The Natural History Museum is excited to announce the launch of its latest podcast series, The ‘Perfect’ Specimen, a fresh and irreverent take on the natural world, hosted by Museum zoologist Dr ...

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Drop in to our ocean-themed handling and craft workshop. Get up close to fascinating specimens as you discover the wonderful variety of sea life, from corals and seahorses to whales and sharks. Find ...

A family programme in action, delivered as part of our partnership with the LEGO Group's Build the Change programme, August 2023. We are so grateful for the continued support of our Patrons throughout ...

Imagine yourself back to the time of the dinosaurs. What would you see? We've created a scavenger hunt that will help bring that time to life for you and your family.

Revealing life under water, whether portraying a particular marine or freshwater environment, focusing on the behavior of an animal or placing it within the context of a specific underwater location, ...

Revealing the most interesting or memorable behaviour of any of the multitude of smaller animals without backbones – whether on land, in the air, or in water. Georgina Steytler (Australia) observes a ...

Across northern Europe, the remains of human bones covered in cutmarks, breaks and human chewing marks have been found. New research shows that some human groups living around 15,000 years ago were ...

It’s been more than 20 years since the last confirmed sighting of a wild baiji. These river dolphins are the first cetaceans – the mammal group that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises – to have ...

The number of wild birds in Britain has fallen by 73 million since 1970. Most of the declining species are farmland birds, where a mix of increasingly industrialised agriculture, habitat loss and the ...

From piggybacking macaques and enchanting mushrooms to the daring rescue of animals from war-torn Ukraine, Wildlife Photographer of the Year is back again for another show-stopping year. Here’s a ...

A new species of giant turtle has been discovered in northern Spain. Measuring almost four metres in length, Leviathanochelys aenigmatica reveals that giant turtles were more common than previously ...