An unassuming fragment of fossil bone collected four decades ago has turned out to be the first piece of dinosaur bone ever ...

Dinosaur backbone is the first found on the icy continent, and belongs to a titanosaur around 6–7 meters in length. First ever dinosaur remains found in Antarctica described Fossil belongs to an ...

Exploring research into the historical contribution of female artists to natural history illustration, challenging ...

Children and young people across England are being invited to collect vital data on what lives and grows on school sites – something that has until now, remained largely unknown. During the first ever ...

The Museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index to be incorporated into the $125 billion BlackRock Sustainable Investing Intelligence™ product range Today, the Natural History Museum, London (NHM) and ...

With no end to the onslaught in sight, drastic and innovative measures are being taken to save the last of our planet’s ...

To celebrate the release of PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie in cinemas from Friday 7 August, we’re hosting a paw-some prehistoric pop-up shop that’s guaranteed to deliver a dino-mite time! As well as the ...

The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood. The caterpillar, along with ...

This London Climate Action Week join us for a free evening of creativity and nature positivity. From battling urban heat to reducing waste, let’s talk about how cities like London are tackling the ...

Renewable energy refers to energy from sources that are constantly replenished - like the water for hydroelectric dams that is topped up by the rain, or the sunlight that reappears every day for solar ...

I first worked at the Museum in 1969-1970, but joined the permanent staff in 1973. I retired on December 31st 2025, and am now a Scientific Associate. My early research was on the relationship of ...

English botanical artist, collector and photographer Anna Atkins was the first person to illustrate a book with photographic images. Her nineteenth-century cyanotypes used light exposure and a simple ...