Packed with contemporary science from our world-leading researchers, our new gallery explores practical, nature-based solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the planet today.

‘No Access’, British photographer Ian Wood’s perfectly timed capture of an ambling Eurasian badger glancing up at some rather ...

It struck a chord with the public, who crowned the image of this black-and-white art connoisseur as the People’s Choice ...

As the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun and reflects less back into space, much of the excess heat is being funnelled ...

Some amino acids can be built in two ways that mirror each other, like a pair of right and left hands. Life on Earth uses the ...

A jar of krill specimens with visible eye spots. Blue whales eat huge volumes of these small crustaceans. Blue whales eat krill - tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that live throughout Earth's oceans. The ...

Join us on this special tour as we delve into the fascinating history of our beautiful building and reveal the secrets it ...

The behaviours of whales have endeared them to us like few other species on Earth. Long-term research into the way they learn, hunt and socialise shows they may have more in common with us than ...

Gentle giant or fierce meat-eater: which dinosaur shared your habits? Answer these questions to find out.

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 ...

In his long life, the noted physician, scientist and collector Sir Hans Sloane amassed one of the greatest collections of plants, animals, antiquities, coins and many other objects of his time. Sloane ...