Telling a powerful story, these images should have both individual quality and combined narrative power. Pictures can be challenging, uplifting, provocative or revelatory and should illustrate how our ...

Paludohadros proudlovii was discovered at wienerberger's Ewhurst brick and roof tile works (Ewhurst Works) in Surrey in 2001 ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

The UK coast is a permanent home to two species of seal and we’re occasionally visited by a variety of others. Seals – semi-aquatic mammals also known as pinnipeds – are quite common in the UK.

Coral reefs are made up of colonies of hundreds to thousands of tiny individual corals, called polyps. These marine invertebrate animals have hard exoskeletons made of calcium carbonate, and are ...

From Monday 19 October until Thursday 3 December 2026, Wildlife Photographer of the Year invites nature photography ...

Keep an eye out in early spring and you may be lucky enough to spot the delicate pink and white blooms of a cherry tree. Discover when you can see cherry blossom in the UK, which cherry species grow ...

Teach Rex use life-like dinosaurs to perform their show about the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex, one the most amazing creatures to have ever roamed our planet. The show delves into the jaws of ...

Step into Father Christmas’s wintery wonderland and make this festive season truly special. Join Santa as he shares a magical Christmas story filled with surprises and cheer, perfect for little ones ...

Search the Archives and discover the amazing history of the Natural History Museum. The online catalogue of the NHM Archives is for researchers, students, professionals and members of the public ...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) is our annual competition and exhibition highlighting the unique relationship between photography and nature.

Watch a Museum conservator reposition the delicate skeleton of Napoleon Bonaparte's horse, Marengo. This small stallion carries the weight of more than 200 years of history, having served in the ...