Though these animals are vital to marine ecosystems, our impact on the planet is pushing bivalves to the brink. Habitat loss, ...

Some of the world’s largest glaciers may take thousands of years to regrow if global temperatures breach 1.5ºC of warming.

We can’t fly you to the Moon, but we can do the next best thing – bring a piece of the Moon to you. Our Moon was formed when a baby planet collided with early Earth, flinging debris into orbit. That ...

The Natural History Museum is excited to announce the launch of its latest podcast series, The ‘Perfect’ Specimen, a fresh and irreverent take on the natural world, hosted by Museum zoologist Dr ...

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Welcome to the Nature Recording Hub. Here you can discover how to record the wildlife in your urban environment, improving our understanding of UK habitats and how to protect and enhance them. By ...

The Natural History Museum’s Graduate Centre provides many opportunities for postgraduate research and study. Undertaking a postgraduate degree with us offers a unique chance to experience teaching ...

There are more than 1,000 active volcanoes dotted around our planet, but only a select few have produced unimaginably colossal eruptions, earning themselves the title of supervolcano. Find out more ...

Discover the longest bone in your body and find out what dinosaurs were the same height as you! PDF (3.8MB) Even though dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, we know about them thanks to fossils.

Looking back over the past 45 years it is gratifying to see how conservation of the collections has become so necessary and relevant to the work of the Museum. Women in science are being fully ...

These activity guides focus on a specific gallery or theme. They can be printed as a booklet or as single pages. These resources can be used anywhere in the Museum and are suitable for Key Stages 1-3 ...

Revealing life under water, whether portraying a particular marine or freshwater environment, focusing on the behavior of an animal or placing it within the context of a specific underwater location, ...