In 1788, the European colonisation of Australia began with the arrival of 11 ships from the UK. The landing began a rapid transformation of the country. Some species were wiped out entirely, while ...

Mostly written in Latin, the information held in Solander’s manuscripts have received less attention than the drawings from the voyage. Through their digitisation and transcription, the information ...

But if one of these birds were to go extinct, then it wouldn’t necessarily cause the forest ecosystem to collapse, as the seeds of the fruit might be dispersed by another species. This helps to buffer ...

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach -40°C or lower in the interior, with the lowest ever temperature on Earth ...

Until 1842, no one had heard of the word ‘dinosaur’. But when acclaimed anatomist Richard Owen grouped three prehistoric animals with curious features in common, he changed the way the world thought ...

The giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus, no longer roams Europe, but fossil bones and antlers in the Museum's collection hold clues as to how this spectacular prehistoric deer behaved, where it lived ...

The century-long story of two blue whale vertebrae can now be told for the first time, revealing their part in helping to ban ...

Delve into the Museum from home with a virtual self-guided tour of the galleries, an interactive experience about Hope the blue whale and audio guides narrated by Sir David Attenborough. 1. Stroll ...

It’s been more than half a century since humans last walked on the Moon, but we’re on the verge of doing so again.

Travel through 4.6 billion years of our planet's history and help protect its future. Snap a selfie with a piece of Mars, touch a fragment of the Moon and lay your hands on a meteorite older than our ...

Read about the plants, animals and minerals discovered by Museum scientists. A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land. An ...

Polymetallic nodules are home to many deep-sea species, such as this bryozoan, image by Adrian Glover, Thomas Dahlgren, Helena Wiklund Our scientists are pioneering techniques that will accelerate the ...