An international target to slash pesticide use is unlikely to be met – with just one country on track to meet the goal. In ...
Dr Douglas Gurr, the Natural History Museum’s Director, says, “No matter where you are in the world, it’s time to join the jury and vote in the Nuveen People’s Choice Award to select the photograph ...
The winning image and the four runners-up will be announced on Wednesday 25 March 2026. The winning image will be displayed in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, with the winner and ...
Almost two centuries after Charles Darwin’s pioneering voyage, his specimens are still inspiring groundbreaking new science.
We strive to make every experience at the Natural History Museum unforgettable, but it’s striking to see how deeply valued ...
The Natural History Museum, London and Earlham Institute, Norwich today announce a joint venture spin-out company Agnos Biosciences™ (the first of its kind in the Museum’s history). The Agnos ...
This tiny creature has recently been described by scientists after hundreds of bone fragments were uncovered at the site in western Portugal. The new species has been named Nabia civiscientrix in ...
The River Ash in Hertfordshire – a chalk stream tributary of the River Lea is one of the streams surveyed as part of the GeneFlow project. Some of our most beautiful rivers in the UK are known as ...
In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.
There are around 11,000 species of bird living on our planet. They come in all shapes, colours and sizes, but which is the biggest of them all? From the tallest and the heaviest to giant nests and ...
The start of a new year offers the perfect opportunity to pick up new skills and introduce new habits, particularly ones that make a genuine difference to the health of the planet. Whether you’re ...
14,700 years ago, in a cave in Somerset, our ancestors were eating other people. Museum research reveals these Ice Age Britons weren't eating human flesh out of necessity but as part of a ritual. 'The ...