during digitisation process 218 years after his birth
20 July 2022 -
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The Natural History Museum, Hokotehi Moriori Trust and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa hold formal ceremony to mark the return of ancestral remains to New Zealand
Today, the Natural History Museum has transferred the custodianship and care of the ancestral remains of over 100 individuals who will be returned to New Zealand. A formal ceremony took place at the Museum to mark this significant event.
30 June 2022 -
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New LEGO® pop-up shop opens at the Natural History Museum in London
Located in the Museum’s Green Zone near Hintze Hall, the shop is part of the LEGO Group’s 90 Years of Play campaign, a celebration of the power of play and the creativity of LEGO builders everywhere in the lead up to its 90th anniversary on 10 August 2022.
29 June 2022 -
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Insect Week: Scientists record the first Rockrose Prickly Leaf Beetle in the UK
The discovery of the rockrose prickly leaf beetle (Dicladispa testacea) is the first time the species has been recorded in Britain. It was identified from adult beetles on its namesake plant - the rockrose (Cistus) - in a garden in Surrey.
17 June 2022 -
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Scientists reveal almost 200 unique butterflies that live only in Colombia and could be at risk of being lost forever
A team of scientists led by Dr Blanca Huertas of the Natural History Museum in London has published a free identification guide for the unique butterflies of Colombia.
17 June 2022 -
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Ancestral asteroid reveals secrets of our solar system
Ryugu dust represents some of the most pristine samples of ancient solar system ever studied
10 June 2022 -
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Europe’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight
The bones are likely to be the youngest spinosaur material yet known from the UK
9 June 2022 -
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Miranda Lowe, Principal Curator at the Natural History Museum awarded CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2022
The Natural History Museum is delighted that Miranda Lowe, Principal Curator of Crustacea has been awarded with a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2022.
1 June 2022 -
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Dippy has returned!
The nation’s favourite dinosaur is back at the Natural History Museum.
Dippy is back for a limited time - the free installation opens on Friday 27 May.
26 May 2022 -
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Mark Read to join Natural History Museum's Board of Trustees
The Natural History Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Read to the Board of Trustees, from 1 June 2022.
25 May 2022 -
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Natural History Museum to open major new research centre with the University of Reading
The Natural History Museum is today announcing plans to develop a new global and sustainable base for high-end natural sciences research and international collaboration with the University of Reading.
20 May 2022 -
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Discovery of ‘ghost’ fossils reveals plankton resilience to past global warming events
The fossils are microscopic imprints, or ‘ghosts’, of single-celled plankton, called coccolithophores, that lived in the seas millions of years ago, and their discovery is changing our understanding of how plankton in the oceans are affected by climate change.
20 May 2022 -
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Largest ever study of its kind reveals whales evolved in three rapid phases
Study includes largest whale skull data set ever gathered including specimens of living species and fossilised animals.
9 May 2022 -
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World Health Day: Natural History Museum completes digitising bat collection that can help fight future pandemics
The Natural History Museum has completed creating digital records of over 8000 bat specimens, providing a unique record of where bat populations have existed over time.
7 April 2022 -
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Natural History Museum’s digitised collections reveal impact of climate change on British butterflies
An international team from London’s Natural History Museum, the University of Southampton and the Berkeley Institute for Data Science at the University of California have used the Natural History Museum’s digitised butterfly collections to evaluate the impact of climate change on British butterfly species size.
5 April 2022 -
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Natural History Museum Most Visited UK Museum in 2021
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has released the visitor figures of its members for 2021 today (Friday, March 18, 2022), revealing the Natural History Museum achieved a 21% increase in attendance with 1,571,413 visitors last year making it the most popular indoor attraction in the UK.
18 March 2022 -
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Dino-star Dippy on the move again: Iconic Diplodocus cast to go on UK loan
The Natural History Museum is searching for a partner venue to host the iconic Diplodocus cast for a long-term loan
16 March 2022 -
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Early Jurassic armoured dinosaur discovered in southwestern China
The species is the earliest thyreophoran (armoured) dinosaur found in China to date
15 March 2022 -
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Natural History Museum celebrates Mars Day 2022
The Natural History Museum celebrates Mars Day and week with an art installation of the red planet by artist Luke Jerram
14 March 2022 -
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Museum to feature in BBC One’s Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History with Stephen Fry
The new special, airing 27 February, will see Stephen Fry investigate the stories behind some of the world’s most fantastic beasts.
27 February 2022 -
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Dippy, the nation’s favourite dinosaur, returns to the Natural History Museum
The nation's favourite dinosaur is being welcomed home to the Natural History Museum, London for a limited time from May.
24 February 2022 -
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Natural History Museum London touring exhibition Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep opens at the Field Museum in Chicago
This unique exhibition will take visitors on an underwater journey to encounter some of the impressive, strange creatures that dominated Earth’s Jurassic seas while dinosaurs ruled the land.
22 February 2022 -
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Lake of ice: Frozen in time, a photograph of an icy lake dedicated to a lost friend wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award
An enchanting image of willow branches mirrored by the surface of a frozen Italian lake, submitted in dedication to a lost friend, has won Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2021.
9 February 2022 -
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Scientists discover the earliest known evidence of modern humans in western Europe
Scientists have discovered evidence of the earliest modern humans (Homo sapiens) in western Europe from a cave in France’s Rhône Valley.
9 February 2022 -
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Sir Patrick Vallance to be next Chairman of the Natural History Museum
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum are delighted to announce that Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser.
31 January 2022 -
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British And Irish project at forefront of global effort to map genomes of all life on Earth
The Darwin Tree of Life project, including a team from the Natural History Museum, is working to sequence the genomes of 70,000 species of animal, plant, fungi in Britain and Ireland as part of the larger Earth BioGenome Project.
20 January 2022 -
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Natural History Museum reaches landmark of five million specimens available online as report values economic benefit of digitising the collection to be more than £2 billion
Over five million specimens – around six percent of the Natural History Museum’s collection –have now been digitised and released onto the Museum’s Data Portal where they can be freely accessed globally.
18 January 2022 -
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Crystals from Popocatepetl Volcano help scientists understand the links between magma recharge patterns and eruption style
Scientists from the Natural History Museum and Durham University have conducted the first study of its kind linking magma recharge patterns
7 January 2022 -
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Dinosaur footprints allow museum scientists to step back in time
Imprints on Welsh beach thought to be dinosaur footprints
30 December 2021 -
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Natural History Museum describes over 550 new species in 2021
Over the last 12 months, the researchers, curators and scientific associates at the Natural History Museum have described 552 species new to science.
30 December 2021 -
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Ancient DNA study reveals large scale migrations into Bronze Age Britain
A major new study of ancient DNA has traced the movement of people into southern Britain during the Bronze Age. In the largest such analysis published to date, scientists including those from the Natural History Museum examined the DNA of nearly 800 ancient individuals.
22 December 2021 -
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Remarkable Jurassic fossil reveals ammonite muscles in 3D
An exceptionally-preserved Jurassic fossil from Gloucestershire in the UK has given new insights into the inner workings of ammonites, finds a study involving Natural History Museum scientists, published in the journal Geology.
8 December 2021 -
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Study shows tropical frogs can adapt to climate change, but rapidly warming temperatures still pose a huge threat
An international group of researchers have found evidence of tropical frogs adapting to warming temperatures, but warn that human-induced climate change still poses a huge threat to species’ survival.
7 December 2021 -
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Vote for your favourite: Wildlife Photographer of the Year launches People’s Choice Award
The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is inviting fans of wildlife photography from around the world to vote online for the winner of the People’s Choice Award. Online voting opens now, until 14.00pm (GMT) on Tuesday 2 February 2022.
1 December 2021 -
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ExoMars 22 researcher Sara Motaghian is awarded 2021 Institute of Physics Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize
Sara Motaghian from the Natural History Museum has been awarded the 2021 Institute of Physics Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize.
29 November 2021 -
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New species of iguanodontian dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight
Scientists from the Natural History Museum and the University of Portsmouth have described a new genus and species of dinosaur from a specimen found on the Isle of Wight, indicating that the diversity of dinosaurs in the Early Cretaceous of the UK was much greater than previously thought.
11 November 2021 -
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The Natural History Museum announces science-based carbon reduction target
The Natural History Museum has announced it has set a science-based carbon reduction target, developed in line with the scale of reductions required to keep global warming below a 1.5°C rise from pre-industrial levels.
4 November 2021 -
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Unforgettable Behaviour: Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opens at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, USA, is the first to host a brand-new exhibition showcasing award-winning animal behaviour images from the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, opening today.
3 November 2021 -
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Climate Activist Greta Thunberg visits Our Broken Planet: How We Got Here and Ways to Fix It at the Natural History Museum – and meets beetle named in her honour
The display, open until April 2022, is part of a year-long season of activity aiming to kick-start a public debate with visitors about why and how our relationship with the natural world needs to change.
29 October 2021 -
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World-famous dinosaur cast to return to the Natural History Museum after smash hit UK-wide tour enjoyed by over two million people
Dippy to return home to Natural History Museum from summer through to Christmas 2022
28 October 2021 -
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Natural History Museum Collaborating with The New York Times Climate Hub and Voice for Nature at COP26
Natural History Museum today announces its range of engagement activity throughout COP26, in Glasgow, London and digitally; including collaboration with The New York Times Climate Hub and other projects.
25 October 2021 -
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The Natural History Museum’s global Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is now open for entries
For the fifty-eighth year, the Natural History Museum’s acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has opened for entries from photographers of all ages, nationalities, and levels.
18 October 2021 -
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Rare, 93-carat black diamondpendant’ goes on temporary public display at the Natural History Museum, London.
A rare 93-carat natural black diamond is on display in The Vault at the Natural History Museum, London for one year. The centrepiece of this incredible pendant is the largest diamond currently on display at the Museum.
15 October 2021 -
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Explosive creation: extraordinary underwater scene wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021
Selected from more than 50,000 entriesfrom 95 countries, the winners of the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were revealed today at anonline awards ceremony.
12 October 2021 -
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Natural History Museum reveals the world has crashed through the ‘safe limit for humanity’ for biodiversity loss
Natural History Museum analysis has revealed that the UK has only 53% of its biodiversity left.
11 October 2021 -
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Oldest theropod dinosaur in the UK discovered in southern Wales
The species is the oldest theropod discovered in the UK to date
6 October 2021 -
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year announces prestigious international jury
Wildlife Photographer of the Year announces prestigious panel of international jury members and introduces an entry fee waiver for 50 countries ahead of the fifty-eighth annual competition.
30 September 2021 -
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Bizarre armoured spikes belong to oldest ankylosaur ever discovered
Natural History Museum scientist describes new species of dinosaur
23 September 2021 -
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The Natural History Museum to collaborate on brand new digital project to virtually reunite Sir Hans Sloane’s collections
The Sloane Lab will be a freely available, online digital lab uniting Sloane’s historically and scientifically significant collections held by the Natural History Museum, British Library and British Museum
21 September 2021 -
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Brand new Natural History Museum schools programme to create thousands of young urban nature champions
The Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project will create an urban nature movement through a UK-wide learning programme for young people
14 September 2021 -
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Third and final section of ‘Our Broken Planet’ opens at the Natural History Museum, completing the free display
From plastic pollution to biodiversity loss, the display provides an overview of all the key issues people need to know about to get clued up ahead of COP26 in November.
9 September 2021 -
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Sampling begins on Mars as Museum scientist decides which rocks make it back to Earth
The two primary aims of the NASA Mars 2020 mission are to reconstruct the environment of Jezero crater 3.5 billion years ago and to look for signs of ancient life.
3 September 2021 -
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The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year welcomes the support of Seedlip
The Natural History Museum is delighted to welcome non-alcoholic spirits brand Seedlip as Associate Sponsor for this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the Museum in London.
1 September 2021 -
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First Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 images revealed
With a record-breaking number of entries from around the world, thejudges of thefifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year have had the toughest job yet.
1 September 2021 -
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Past climate change transformed the Arabian desert into lush grassland, enabling human migrations
Findings signify the presence of distinct groups of early human species over time, and include the oldest dated hominin occupations in Arabia.
1 September 2021 -
Largest find of Jurassic starfish and relatives ever discovered in the UK excavated by Natural History Museum
Over 1000 scientifically important, exquisitely preserved specimens have been excavated, including species new to science.
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Dippy on Tour opens at Norwich Cathedral for final stop of nationwide tour
Choristers at Norwich Cathedral are the first to welcome the jurassic giant
13 July 2021 -
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Critical data from millions of insect specimens to be unlocked through cutting-edge 3D imaging technology
The Museum and Diamond Light Source are to generate and share data from the Museum’s vast insect collections to support research into their evolution, diversity and extinctions.
1 July 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project receives a £3,231,900 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
The Urban Nature Project was designed as a response to the urgent need to both monitor and record changes to the UK's urban nature and fill the skills gap required to do so.
29 June 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum collection resurrects Australian rodent thought to be extinct for over 160 years
The species will still be known by the common name Shark Bay Mouse, or Djoongari, while reverting to the original scientific name Pseudomys gouldii.
28 June 2021 -
Press release
A new sister lineage for Homo sapiens – the arrival of ‘Dragon Man’
Immense in size and presenting both primitive and derived features make the Harbin cranium quite distinct.
25 June 2021 -
Press release
Duchess of Cambridge goes back to nature in visit to Natural History Museum’s wildlife garden
The visit coincided with the publication of the Museum’s Annual Review which shows how it is addressing the planetary emergency.
22 June 2021 -
Press release
The Natural History Museum announces Wild Crimes, a new podcast series exploring the illegal wildlife trade
A twist on the scintillatingly popular true crime genre, Wild Crimes will explore the shocking and sinister world of the illegal wildlife trade, one of the biggest yet lesser-known criminal trades in the world.
16 June 2021 -
Press release
London school one of first in UK to use electron microscopes thanks to Hitachi loan
Student's will receive hands on training and the chance to use these microscopes over an extended period of time
4 June 2021 -
Press release
The Natural History Museum and iCRAG partner to Mine a Sustainable Future at the Royal Society Summer Science 2021
How do we mine a sustainable future?
4 June 2021 -
Press release
Spell Songs sings nature back to life at Natural History Museum, raising over £105K for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project
In a first for the Museum, the concert took on a digital fundraising approach which proved to be highly successful in both generating income for the project and in engaging thousands of new donors and supporters for the Museum
1 June 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum experts make case for mining in UK
The green energy revolution is heavily reliant on raw materials, such as cobalt and lithium which must be mined
24 May 2021 -
Press release
First meteorite fall recovered in the UK for 30 years goes on display at the Natural History Museum
It is essential visitors book a free timed ticket in advance online at nhm.ac.uk
14 May 2021 -
Press release
New species of snake described with the help of a 185-year-old painting
The new species, now known as Joseph's racer, was first collected in the mid-19th Century, but the confusion around this snake goes back over two centuries.
14 May 2021 -
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Critically endangered species on the brink: Du Toit's torrent frog
The new study looks into the potential extinction of Arthroleptides dutoiti, or Du Toit’s Torrent frog.
14 May 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum contributing to international project to help prevent future pandemics
It is hoped the project will mitigate the risk of future pandemics
9 May 2021 -
Press release
Engineers and biologists join forces to reveal how seals evolved to swim
International scientific collaboration sheds light on seal evolution.
6 May 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum scientists lead largest study of frog skulls to find active tadpoles slow down frog evolution
The largest dataset of its kind included 173 species of frog from across the evolutionary tree.
4 May 2021 -
Press release
Free ‘Our Broken Planet’ display opens on 21 May 2021
Explore how humans have shaped the planet and find solutions to a greener and sustainable future
29 April 2021 -
Press release
Study shows how mammals evolved to have bigger brains
New research reveals changes in relative brain sizes over last 150 million years
28 April 2021 -
Press release
Spell Songs sings nature back to life at the Natural History Museum as unique performance raises over £75k
The unique performance raised over £75k for the Museum’s ground-breaking Urban Nature Project
28 April 2021 -
Press release
Historic specimens highlight the key role viruses play in Arctic ecosystems
New study sheds light on the role viruses play in different ecosytems
21 April 2021 -
Press release
Over four billion plastic particles found in beach sand of remote paradise island
Thus new paper comes from researchers, including Dr Alex Bond, the Senior Curator in Charge of Birds at the Natural History Museum
16 April 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum sites to reopen on Monday 17 May 2021
The Museum is delighted to welcome visitors back, opening the doors to its world-famous building in South Kensington – government guidance permitting
13 April 2021 -
Press release
Sounds of Survival: How the unique hearing of the Ganges river dolphin may have prevented its extinction
The specialised hearing abilities of the Ganges river dolphin may well have been a key reason why it has survived when most other members of this group have become extinct.
31 March 2021 -
Press release
New evidence in search for the mysterious Denisovans
Experts conducted a comprehensive genetic analysis and found no evidence of interbreeding between modern humans and the ancient humans known from fossil records in Island Southeast Asia.
22 March 2021 -
Press release
A team of UK scientists, guided by meteor specialists, have recovered pieces of an extremely rare meteorite, a type which has never fallen anywhere in the UK before
The meteorite, likely to be known as the Winchcombe meteorite, is an extremely rare type called a carbonaceous chondrite, which have been known to contain organics and amino acids – ingredients for life
9 March 2021 -
Press release
Mark Carney to deliver the Natural History Museum’s Annual Science Lecture for 2021
He will discuss how we can develop solutions that rebuild nature, enhance biodiversity and restore the delicate balance of our planetary systems
5 March 2021 -
Press release
A pest prophecy: The Brown marmorated stink bug spotted in the UK
The Natural History Museum’s Max Barclay made the prediction in 2014 following a trip to the US, where he noticed the similarity in climate
1 March 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum launches second coin collection with The Royal Mint
In a continuation of the Tales of the Earth series, the Natural History Museum has today launched the first coin from its second collection with The Royal Mint,
25 February 2021 -
Press release
Museum scientists play key part in pioneering NASA mission as the search for life on Mars begins
Pioneering by nature, this is the first rover mission with a specific objective to search for ancient life on Mars, the first attempt at remote flight on another planet via a helicopter and the first step toward a planned sample return mission
18 February 2021 -
Press release
World’s oldest DNA reveals how mammoths evolved
The researchers found that oldest tooth belonged to a previously unknown genetic lineage of mammoth.
17 February 2021 -
Press release
Fishes from the depths of the ocean show significant signs of microplastic ingestion
The study found that, although with a small sample size, mesopelagic fishes, which are understudied, can ingest microplastics
12 February 2021 -
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Experts discover new information on cultural exchange between different genetic groups and burials of close genetic relatives in the Stonehenge landscape from supplementary information of largest study of ancient DNA from Britain.
The new research uses data from a 2018 study, which is still the largest analysis of ancient DNA from Britain ever conducted.
11 February 2021 -
Press release
Delaying action on biodiversity by just 10 years will be twice as expensive as acting immediately, reveal Natural History Museum & Vivid Economics
A new hard-hitting report, submitted as evidence to the independent Dasgupta Review, is released today.
11 February 2021 -
Press release
On the origin of our species: New research suggests that genetic and fossil records will not reveal a single point where modern humans originated
The study identified three key phases in our ancestry that are surrounded by major questions, and which will be frontiers in coming research
10 February 2021 -
WPY press release
In the line of fire: Robert Irwin’s drone image of raging bushfire in Australia wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award
His dramatic record of the devastation wreaked in the wake of a bushfire in Northern Australia won the prize
10 February 2021 -
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Scientists call for urgent efforts to accelerate in-depth studies of plant groups, especially in tropical, biodiversity-rich countries
Experts are concerned that a lack of plant monographs (the in-depth study of a plant group) is putting undiscovered species at risk
9 February 2021 -
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Centipedes shown to have incorporated the weapons of bacteria and fungi into their venoms
Study reveals how centipedes have adopted weapons of plants and fungi via horzontal gene transfer.
5 February 2021 -
Press release
Sheep sized dinosaur likely developed neck frill as a result of sexual selection
The large neck frill of ceratopsian dinosaurs was likely the result of sexual selection
3 February 2021 -
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Neanderthal teeth from La Cotte de St Brelade, Jersey have features hinting at interbreeding with modern humans
The new research found that the teeth which have been reexamined are from at least two adult individuals who share the same distinctive features, suggesting traits prevalent in their population.
1 February 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum launches childrenswear collaboration with John Lewis
The Natural History Museum has developed its first childrenswear collection with John Lewis, created alongside licensee Bro Global Group.
29 January 2021 -
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Natural History Museum expands art print collection with MADE.com with new ‘untamed’ additions
The Natural History Museum has again partnered with online design brand, MADE.COM, to develop their third collaborative capsule collection.
29 January 2021 -
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A pair of perfectly-intact ‘mystery beetles’ discovered to be almost 4,000 years-old
Senior Curator of Insects Max Barclay made the discovery and noted that the species has never been known to have existed in the UK.
28 January 2021 -
Press release
Natural History Museum describes over 500 new species in 2020
Despite an uncertain year with much acitvity at the Museum slowedcrucial work has continued.
30 December 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum to star in brand new Channel 5 series
The Natural History Museum is set to star in a brand-new four-part primetime Channel 5 series next year.
21 December 2020 -
Press release
New UK mineral discovered in Natural History Museum Collection
It has been discovered by a group of NHM scientists with help from colleagues at the Diamond Lightsource and Slovakia
11 December 2020 -
Press release
The Natural History Museum launches Our Broken Planet: How We Got Here and Ways to Fix It - a year-long season focusing on human impact on our planet
The programme aims to kick-start a public debate with visitors to the Museum galleries and its vast global audience online about why and how our relationship with the natural world needs to change.
5 December 2020 -
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Ancient marine creatures with radiating teeth also had complex compound eyes
Scientists have unearthed fossilised eyes of an extinct group of sea creature called radiodonts. The findings suggest vision played an important role in an evolutionary race that has shaped today's ecosystems.
3 December 2020 -
WPY press release
Vote for your favourite: Wildlife Photographer of the Year launches People’s Choice Award
The public are invited to have their say in the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition
1 December 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum appoints new Trustee Dr Sarah Thomas
The Natural History Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sarah Thomas to the Board of Trustees.
1 December 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum sites to reopen on Thursday 3 December 2020
The Natural History Museum is delighted to be able to, once again, offer a warm welcome to visitors
27 November 2020 -
Press release
Landmark study generates first genomic atlas for global wheat diversity
The results of the University of Saskatchewan-led research, published in Nature, provide the most comprehensive atlas of wheat genome sequences ever reported
25 November 2020 -
Press release
New analysis refutes claim that dinosaurs were in decline before asteroid hit
A new study from researchers at the Natural History Museum and University of Bath has looked at the diversity of dinosaurs just before the asteroid that led to their extinction hit
66 million years ago.18 November 2020 -
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Endangered seabirds caught by fishermen are being Intentionally killed or mutilated
Some fishermen targeting tuna, swordfish and halibut in the southwest Atlantic are cutting the beaks off live albatrosses to free them from hooks, before tossing the birds back into the ocean to die.
17 November 2020 -
Press release
New primate species discovered in Myanmar with the help of a 100 year-old Natural History Museum specimen
New primate discovered in Myanmar thanks to genetic work carried out on 100 year-old Natural History Museum specimens
11 November 2020 -
Press release
Giant dormice the size of cats used to live on Sicily
Dormice on the island of Formentera are about 50% bigger than the mainland ones. Those on Majorca used to be slightly bigger still, and those on Sicily about the size of a cat
4 November 2020 -
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The Natural History Museum set to transform five-acre London gardens into the country’s urban nature ‘epicentre’ as national biodiversity programme is announced
Sir David Attenborough says the Urban Nature Project will allow young people to “fall in love with the nature on their doorsteps.”
28 October 2020 -
Press release
Get ready for Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature
Explore the links between animals of the natural world, mythical creatures and their fictional counterparts from the Wizarding World.
26 October 2020 -
Press release
Tiny sea angels survived Earth’s last rapid warming event, but may not survive the next
A new paper was published in which researchers discovered that these marine slugs and snails originated during the Cretaceous period.
23 October 2020 -
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Team of researchers analysing new UN biodiversity goals conclude that tackling decline in nature needs a ‘safety net’ of multiple, ambitious goals
A ‘safety net’ made up of multiple, interlinked and ambitious goals is needed to tackle nature’s alarming decline.
22 October 2020 -
WPY press release
Entries now open for Natural History Museum’s renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
For the fifty-seventh year, the Natural History Museum’s acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has opened for entries from photographers of all ages and abilities.
19 October 2020 -
WPY press release
A welcome embrace: Rare glimpse of Siberian tigress wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020
Selected from over 49,000 entries from around the world, the winners were revealed during an online awards ceremony.
13 October 2020 -
WPY press release
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge to announce the winner of the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award at first virtual awards ceremony
It will be revealed in the competition’s first virtual awards ceremony, livestreamed from the heart of the Museum on Tuesday 13 October.
12 October 2020 -
Press release
Rodents of Unusual Size: A new study using Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the remarkable Caribbean giant rodents
The research used ancient DNA techniques to obtain the first genetic data from several extinct species, including the completely extinct Caribbean spiny rats and 'giant hutias', to reconstruct the origins and evolutionary history of this enigmatic group.
12 October 2020 -
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Ancient tiny teeth reveal first mammals lived more like reptiles
Fossils of teeth, the size of a pinhead, from two of the earliest mammals, Morganucodon and Kuehneotherium, were scanned for the first time using powerful X-rays.
12 October 2020 -
Press release
Enjoy spooky specimens at the Natural History Museum this Halloween
Discover some of the Natural History Museum's scariest specimens with a spooky self-led trail around the hallowed halls at night.
1 October 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum’s Professor Juliet Brodie contributes to Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2020 report released today
RBG Kew’s fourth State of the World’s report, released today, takes a deep dive into the state of the world’s plant and fungal kingdoms globally
30 September 2020 -
WPY press release
Wildlife Photographer of the Year announces international jury and new categories
The jury is comprised of prestigious, international photographers and industry experts and the new categories focus on people's impact on the planet.
29 September 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum infographics demonstrate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown
The infographics focus on the movement of people, air and noise pollution and wildlife sightings in the UK
21 September 2020 -
Press release
Further zoonotic disease will emerge if huge wildlife decline and biodiversity loss continue – major studies warn
Today, WWF’s Living Planet Report is launched, which reveals a two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970.
10 September 2020 -
WPY press release
Leica supports the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition and its focus to drive positive change
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is delighted to welcome Leica Camera as a sponsor for this year's exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum.
1 September 2020 -
WPY press release
First Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 images revealed
These are just some of the fascinating and thought-provoking images from this year's competition.
1 September 2020 -
Press release
A new study has discovered the earliest art in the British Isles and Ireland
Since the discovery of the findings, a team of scientists from the Natural History Museum, the University of Newcastle and University of York have been analysing the prehistoric markings and believe they represent the earliest evidence of artistic expression discovered in the British Isles.
20 August 2020 -
Press release
Largest study of dinosaur skulls shows that evolution slowed down in birds
A new study of over 390 birds and dinosaurs shows that bird skulls evolve much more slowly than other dinosaurs and are far less diverse than their extinct ancestors.
19 August 2020 -
Press release
New study finds 480,000 year old humans to be extremely resourceful
A half-a-million-year-old internationally significant archaeological site in offers unprecedented insights into the life of a poorly understood extinct human species.
12 August 2020 -
Press release
Data reveals New Guinea has the highest plant diversity of any island in the world
New research lists for the first time all of the plants in New Guinea, the world's largest tropical island.
6 August 2020 -
Press release
From Mars to the Museum, and back again
This is the first time the Museum will return one of its meteorite samples to space for the benefit of science
26 July 2020 -
Press release
Studies show microplastics are causing a negative impact to the health of the River Thames and its inhabitants
The research is the product of a collaboration between the Natural History Museum, Royal Holloway and the Zoological Society of London.
21 July 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum launches free digital family festival - Tune in Nature with Pukka Herbs
Taking place from Monday 27 July – Sunday 9 August, the virtual festival aims to connect people with nature
20 July 2020 -
Press release
The Natural History Museum to re-open Wednesday 5 August
Following an almost five-month long closure the Natural History Museum is delighted to be able to offer a warm welcome to visitors from Wednesday 5 August.
14 July 2020 -
Press release
A new study discovers whale skulls are wonkier than ever
The research is the most comprehensive study to date, spanning the evolutionary history of cetaceans.
10 July 2020 -
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Human ancestor less of a lean marathon runner
New research on the Turkana Boy fossil is changing our understanding of its species Homo erectus
6 July 2020 -
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Scientists discover new family of extinct giant wombat-like marsupials
The researchers have named the animal Mukupirna, meaning ‘big bones’ in Dieri and Malyangapa, which are the Aboriginal languages spoken in the region of South Australia where the fossil was found.”
25 June 2020 -
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New study reveals how metamorphosis has shaped the evolution of salamanders
A team of scientists, led by Natural History Museum postdoctoral researcher Dr. Anne-Claire Fabre, have conducted the first study on how metamorphosis has influenced the evolution of salamanders.
22 June 2020 -
Press release
Doug Gurr appointed new Director of the Natural History Museum
The Trustees of the Natural History Museum are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Douglas Gurr as the new Director of the Museum.
18 June 2020 -
Press release
Scientists rack up record downloads from the NHM Data Portal during lockdown
During the month of May 2020, during lockdown, a staggering 379.96M records in 7,328 datasets were downloaded from the Natural History Museum’s Data Portal
11 June 2020 -
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Natural History Museum to launch innovative digital storytelling project using data about the movement of people during lockdown to help crowdsource research ideas about the environmental impacts of Covid-19
The Natural History Museum is collaborating with data visualisation company Beyond Words to illustrate how the movement of people has altered during lockdown.
5 June 2020 -
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The Natural History Museum to host live high-profile interactive panel discussions on biodiversity and plastic pollution - chaired by adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild
The Natural History Museum is partnering with explorer and environmentalist David de Rothschild, to deliver two live panel discussions in celebration of the UN’s World Environment Day.
4 June 2020 -
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Natural History Museum and The Royal Mint launch final coin in The Dinosauria Collection
The Dinosauria Collection is the result of a unique collaboration between the Natural History Museum and The Royal Mint, which has seen dinosaurs featured on official UK 50p coins for the very first time.
1 June 2020 -
Press release
Two new Trustee appointments for Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Yadvinder Malhi FRS and Harris Bokhari OBE to the Board of Trustees.
26 May 2020 -
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Natural History Museum Launches 3D Virtual Tour Technology
The Natural History Museum, London, has launched a unique virtual tour experience for its Venue Hire clients
26 May 2020 -
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New species of seaweed and algae discovered
Researchers have discovered a new species of seaweed Calidia pseudolobata as well as four new genera of red algae from the warm waters of China.
15 May 2020 -
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Ancient Martian rivers revealed in more detail than ever before
A team of scientists have revealed ancient Martian rivers in unprecedented detail for the first time.
5 May 2020 -
Press release
Historic original manuscripts from Antarctic explorer George Murray Levick join the Natural History Museum’s collection
The Natural History Museum has become custodian of a unique and scientifically pre-eminent set of original manuscript notebooks written by Dr George Murray Levick.
25 April 2020 -
Press release
Museum works with top UK scientists to establish next generation crop science and climate change platform
It is dedicated to the study of crop genetic diversity.
20 April 2020 -
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The Natural History Museum to launch national programme to protect urban nature as it announces plans to transform five-acre London gardens into the nation’s urban nature ‘epicentre’
It will start a national drive to reengage people with the natural world and urban biodiversity.
8 April 2020 -
Press release
Lucy had an ape-like brain, but prolonged brain growth like humans
3-million-year old fossils shed new light on the evolution of our early ancestor’s brain
2 April 2020 -
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Dating of Broken Hill skull leads to questions over modern human ancestry
Scientists from the Natural History Museum have helped date the Broken Hill skull, a key early human discovered in Africa in the 1920s.
1 April 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum launches dinosaur coin collection with The Royal Mint
The Dinosauria Collection celebrates the British discovery of dinosaurs.
13 February 2020 -
Press release
Say cheese: image of mice scrapping on London Underground station platform wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People's Choice Award
Sam Rowley's ‘Station squabble’ emerged as the favourite.
12 February 2020 -
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The Natural History Museum at Tring unwraps a new exhibition Animal Mummies: What's Inside
Discover what lies inside animal mummies.
11 February 2020 -
Press release
Dippy on Tour opens at Number One Riverside Rochdale
It's the seventh stop for the dinosaur cast.
11 February 2020 -
Press release
Clare Matterson CBE appointed to Natural Environment Research Council
Clare is the Museum’s Executive Director of Engagement.
5 February 2020 -
Press release
150-year-old Challenger expedition specimens reveal effect of climate change
Samples collected 150 years ago are helping measure how acidification is impacting the world's oceans.
31 January 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum to showcase scientific research and Wildlife Photographer of the Year images at the World Economic Forum 2020
World-leading experts will host a 'Talk Nature' station.
20 January 2020 -
Press release
Natural History Museum declares ‘Planetary Emergency’ and reveals bold new Vision and Strategy to 2031 in response
The galleries will resonate with sounds from nature.
20 January 2020 -
Press release
Introducing Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature
The major new exhibition Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature will open in Spring 2020 at the Natural History Museum
8 January 2020 -
Press release
The Natural History Museum described over 400 new species in 2019
During the past 12 months, scientists at the Natural History Museum have described over 400 new species which were previously unknown to science.
30 December 2019 -
Press release
Museum scientist contributes to new global report revealing human-driven decline of life on Earth
It is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the worldwide state of nature.
13 December 2019 -
Press release
3D scanning of sandstone fossil reveals oldest known record of amphibian tracks in the UK
A new paper has revealed an ancient trackway dating back 340 million years.
12 December 2019 -
Press release
Plastic debris killing half a million crabs on remote islands
Hermit crabs have been killed on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Henderson Island.
5 December 2019 -
WPY press release
Wildlife Photographer of the Year launches LUMIX People's Choice Award
Online voting is open until Tuesday 4 February 2020.
4 December 2019 -
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Legendary composer Hans Zimmer attends Natural History Museum and BBC Studios joint ‘Lates’ event 'Seven Worlds, One Planet’
Hans Zimmer spoke in a talk about the score of the series Seven Worlds, One Planet.
2 December 2019 -
Press release
Fossil ice found in meteor is the first direct evidence of ice in asteroids
'Fossil ice' has been discovered inside of a 4.6 billion- year-old meteor.
21 November 2019 -
Press release
Ambitious project to map genomes of all life on British Isles funded by Wellcome
The Natural History Museum is one of ten institutes partnering on a project that will give unprecedented insights to the diverse range of species on the British Isles.
8 November 2019 -
Press release
New species of beetle named after activist Greta Thunberg
A new species of beetle will be officially named today (Friday 25th October 2019) in honour of the environmental activist, Greta Thunberg.
25 October 2019 -
WPY press release
Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition opens for entries
The annual global search is launched for the best and most creative images of nature.
21 October 2019 -
WPY press release
Caught in the moment: Gripping action shot wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are revealed today at a ceremony at the Natural History Museum, London.
18 October 2019 -
Dippy on Tour opens at National Museum Cardiff
Dippy, the Natural History Museum London’s famous Diplodocus cast, has opened at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Cardiff .
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Natural History Museum takes Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners to Number 10 Downing Street
Downing Street hosted a preview event for Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
14 October 2019 -
Moths in Borneo show local reduction in size by movement and adaptation in response to climate warming
A new paper released today reveals that the increasing climate has affected the way that moths from Borneo have adapted to their environment, including becoming physically smaller
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Duchess of Cambridge visits Natural History Museum’s Centre for UK Biodiversity
Her Royal Highness meets those responsible for efforts to revolutionise the study of UK wildlife and engage young people with the nature on their doorstep.
9 October 2019 -
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Eight new species of beetle discovered in the Natural History Museum’s collection - including three collected by Charles Darwin
A new paper published in Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series, announces the discovery of eight species of beetle, collected by Charles Darwin and Henry Walter Bates
27 September 2019 -
Press release
The Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project secures National Lottery Support
The Museum has received initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
23 September 2019 -
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Newest member of echinoderm family revealed
A new species of fossil echinoderm from the Silurian period had a rather unusual appearance.
19 September 2019 -
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Scientists unravel mystery of Victorian frog
Advanced DNA extraction technology allows for better understanding of frog species
11 September 2019