Not everything about space is true. Our planetary scientist is here to share the truth about popular celestial myths.

Book your tickets for our Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which opens Friday 17 October 2025. In the image ...

Shifts in Earth’s climate and ecosystems will have untold consequences for billions of people across the world.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year has launched its sixty-second competition, calling for entries from photographers across the globe of all nationalities, backgrounds and experience levels.

Join us for a new family morning hosted by Captain Joe, our resident marine explorer, who’ll guide you through a series of ocean-themed activities. Junior oceanographers-in-training will begin with an ...

Andrea Dominizi (Italy) finds a longhorn beetle looking like a guard observing an intruder. Andrea noticed this longhorn ...

Almost three quarters of all vertebrates that have been driven extinct by humans lived on islands. The majority of these ...

New analysis shows that the vast majority of the areas we depend on for our survival aren’t being well looked after.

In January Pokémon celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, and so we’re bringing an exclusive pop-up shop to fans. We’re transforming our Cranbourne Boutique into a Pokémon pop-up shop experience, with ...

The henna plant has been widely used throughout the world for thousands of years, particularly within medicine and art. However, its origin and history are not well-recorded. Despite its popular ...

South African wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever has been announced as Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 for his powerful image, ‘Ghost Town Visitor’. The competition’s Young Wildlife ...

As the stinkbugs lay their eggs, the scientists saw the females using the tip of their back legs to scratch its fungus-filled hindleg organs. They then smeared the egg with the fungus, which grew to ...