This overgrazing by deer and other herbivores has held back the recovery of woodlands, peatlands and heathlands across the ...

A human species arrived on the island of Sulawesi in southeast Asia more than 800,000 years earlier than previously known.

Scientists are retracing the journeys of century-old Antarctic expeditions to discover how the Earth has changed.

From today, visitors to London’s Natural History Museum can get up close to the Xenomorph egg from FX’s highly anticipated upcoming series, Alien: Earth. Visitors and fans alike can bear witness to ...

By 2031, the Museum will have unveiled two stunning new galleries and transformed four existing ones – creating beautiful new spaces to share its treasures from the natural world with over a million ...

Capybaras have specialised teeth that are suited to their plant-heavy diet. Like other rodents, their incisors – sharp, ...

Energy efficiency is one of the simplest ways to save money and reduce emissions. Small tweaks at home can lead to big ...

Wasps may sometimes interrupt our picnics, but they have important benefits for your garden and the countryside, from natural pest control to pollinating flowers.

Join us on a fun-filled adventure especially designed for young explorers aged 4–7. This 45-minute, interactive guided tour brings our fascinating specimens to life with exciting stories and hands-on ...

Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of extinction. New research has identified Vibrio pectenicida bacteria as the cause of ...

Tracking the diversity of turtles over 230 million years is not only revealing how they responded to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, but could also give us clues as to how they might respond ...

Human remains from across north-western Europe indicate that cannibalism was a funerary practice. ©The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London ...