Grab the family and come to our new Dino Disco where you can don a set of headphones and dance the evening away. With tunes ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction.

Evoking atmosphere and a sense of place - with the habitat as a major element of the picture – to convey how an animal is an integral part of its environment. Sergey scoured the forest for signs of ...

The passenger pigeon was once the most numerous bird in the world, but in just half a century, it had gone extinct.

Boasting natural daylight and a clean aesthetic, our Garden Kitchen brings the outdoors inside.

“Individual footprints are quite commonly found in the UK, especially on the coasts around Sussex, the Isle of Wight and ...

The list this year includes new discoveries found on Earth, from towering dinosaurs to tiny amphipods, discovered in all manner of environments from the deep sea to a living room in south Wales.

A previously unknown rock type at the future landing site of the European Space Agency’s new Mars rover is revealing more about the red planet. The rock is believed to have come from an ancient ...

Our species mated with the Neanderthals much later than thought. New research reveals that Neanderthal genes entered our own DNA within the past 50,000 years, rewriting the story of how Homo sapiens ...

Have your torch at the ready, don your best scary animal or ghoulish costume and join us for a spooky time in our galleries. Go exploring in the dark and try to spot what animals are hiding around the ...

Ever wanted to know what a bullet ant sting feels like, without putting yourself through the pain? Wondering what’s worse, the sting of a fire ant or warrior wasp? You’ve come to the right place.

The UK Species Inventory is a database of all UK wildlife and it provides the taxonomic foundation for most biological recording and analysis systems. The Natural History Museum maintains this ...