The high-tech network of environmental sensors in the Natural History Museum’s (NHM) Nature Discovery Garden, supported by The Cadogan Charity, has collected more than 11 millio ...

We’ve prized sticky, sugary-sweet honey for thousands of years, but how do honeybees make this golden marvel and is it good for us? We have one small insect to thank for our UK supermarket aisles ...

Electric eels are remarkable, snake-like fish with the power to deliver electric shocks to defend themselves, hunt, navigate and even communicate with one another. But how does their amazing ability ...

From slow, plant-eating giants to fierce scavengers and hunters, dinosaurs once dominated the land. Search our alphabetical list, or explore dinosaurs by when and where they lived or what type they ...

Researcher in Petrology and Mineral Deposits in the Mineralogy and Origin of Ore Deposits Group of the Economic and Environmental Mineralogy Division, since July 2012 part of the Museum’s Department ...

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) comes from both natural sources (including volcanoes, the breath of animals and plant decay) and human sources (primarily the burning of fossils fuels like coal, oil and natural ...

Butterflies and moths are masters of disguise, able to copy animal faces, rolled-up leaves and even snakes. Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths ...

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Discover the journey of our largest specimen and what science and storytelling have revealed about Hope’s life.

Welcome to the Natural History Museum in South Kenshington, London This is a step-by-step visual guide to help you plan your visit. It includes information on travel, entering and exploring the Museum ...

A team of British, South African and Zimbabwean scientists have been working to change this as part of research in Zimbabwe. The team previously named Musankwa sanyatiensis as just the fourth dinosaur ...

Centuries of farming, building and industry have made the UK one of the most nature-depleted countries in Europe. Extensive agricultural lands and road networks, in combination with other factors, ...